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Kristina Hughes, a New England native and a firm believer that through hard work and perseverance one's acting career can flourish to "expected heights" while unveiling "unexpected roles".
While growing up in Medford, Massachusetts and attending Lexington Christian Academy in the suburbs of Boston in her late teens, she was captivated by the Entertainment Industry while acting in local theatre productions, participating in finishing school and involving herself in modeling. Ms. Hughes then took the next step to follow her curiosity and graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in English/Communications with a concentration in Writing and Theatre from Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode Island.
Soon after she made her way to NYC and Florida to train, audition and work as an actor on the sets of Thunder in Paradise, DropZone, Central Park West and on stage in Pomp, Duck and Circumstance. Shortly thereafter, Ms. Hughes experienced the thrill of competing in the world-renowned 'Miss USA Pageant' as the proud representative of 'The Constitution State'- embracing the coveted role of "Miss Connecticut USA".
With the intent of making acting her career, she re-located to Los Angeles. Since the big move she has appeared on Boston Legal, Old School, Unwrapped, Days of Our Lives, --- has been cast in several independent films (notably as the lead in the psychological thriller Green River), well-known Web Series (The Resolve, Vegan 101) and has appeared in numerous national commercials. Not one to be shy of the stage, Kristina is also a valuable member of the Moveable Theatre Company.
Behind the camera, Kristina is a producer of web content (The Resolve) and a series of commercials (Storitz.com).
Outside of storytelling, Kristina is a respected entrepreneur. She is the co-founder of Holdon Log - "The Standard in Performer Organizational Tools"; the leader in business and marketing products and services for the Entertainment Industry. She specializes in assisting performers in realizing the necessity of spinning their performing aspirations into thriving performing careers and in assisting Industry professionals in developing and promoting their productions with style. Ms. Hughes is also the co-founder of Holdon Log, LLC, a Los Angeles-based company that was founded in 2001 by performers (actors, models, comedians and background artists) who realized the need for organizational tools specifically designed for the performing community. The company launched with a single paper-based audition organizer entitled Holdon Log for Actors which was named one of "the absolute top 10 books" for actors by Back Stage West, Los Angeles' largest circulated weekly publication for performers. They have since expanded their paper-based product line to include Young Actors, Background Artists, Models, Live Performers and Pageant Contestants, along with Submission Tracker, Booked Projects and Events & Training logbooks. The company also has a software division responsible for creating ActorTrack v2.0 -The Standard In Career Management Software For Actors, reviewed by ActorPoint.com as, "...the software program you need to organize your entire career." In 2008, ActorTrack was retired with the launch of PerformerTrack. This web-based powerhouse performer organizational tool is literally changing the way performers as well as other above & below the liners handle the "business of show". Holdon Log, LLC has quickly become, and continues to remain, the Entertainment Industry's number one provider of niche-specific organizational tools designed to give performers and above & below the liners the professional edge they need to log, track and manage their careers in a simple, yet effective manner so they can leverage this information to ultimately move their careers forward. Ms. Hughes is extremely proud of her efforts involved with Holdon Log as she notes, "It's great working on set along side other performers who tell me that they rely on the Holdon Log products on a daily basis and the compliments from other Industry professionals who acknowledge the dedication and focus it takes to run two careers keeps me going."
Kristina has traveled as a seminar leader or guest speaker for SAG Conservatory, SAG Foundation, The Actors Center, National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts, The Image Awards, The Actor's Network, Acting Success Now, The Actors Fund, Children in Film, BizParentz, Actors Creative Workshop, The Sanford Meisner Studio, The ShowBiz Expo, Creative Actors Alliance, Women In Film and other numerous esteemed performing organizations. Kristina addresses the problems performers face and provides them with innovative solutions through Holdon Log's webware product, PerformerTrack.
Realizing the importance of face-to-face relationships, Kristina co-hosts live Meetup networking events and seminars throughout Los Angeles and understands that everyone in Entertainment cannot always be in Los Angeles, Kristina also co-hosts live webinars weekly that address a myriad of powerful performing topics rarely discussed in Entertainment Industry circles.
As an professional writer, you can find Kristina's published articles at PerformerNation.com and PageantNation.com.
Kristina has been interviewed or her products reviewed in print with high praise for How to be a Working Actor, Back Stage, New England Entertainment Digest, Hollywood How-To, MovieMaker, Chuckle Monkey, Music Connection, Theatre Bay Area, Supermodels Unlimited, Amateur Stage. Kristina also enjoys embracing technology having appeared in podcasts and recorded interviews for The Thriving Artists Circle, REEL Ladies on the Spot, Actors Connect, Inside Entertainment, Business Of Entertainment and Everything Acting Podcast.
Kristina is an accomplished equestrian, and is passionate about her charities (Paralyzed Veterans of America and The Lange Foundation).Miss Connecticut USA
Miss Hawaiian Tropic New England- Today, sexy Lee Meriwether is best remembered for her roles in a few science fiction/fantasy cult productions made between 1966 and 1969. Batman: The Movie (1966), Star Trek (1966), The Time Tunnel (1966) and Land of the Giants (1968).
Firstly Batman: The Movie (1966), in which she played both evil Catwoman and not-so-evil Kitka, who has a romance with Bruce Wayne (Adam West).
Then came 30 episodes of Irwin Allen's The Time Tunnel (1966) series, in which she played a scientist named Dr. Ann MacGregor, where she mostly performed with Whit Bissell (General Kirk), both attempting to help two time travelers who were lost in time. In one episode, The Kidnappers (1967), Ann was taken away from her normal setting and transported into the distant future.
However, Meriwether once reported that she spent a lot of the series acting to a screen in the Time Tunnel complex, a screen that was meant to feature the two time travelers, but in reality featured nothing at all. So she was reacting to nothing a lot of the time.
Then came the Star Trek (1966) episode, That Which Survives (1969), where she played Losira, an alien being who stalks the Enterprise crew and attempts to kill them.
And finally, she was back with Irwin Allen again with the Land of the Giants (1968) episode, Rescue (1969). In this, she played the concerned "giant" mother of kids who were trapped underground and needed to be rescued by the Earth "little people".
Then she appeared as Betty Jones, daughter-in-law and secretary to Barnaby Jones from 1973 t0 1980 (178 episodes) in the series of the same name, "Barnaby Jones."
Meriwether is still working in television to this day.Miss America - Michelle Tuttle was born on 6 July 1976 in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA. She is an actress, known for Text (2008), Serotonin Rising (2009) and Don't Call Me (2007).Miss Colorado USA
Miss Colorado America - Actress
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Maria Menounos was born on 8 June 1978 in Medford, Massachusetts, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Fantastic Four (2005), Entourage (2015) and Kickin' It Old Skool (2007). She has been married to Keven Undergaro since 31 December 2017. They have one child.Miss Massachusetts Teen USA 1996- As an Emmy and Genesis Award winning journalist, Lu has worked in the television news business as an anchor and reporter for more than two decades. She is also a former Miss USA, author and animal advocate. Lu has won four Emmys for her work in the television industry. She has also been honored with two Genesis Awards from the Humane Society United States for her outstanding reporting and creative portrayals of animal protection issues including investigations into Puppy Mills, Elephant Abuse, and Beagle Lab Testing. You can find her anchoring and reporting the news in Los Angeles, California on KTLA Channel 5. She anchors the 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. newscasts and reports on health and wellness. For more insight into health-related issues and Lu's opinion on living a more happy and successful life, be sure to check out her BLOG. During her career, Lu has interviewed hundreds of celebrities including Ben Affleck, Bradley Cooper, Aretha Franklin, Matt Damon, Clint Eastwood, Robert Pattinson, Barbra Streisand, Jennifer Lawrence, and Kanye West. See her in action here. In 2016, she partnered with Maria Shriver and KTLA creating The Path with Lu Parker. The television segment showcases the paths of individuals who aspire to inspire as Lu interviews influential people and celebrities who are making real change in the world. In addition to her KTLA anchoring and reporting, Lu has appeared on television shows such as ABC's Scandal, TNT's Major Crimes, and NBC's Days of our Lives. Prior to her career in broadcasting, Lu was a ninth-grade English literature teacher. While teaching in 1994, she captured both the Miss South Carolina USA and Miss USA titles. In addition, as Miss USA, she placed fourth in the Miss Universe pageant. After winning the Miss USA title, Lu moved to Los Angeles, California. For a year, she traveled the world making hundreds of appearances. You can read more about her pageant experiences and find valuable competition tips in her book titled "Catching the Crown: The Source for Pageant Competition" which is available at Amazon. Lu is an avid traveler and has visited nearly 30 countries where she has had the opportunity to meet with dignitaries such Prince William and Kate Middleton The Duchess of Cambridge and Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton. While on a trip to South Africa, Lu also had the opportunity to discuss human and animal rights during visits with Nelson Mandela and animal advocate Jane Goodall. Lu has an English degree from the College of Charleston where she was named Alumnus of the Year. She also holds a Master of Arts degree in education from The Citadel. Lu has been presented with the Palmetto Award, the highest civilian honor given in the state of South Carolina, and has been recognized in the South Carolina Congressional Record twice as an outstanding South Carolinian. In her free time, Lu is an advocate for homeless animals. In 2010, she created Lu Parker Project, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping homeless animals and at-risk teenagers through community projects and education. She is an avid polo player, hiker, and writer. Lu has been a vegetarian for over 30 years and became vegan in 2014. She participates in dozens of charity events annually raising money for children, animals, and the needy. Lu lives in Los Angeles with her cat Boogie and dog Monkey.Miss South Carolina USA
Miss USA - Andrea Patrick was born on 19 February 1961 in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, USA. She is an actress, known for The Bituminous Coal Queens of Pennsylvania (2005) and Miss USA Pageant (1980). She has been married to Fabian since 19 September 1998.Miss Pennsylvania USA
Miss West Virginia MAO - Erin Brady was born on 5 November 1987 in East Hampton, Connecticut, USA. She is an actress, known for Emin: In Another Life (2013), Strictly Stalking (2020) and Startup U (2015). She has been married to Nick Colagiovanni since 1 August 2020. They have one child. She was previously married to Antonio "Tony" Capasso.Miss Connecticut USA
Miss USA - Nana Meriwether was born on 24 May 1985 in Acornhoek, South Africa. She is an actress, known for Who Knew in the Moment? (2020), Project Runway (2004) and Fashion News Live (2004).Miss USA
- Olivia Frances Culpo is an American fashion influencer and internet celebrity. After winning the Miss Rhode Island USA competition, she went on to be crowned Miss USA, and then Miss Universe in 2012. She is born in Cranston, Rhode Island. Culpo is the middle child of five siblings, and can play the cello.Miss Rhode Island USA
Miss USA
Miss Universe - Alyssa Campanella was born on 25 March 1990 in Manalapan, New Jersey, USA. She was previously married to Torrance Coombs.Miss California USA
Miss USA - Actress
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Shanna Moakler was born on 28 March 1975 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for The Wedding Singer (1998), Back Stabber (2016) and Big Momma's House 2 (2006). She was previously married to Travis Barker.Miss Rhode Island Teen USA
Miss New York USA
Miss USA- Actress
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- Writer
Claudia's parents met when her father was in the Air Force, stationed at Brindisi, Italy where he met her mother, an Italian native. She was born and raised in Providence, Rhode Island where as an East Providence High School student, she was selected for the All State Track and Field team. She participated in three Junior Olympics and finished third in the long jump at the East Coast Invitational.
After high school, she attended Baldwin Wallace College in Ohio where she majored in broadcasting and journalism. She had her own campus radio program, worked at the Providence American Newspaper and at the Boston television station WHDH-TV.
She represented Rhode Island as Miss Teen USA in 1991 and Miss USA in 1997. In addition, she has done many commercials for such companies as Coor's Light, Sears, Denny's and Pepsi.Miss Rhode Island Teen USA
Miss Rhode Island USA- Actress
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"You don't know who you are until you know where you came from" is a quote Rima carried out through most of her life. Today, at 33 years old Rima Fakih Slaiby resides in California with her husband Wassim 'Sal' Slaiby and two children. Holding her current mission to break barriers for Arab women Rima holds today the title of National Director and Executive Producer of Miss Lebanon/ Miss Universe.
In less than two years Rima competed in and won four consecutive pageants prior to winning the title of Miss USA in 2010. Her win was a monumental breakthrough for all Arab women in the western world and beyond as Rima became the first and only ever Immigrant, Arab woman to win the title of Miss USA. As Miss Michigan USA 2010, Fakih served as one of the first official pageant ambassadors for women's self-defense awareness, educating women on the importance of taking the necessary precautionary measures to best protect and prepare themselves from unwanted situations. As Miss USA, Fakih is a spokeswoman for breast and ovarian cancer education, research and legislation - a platform that is close to her heart. She will travel nationwide as an advocate for organizations such as Susan G. Komen for the Cure and Gilda's Club, among others. Rima received the Key to the City of Waterbury and a Proclamation from the State of Connecticut declaring September 18th "Rima Fakih Day." Mayor, John B. O'Reilly Jr. awarded Dearborn, Michigan native Rima Fakih the Key to the City and proclaimed Saturday, July 10 as "Rima Fakih Day" along a "Welcome to Dearborn, Home of Rima Fakih sign to the city.
Holding many notable appearances, Rima F Slaiby, has appeared at Ronald Reagan's Centennial Celebration, riding in a float at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Regis&Kelly Show, Good Morning America, The Wendy William Show, Jimmy Fallon, David Letterman, and attending an American Chamber of Commerce conference in Cairo alongside former President Bill Clinton. Rima continued to make many appearances with the World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (WWE), including a special segment titled "Tribute to the Troops" and a role in the reality show "Tough Enough", "Dancing With the Stars", and Fox "The Choice."
On September 30, 2018, through her role as President and Executive Producer of the Miss Lebanon 2018 pageant, Rima not only sparked country wide interest but she also delivered a record-breaking show. By combining her pageant and business knowledge, Rima and her team of professionals lead the vision for the new and improved pageant for future participants and winners of Miss Lebanon. Rima's outing and humorous personality continues to lead her to new adventures in life.Miss Michigan USA
Miss USA- Actress
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- Director
Kenya Moore was born on 24 January 1971 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for I Know Who Killed Me (2007), Dolls of Voodoo (2013) and Life Twirls On (2015). She was previously married to Marc Daly.Miss Michigan USA
Miss USA- Paige Brooks has enjoyed a career as a professional international print and runway model, SAG-AFTRA actress, spokesperson/host/television presenter, and vocalist, in addition to championing philanthropic causes in the field of charitable medical advocacy. She is also an accomplished ballerina, studying and performing since the age of three.
Lineage: Paige comes from an aristocratic European family of noble birth with ancient ancestral royal heritage. Her mother is a former professor of English and Music and a classical pianist, and her father is a corporate lawyer. Although she hails from Los Angeles, California, Paige considers herself a global citizen and currently resides in multiple cities around the globe.
Education: After graduating with honors from preparatory school, this Presidential Scholar pursued scholarship opportunities in New Orleans and finally decided on Tulane University for her higher education. Having studied with Dame Sonia Arova (Prima Ballerina - Ballets Russes), Vasile Petrutiu (Principal Dancer - Bolshoi Ballet; CFB Founder & Executive Director), and Wes Chapman and Shawn Black (Principal Dancers - American Ballet Theatre), she continued her semi-professional career as a ballerina while at Tulane, coupling her love of dance with that of modeling and acting. Despite the strong call of the stage, Paige decided to focus her efforts on broadcast journalism and graduated with a B.A. in Communication/Broadcast Journalism from the Newcomb College of Tulane University. Later, she received her Doctor of Philosophy in Communication Studies. After graduation, she then prepared to tour the world and make her dreams a reality.
Modeling: While pursuing those dreams, Paige has lived/lives around the globe including Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Las Vegas, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Montréal (Quebec, Canada), Athens (Greece), Milan (Italy), London (England), and Paris (France). She is represented by agencies worldwide including: Wilhelmina Models (New York, Paris, London, Los Angeles), Riccardo Gay Agency (Milan), Michele Pommier Models (Miami), and CESD Talent Agency (Los Angeles).
Throughout her career, this Wilhelmina Model Search Winner has graced the covers and pages of numerous international magazines including Vogue, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, Modern Bride, Seventeen, WWD, Practica (Italy), That's Life (U.K.), Maxi (France), Celebrity Society (Hollywood), L'Vegue, Jetset Magazine, and Beverly Hills [213]. She also has walked the runways of famous designers such as Oscar de la Renta, Ralph Lauren, Carolina Herrara, Badgley Mischka, Oleg Cassini, Betsey Johnson, Nicole Miller, St. John, Anna Sui, Carmela Sutera, Victor Alfaro, Jim Hjelm, Viviene Tam, and Halston.
Film/Television: Among her film appearances are Men In Black II, Charlie's Angels (the movie), Bewitched (the movie), Hollywood Homicide, and The Majestic. Paige was personally selected by the casting director to star as "Princess Lauranna, Queen of the Universe" in Men In Black II starring Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones. In relation to this lightheartedly "campy" role, she has been interviewed by numerous magazines, newspapers, websites, and on radio stations around the world following the film's release.
Her numerous television show appearances include Everybody Loves Raymond, Baywatch, Beverly Hills 90210, Charmed, Just Shoot Me, Diagnosis Murder, The Guardian, Crossing Jordan, and Gilmore Girls. She also appeared on Good Morning America and The Tonight Show. Continuing her close ties with CBS, she was featured in a CBS Promo for the Miss USA Pageant. Her countless television commercials include representing Pepsi, Burger King, Ford Motor Company, Goodyear, David's Bridal, Candies Shoes, and Burlington Coat Factory.
Paige also appeared as a "Barker's Beauty" on The Price Is Right, American television's longest-running game show, voted the "#1 Game Show of All Time" by T.V. Guide.
Hosting: In addition to her successes in the world of modeling and entertainment, Paige has had the opportunity to host numerous programs and events. She hosted the Venus International Model Search competition live at the House of Blues with Danny Bonaduce. Paige also adds to her repertory: host of the first web-a-thon in history for Click2Asia.com, host and spokesperson for IGIA/Tactica International, host for Hughes Space and Communications programming, KYOU-TV anchor and reporter, and international spokesperson for the Zebra Double-Up Putter for golf enthusiasts around the world. Paige was honored as a finalist in "KTLA's The Audition." She was selected from an international search of thousands of applicants and was regularly seen on KTLA.
Pageantry: Paige has been honored with winning numerous titles in the world of pageantry, including capturing what is considered to be the most prestigious title: Ms. Universe.
During her time in Hollywood, Paige was Miss Beverly Hills. While residing in the Empire State, she was Ms. New York and the Philanthropy Award Winner.
In the Miss USA Pageant, she was a Finalist and Swimsuit Award Winner. She was also selected as lead dancer and host city spokesperson.
In Shenzhen, China, Paige competed with delegates from over 70 countries and placed Fourth in the World at Mrs. Globe. Further, she auditioned and was selected as lead dancer and to entertain as a vocalist during the cultural program. She was also the Winner of the Most Photogenic Award.
Representing her heritage and U.K./European residency, Paige won the distinguished title of Ms. Great Britain. She also captured yet another world-winning title of Ms. Premier World.
Distinctions: Paige was honored to be selected as Wilhelmina Model Search Winner in their annual competition for the Next Top Model.
Paige was recognized as "Top Hollywood Blonde" by IMDb (Internet Movie Database), the film industry's premiere website, and has appeared as the "cover story" on their home page twice.
L'Vegue Magazine named Paige as one of the "25 Most Beautiful People." She graces the magazine's cover for the "25 Most Beautiful" Anniversary Edition, which includes an article titled "Paige Brooks: Living Her Dream" and a fashion layout spread featuring Paige in David Tupaz Couture and also wearing her own haute couture, which she personally designed, and private collection jewelry.
Philanthropy: For the past decade, Paige "has dedicated her time and resources to assisting patients in need with their specific medical challenges as a charitable medical advocate." She states, "I have had the great privilege of traveling around the world, working with doctors and hospitals throughout the USA, Canada, Mexico, Thailand, and Europe." Paige is in the process of developing her advocacy program so that those types of services are made available to a larger number of patients in need.
Her volunteerism extends to church, The Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc., and animal rescue, with a particular proclivity for bunnies, for Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (S.P.C.A.) International. Paige is a member of multiple organizations focusing on Land Conservation & Endangered Species in addition to supporting Conservation & Climate Solutions efforts. She is also a spokesperson for The W.I.N. Foundation International (Women In Need).
In her spare time, Paige enjoys ballroom and salsa dancing, gourmet cooking, indulging in the worlds of BBC, ITV, and Canal+ mysteries and dramas, and brushing up on her natural people-reading skills with insights from books by Jo-Ellan Dimitrius, Ph.D.Miss Alabama USA - Shauna Gambill was born on 22 September 1976 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.Miss California Teen USA
Miss USA
Miss California USA - Kristen Dalton was born on 13 December 1986 in Wilmington, North Carolina, USA. She is an actress, known for The Wake (2017), Good Cop Bike Cop (2013) and Minute to Win It (2010). She has been married to Kris Wolfe since 16 June 2013. They have three children.Miss USA 2009
Miss North Carolina USA 2009 - Producer
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- Actress
Chelsea Handler was born in Livingston, New Jersey, to a Mormon mother, Rita (Stoecker), who was born in Germany, and an American-born Jewish father, Seymour Handler. She was the youngest of six children. In 2002, Chelsea was one of the stars of Oxygen's Girls Behaving Badly (2002). Chelsea got her start doing stand-up comedy, she has since performed nationwide to sold out audiences. Chelsea is a best-selling author, writing the books "My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One Night Stands", "Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea" and "Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang". Chelsea is a late-night talk show host, with Chelsea Lately (2007).Teen of America- Actress
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Shevaun Kastl was born on 20 June 1979. She is an actress and producer, known for Criminal Minds (2005), Revenge (2011) and The Mourning Hour (2014).New Jersey Junior Miss 1997- Actress
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Linda Thompson was born in Memphis, Tennessee. She attended Kingsbury High School where she was Homecoming Queen, and after graduation, she attended Memphis State University for 4 years, majoring in English and Drama. Linda was named Miss Tennessee Universe 1972, Miss Liberty Bowl, Miss Shelby County, and numerous other titles that helped her with financing her college education. Linda met Elvis Presley in July of 1972, and her life changed forever. They lived together at Graceland for 4½ years and after their breakup, Linda embarked on an acting career. She appeared in many of Aaron Spelling's TV series, 5 TV pilots, and other shows, finally becoming a series regular on Hee Haw for 15 years. Having always written poetry, she also became an award winning lyricist, winning an Emmy, and was nominated for an Academy Award and Grammy. Linda married the then Bruce Jenner and they had two sons together. After 32 years of harboring the secret of Caitlyn Jenner, Linda wrote her NYTimes best selling memoir A Little Thing Called Life, only after Caitlyn came out. Her memoir has been critically acclaimed as kind spirited and fascinating. Linda was also married to David Foster, and after 19 years together, they divorced in 2005. Linda still writes, and now lives quietly with her two dogs in Malibu California and enjoys tennis, hiking, the beach, and most of all, her family...Miss Mid-South Fair 1970
Miss Shelby County
Miss Liberty Bowl
Memphis State's Golf Queen
Miss Memphis State University
Miss Tennessee USA 1972- Chelsea Cooley was born on 30 October 1983 in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. She is an actress, known for Late Show with David Letterman (1993), Minute to Win It (2010) and The Southern Sports Awards 2005 (2005). She has been married to Heath Altman since 12 October 2008. They have one child.Miss USA
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- Producer
Actress and philanthropist Jena Michelle Sims was born on December 30th, 1988 in Winder, Georgia USA. This small town beauty queen has shared the screen with Morgan Freeman, Robert De Niro and Jeremy Renner, to name a few. Her internationally award-winning non-profit organization holds events, called "Pageants of Hope", giving children facing challenges the chance to escape the hospital life and celebrate inner-beauty, crowning everyone Prince or Princesses. She is best- known for Last Vegas (2013), Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader (2012) and Dead Reckoning (2013).Miss Georgia Teen USA 2007- Terry Huntingdon was born on 8 May 1940 in San Francisco, California, USA. She is an actress, known for The Three Stooges Meet Hercules (1962), Route 66 (1960) and The Untouchables (1959). She was previously married to Joseph Tydings and Theodore Fisher Poliskin.Miss USA 1959
- Julie Hayek was born on 4 October 1960 in La Cañada Flintridge, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Commando (1985), Hard Time on Planet Earth (1989) and Twin Peaks (1990).Miss California-USA 1983
- Gretchen Polhemus was born on 12 May 1965 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. She is an actress, known for Bonanza: The Return (1993), Late Night with David Letterman (1982) and Good Things Utah (2002).Miss USA 1989
- Susie Castillo was born on 27 October 1979 in Methuen, Massachusetts, USA. She is an actress, known for House of Payne (2006), Castle (2009) and Summer of 84 (2018). She has been married to Matt Leslie since 7 October 2006.Miss Massachusetts 2003
Miss USA 2003 - Actress
- Producer
Crystle Stewart was born on 20 September 1981 in Houston, Texas, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for For Better or Worse (2011), Acrimony (2018) and Good Deeds (2012). She has been married to Max Sebrechts since 9 August 2014.Miss Texas USA 2008
Miss USA 2008- Olivia Frances Culpo is an American fashion influencer and internet celebrity. After winning the Miss Rhode Island USA competition, she went on to be crowned Miss USA, and then Miss Universe in 2012. She is born in Cranston, Rhode Island. Culpo is the middle child of five siblings, and can play the cello.Miss Rhode Island USA 2012
Miss USA 2012
Miss Universe 2012 - Erin Brady was born on 5 November 1987 in East Hampton, Connecticut, USA. She is an actress, known for Emin: In Another Life (2013), Strictly Stalking (2020) and Startup U (2015). She has been married to Nick Colagiovanni since 1 August 2020. They have one child. She was previously married to Antonio "Tony" Capasso.Miss Connecticut USA 2013
Miss USA 2013 - Crystal recurs as Nurse Lisa on ABC's "The Rookie" and as Angie on the hit HBO series "The Righteous Gemstones". She has just completed filming another recurring role on an upcoming Apple TV show, "High Desert" and has completed several other projects that should hit the screen soon!
Crystal was born in a small town in eastern North Carolina to Donald McLaurin and Diedra Ann Coney and later was lucky enough to gain a 2nd Dad in Terry Coney!
Raised in 6 different states: Alabama, Ohio, North Carolina, Michigan, California and North Dakota, Crystal still considers herself a southern girl at heart without the accent (unless it's needed)!
One of Crystal's proudest moments was when she captured the Miss North Carolina USA crown in 1997 and went on to be the first Black woman to represent North Carolina in the Miss USA Pageant.
Crystal is a graduate of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a B.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication and a concentration in Dramatic Arts.
Watching College basketball is one of her favorite pastimes, more specifically "North Carolina Tar Heel Basketball" and she feels she can go to head-to-head with anyone on that subject.Miss North Carolina USA 1997 - Actress
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Eva Jacqueline Longoria was born on March 15, 1975 in Corpus Christi, Texas to Ella Eva Longoria (née Mireles), a special education teacher & Enrique Longoria Jr., a rancher. The youngest of four sisters who grew up in a Mexican-American family on a ranch near Corpus Christi, Longoria attended Texas A&M University-Kingsville, where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology. After graduating from college, she entered a talent contest that brought her to Los Angeles, where she was spotted and subsequently signed by a theatrical agent. After landing roles on The Bold and the Beautiful (1987), General Hospital (1963) and co-starring on Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990), she auditioned for and won the role of Isabella Braña on the popular series, The Young and the Restless (1973). After Y&R, Eva became well known worldwide thanks to Desperate Housewives (2004), where she played a main character, Gabrielle Solis. She also has a contract with L'Oreal and has been named one of the most beautiful people. A passionate advocate of education, she founded The Eva Longoria Foundation which helps Latinas build better futures for themselves and their families through education and entrepreneurship and earned a Masters in Chicano Studies presenting her thesis on "Success STEMS From Diversity: The Value of Latinas in STEM Careers." Eva has also contributed writing to publications on the subject of education.Miss Corpus Christi USA 1998- Actress
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Vanessa Lynne Williams was born on March 18, 1963 in Tarrytown, Greenburgh, New York and raised in Millwood, New Castle, New York to Helen Williams & Milton Williams, both music teachers. Vanessa and her brother grew up in suburban New York in comfortable surroundings. Vanessa sang and danced in school productions and signed her high school yearbook with a promise to "see you on Broadway". After winning a performing scholarship to Syracuse University, she left school and tried to make it in New York show business. She began entering beauty contests in 1984, eventually winning Miss New York and then becoming the first African-American Miss America. During her reign, some nude girl-girl photos, taken while she was in New York, surfaced in Penthouse magazine. Although the photos were taken before her beauty contest victories, she was forced to resign her crown. Many predicted that her future in show business was over. She went on to land a recording contract and released several albums, including "The Comfort Zone" and "The Sweetest Days".
Vanessa made her film debut in 1986 in Under the Gun (1987) and appeared in the films The Pick-up Artist (1987), Another You (1991) and Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991). She starred opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger in Eraser (1996), opposite Laurence Fishburne and Andy Garcia in Hoodlum (1997) and the box office hit, Soul Food (1997). She also starred in Dance with Me (1998), Light It Up (1999), Shaft (2000), opposite Samuel L. Jackson and Johnson Family Vacation (2004). She starred recently in the independent features, My Brother (2006) and And Then Came Love (2007) (aka "Somebody Like You"). On television, Vanessa starred in such movies and mini-series as Stompin' at the Savoy (1992), The Kid Who Loved Christmas (1990), The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992), ABC's revival of Bye Bye Birdie (1995), Nothing Lasts Forever (1995), The Odyssey (1997), Don Quixote (2000) and Keep the Faith, Baby (2002), and she executive-produced and starred in Lifetime's The Courage to Love (2000) for Lifetime and the VH1 Original Movie, A Diva's Christmas Carol (2000).
Her albums "The Right Stuff", "The Comfort Zone and "The Sweetest Days" earned multiple Grammy nominations and have yielded the Academy Award-winning single "Colors of the Wind", from Disney's Pocahontas: The Musical Tradition Continues (1995). Her recordings also include two holiday albums, "Star Bright" and "Silver & Gold", "Vanessa Williams Greatest Hits: The First Ten Years" and "Everlasting Love", a romantic collection of love songs from the 1970's. In 1994, Vanessa took Broadway by storm when she replaced Chita Rivera in "Kiss of the Spider Woman", winning the hearts of critics and becoming a box-office sensation. She garnered rave reviews and was nominated for a Tony Award for the 2002 revival of "Into the Woods". She also headlined a limited special engagement of the classic, "Carmen Jones", at the Kennedy Center and starred in the Encore! Series staged concert production of "St. Louis Woman".
She stars in ABC's critically-acclaimed hit series, Ugly Betty (2006), for which she has won or been nominated for numerous individual and ensemble awards, including the Emmy, SAG Award, Golden Globe and NAACP Image Awards. Vanessa achieved a career pinnacle, with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her accomplishments as a performer. Her charitable endeavors are many and varied, embracing and supporting such organizations as Special Olympics and many others.Miss America 1983- Actress
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Kathie Lee Gifford was the co-host of the fourth hour of "TODAY," alongside Hoda Kotb from 2008 until April 5th, 2019. The Gifford-Kotb hour had been hailed as appointment television by Entertainment Weekly, and "TODAY's happy hour" by USA Today. In 2014, Gifford penned the critically acclaimed "TODAY, the Musical," featuring the hosts and crew of the show, and each month she had written a new song for the popular segment, Everyone Has a Story. She was inducted into the Broadcast & Cable Hall of Fame in 2015. Prior to NBC News, Gifford served as the co-host of "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" for 15 years, where she received 11 Emmy nominations. She was also a correspondent for "Good Morning America" for three years. A playwright, producer, singer, songwriter and actress, Gifford has starred in numerous television programs and movies in her 40-year career. She has her own record label and has written several musicals including Broadway's SCANDALOUS, which received a Tony nomination for Best Actress in 2012. Gifford also starred on Broadway in "Putting it Together" and "Annie." Gifford authored four NY Times bestselling books including "Just When I Thought I'd Dropped My Last Egg," "I Can't Believe I Said That," "The Rock, The Road and the Rabbi", and the popular children's book "Party Animals." She recently co-wrote and recorded "He Saw Jesus", "Jesus is His Name" and "Love Me to Death." She also launched GIFFT, a line of wine with the Scheid Family Vineyards in Monterey, CA. Most recently she had her directorial debut for the short film, THE GOD WHO SEES, featuring Nicole C. Mullen. The duo co-wrote the music in the film. Gifford lends support to numerous children's organizations including Childhelp and the Association to Benefit Children, which spawned Cassidy's Place and Cody House, named after her two children. A devoted humanitarian, she received an honorary degree from Marymount University for her humanitarian work in labor relations. Gifford is on Twitter and Instagram @KathieLGifford.America's Junior Miss Maryland 1970- Writer
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Diane Sawyer was born on 22 December 1945 in Glasgow, Kentucky, USA. She is a writer and actress, known for ABC World News Tonight with David Muir (1953), 20/20 (1978) and Primetime (1989). She was previously married to Mike Nichols.America's Junior Miss 1963- Actress
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Halle Maria Berry was born Maria Halle Berry on August 14, 1966 in Cleveland, Ohio and raised in Oakwood, Ohio to Judith Ann Berry (née Hawkins), a psychiatric nurse & Jerome Jesse Berry, a hospital attendant. Her father was African-American and her mother is of mostly English and German descent. Halle first came into the spotlight at seventeen years when she won the Miss Teen All-American Pageant, representing the state of Ohio in 1985 and, a year later in 1986, when she was the first runner-up in the Miss U.S.A. Pageant. After participating in the pageant, Halle became a model. It eventually led to her first weekly TV series, 1989's Living Dolls (1989), where she soon gained a reputation for her on-set tenacity, preferring to "live" her roles and remaining in character even when the cameras stopped rolling. It paid off though when she reportedly refused to bathe for several days before starting work on her role as a crack addict in Spike Lee's Jungle Fever (1991) because the role provided her big screen breakthrough. The following year, she was cast as Eddie Murphy's love interest in Boomerang (1992), one of the few times that Murphy was evenly matched on screen. In 1994, Berry gained a youthful following for her performance as sexy secretary "Sharon Stone" in The Flintstones (1994). She next had a highly publicized starring role with Jessica Lange in the adoption drama Losing Isaiah (1995). Though the movie received mixed reviews, Berry didn't let that slow her down, and continued down her path to super-stardom.
In 1998, she received critical success when she starred as a street smart young woman who takes up with a struggling politician in Warren Beatty's Bulworth (1998). The following year, she won even greater acclaim for her role as actress Dorothy Dandridge in made-for-cable's Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999), for which she won a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a TV Movie/Mini-Series. In 2000, she received box office success in X-Men (2000) in which she played "Storm", a mutant who has the ability to control the weather. In 2001, she starred in the thriller Swordfish (2001), and became the first African-American to win Best Actress at the Academy Awards, for her role as a grieving mother in the drama Monster's Ball (2001).Miss Ohio USA 1986- Actress
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The legendary actress set a record when at age 82, she appeared on Dancing with the Stars (2005). Cloris Leachman was born on April 30, 1926 in Des Moines, Iowa to Berkeley Claiborne "Buck" Leachman and the former Cloris Wallace. Her father's family owned a lumber company, Leachman Lumber Co. She was of Czech (from her maternal grandmother) and English descent. After graduating from high school, Leachman attended Illinois State University and Northwestern University, where she majored in drama. After winning the title of Miss Chicago 1946 (as part of the Miss America pageant), she acted with the Des Moines Playhouse before moving to New York.
Leachman made her credited debut in 1948 in an episode of The Ford Theatre Hour (1948) and appeared in many television anthologies and series before becoming a regular on The Bob & Ray Show (1951) in 1952. Her movie debut was memorable, playing the doomed blonde femme fatale Christina Bailey in Robert Aldrich's classic noir Kiss Me Deadly (1955). Other than a role in Rod Serling's movie The Rack (1956) in support of Paul Newman, Leachman remained a television actress throughout the 1950s and the 1960s, appearing in only two movies during the latter decade, The Chapman Report (1962) and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969). Though she would win an Oscar for Peter Bogdanovich's adaptation of Larry McMurtry's The Last Picture Show (1971) and appear in three Mel Brooks movies, it was in television that her career remained and her fame was assured in the 1970s and into the second decade of the new millennium.
Leachman was nominated five times for an Emmy Award playing Phyllis Lindstrom, Mary Tyler Moore's landlady and self-described best friend on The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970) and on the spin-off series Phyllis (1975). She won twice as Best Supporting Actress in a comedy for her "Mary Tyler Moore" gig and won a Golden Globe Award as a leading performer in comedy for "Phyllis", but her first Emmy Award came in the category Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in 1973 for the television movie A Brand New Life (1973). She also won two Emmy Awards as a supporting player for Malcolm in the Middle (2000).
She was married to director-producer George Englund from 1953 to 1979. They had five children together. Cloris Leachman died of natural causes on January 27, 2021 in Encinitas, California.Miss Chicago 1946- Laura Harring is a Mexican actress best known for her role as the mysterious amnesiac Rita in David Lynch's enigmatic film Mulholland Drive, which was recently voted the best film of the 21st century in multiple polls. Film critic Roger Ebert compared Harring to screen legend Rita Hayworth, while the International Herald Tribune's film reviewer likened Laura to Ava Gardner. But Laura Harring is her own person, a classical performer with a passion for acting, dance, travel, food and life.
Laura Harring became a world traveler shortly after finishing her studies at the prestigious Aiglon College, one of Switzerland's exclusive private boarding schools. After graduating with an academic diploma, Laura spent time in the foothills of the Himalayas, working as a social worker to help transport heavy rocks, plant gardens, build schools, and perform other manual tasks that helped the villagers create a better quality of life. After her social work, Laura devoted a year to backpacking through Asia and Europe, often falling asleep beside the ocean in a sleeping bag, an experience that changed her life forever. Laura spent time living in other countries and meeting new people, and it changed her life profoundly.
Years later, Harring starred opposite extraordinary actors such as Oscar winner Javier Bardem in the adaptation of Nobel Peace Prize winner Garcia Marquez's Love in the Time of Cholera, Oscar winner Denzel Washington in John Q, and Oscar winner William Hurt in The King. Laura also starred opposite John Travolta in Marvel's The Punisher. For the small screen, Laura starred opposite Forest Whitaker in the critically acclaimed television show The Shield, a show that changed the conventional formula of the cop genre and won multiple awards. Later she starred as Ed Westwick's mom in the super-hit TV show Gossip Girl. But Laura was no stranger to the small screen, having started her career as a series regular on Aaron Spelling's Sunset Beach on NBC.
In her earlier years, Laura studied at the London Academy of Performing Arts. She credits her grandfather, an extraordinary athlete who was due to compete in the Olympics in 1948, for her equestrian and fencing skills. Her philosophy in life is unique. She believes we are all one human family meant to enjoy the trip of life.Miss USA 1985.
Miss Texas 1985. - Christen was born in Charleston, South Carolina. Adopted as a newborn, Christen enjoyed her early years on Folly Beach, the "Edge of America". She showed an early aptitude for singing and began formal instruction at age ten. By age 12 she began studying acting for theater and gradually gravitated toward film. After taking weekly classes for several years, Christen attended two summer programs at the prestigious Young Actors Camp in Los Angeles, where she was cast in two feature films, one in a leading role. She has appeared in two of Charleston's Footlight Players productions and has had lead/principal roles in several local short films. She booked commercials for Dollar Tree and Myrtle Beach Convention Center & Visitor's Bureau (2014).
Christen is also an avid tennis player and is ranked as a 3.0 by the USTA (2015). She plays regularly on two Charleston tennis teams. She was also Miss North Charleston Outstanding Teen 2014. Volunteer activities include work with the Lowcountry Susan G. Komen Foundation.
She is home schooled and enjoys yoga, preparing organic foods, and many outdoor activities.Miss North Charleston Outstanding Teen 2014 - Olivia Jordan was born on September 28, 1988 in Tulsa, Oklahoma where she spent most of her youth. She attended Bishop Kelley High School where she was active on campus, delegating her time away from the books to Student Council, the tennis team, and her position as varsity cheer captain. After high school graduation, she decided to venture beyond her home in middle America. At Boston University, Olivia majored in Health Science and worked as a group fitness instructor and personal trainer at BU's FITREC facility. Her go-getter personality kept her involved on campus, pioneering a self-defense workshop that would become a continued tradition in her sorority, Alpha Phi. Upon graduating, Olivia moved to Los Angeles to pursue her lifelong passion for acting and modeling. She has been featured on screen, but has yet to have her "big break." She epitomizes the term, "student of life." Her unique and unfaltering optimism and relentless determination sets her apart. A dogged dreamer with a level head held high on her shoulders-a lover of love, life, and pugs-you will be seeing more of her as she continues to make her mark in the acting world.Miss USA 2015
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Dionne Farris was born on 4 December 1968 in Plainfield, New Jersey, USA. She is a composer, known for The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996), Love Jones (1997) and Ghosts of Mississippi (1996).1987 Miss Hemisphere Adult Talent- Actress
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Rhonda Shear has been breaking the mold from her beginnings as a New Orleans beauty queen and politician to her years in Hollywood as an actress to her time touring as a professional stand-up comedienne to becoming the mogul behind one of the most popular intimate apparel brands to creating the infomercial sensation The Ahh Bra to writing her first book Up All Night... whew! Rhonda has always worked hard and she has used her strengths and wit to grow into the successful, inspirational woman she has become.
While appearing on countless TV shows and in films, modeling professionally, hosting USA: Up All Night for over 450 episodes, and doing stand-up comedy, Rhonda learned all a girl can know about costuming, enhancing one's assets, and capturing the attention of audiences around the world. Rhonda now delights in sharing that knowledge and encourages women to find happiness and confidence in more than just their underwear drawers. Through Shear Enterprises, LLC Rhonda develops apparel and intimates for women of all shapes and sizes, focusing on comfort, color, and creative solutions. See her Film/TV credits HERE!
Rhonda's empowering approach to design has made the award-winning Rhonda Shear brand a huge success on shopping channels, at online retailers, and in stores around the world. She has a little something for everyone in sizes XS-3X, always has tons of color options, and creates solution-focused styles that are fit to flatter. She designs for her own ever-changing body, and by really listening to the feedback from her millions of customers worldwide.
Rhonda launched her line and Shear Enterprises, LLC in 2003 after reuniting with her childhood sweetheart, Van Fagan, after 26 years apart. While she was climbing the Hollywood ladder to stardom all those years, he was honing his business savvy and when they met again the sparks and ideas really started to fly. Together they built an empire in intimate apparel. Since launching the business, Rhonda, Van, and their talented team have received countless prestigious accolades and awards including Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year: FL, Enterprising Woman of the Year, TB Business Journal's Business Woman of the Year, INC 5000 Fastest Growing Companies, Best Product award at HSN, ERA Moxie Awards, WPO's 3rd Fastest Woman Owned Business, and many, many more! Designing her line is one of many outlets for the creative soul that is Rhonda Shear.
In her new book Up All Night, she shares the stories, revelations, and struggles encountered along the road to success. Rhonda Shear uses her eclectic mix of life experiences featured in the book as inspiration for each new project she approaches...and she is always looking for a new project that uses her unique and multifaceted expertise. She has helped manufacture and launch celebrity lines, pitched TV shows, created signature fragrances, and written a book all while keeping a toe in the comedy world and successfully selling her own lines around the world. We're tired just thinking about all that, but Rhonda Shear...she shows no signs of slowing down! In fact, Rhonda just launched a Facebook Live Show from her home called Rhonda Shear's -Social Distance- Social Hour featuring new guests each week!
As if her business acumen weren't enough, Rhonda is also quite the philanthropist. She hosts charity events, sits on boards, speaks to groups, and volunteers her time and money to multiple charitable organizations every year. Some of her favorites include: SPCA, Pawlicious Pets, American Cancer Society: Making Strides, AHA Go Red for Women, PACE for Girls, CM Ovarian Cancer Society, Bill Edwards Foundation for the Arts, St. Jude's Children's Hospital, John's Hopkins: All Children's Hospital, Tampa Bay Fashion Week, My Fairy Godfathers, and many more. During the scramble for PPE in early 2020, Rhonda was able to manufacture and donate thousands of masks to hospitals, clinics, first responders, and nursing homes throughout Tampa Bay.
Rhonda now lives in St. Petersburg, FL with Van and her 5 adorable rescue dogs (Sweetie, Lexie, Girlie Girl, Honey Baby, & Molly). While she will forever be a New Orleans girl at heart - Go Saints! -, she also supports Tampa Bay's sporting community and local businesses. When they find a spare moment, she and Van enjoy cruising in their party-ready yacht, Help Me Rhonda, or competing for best chef in the kitchen. Never a dull moment with Rhonda Shear!Miss Louisiana USA 1975- Actress
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Viola Davis is a critically revered actress of film, television, and theater and has won rave reviews for her multitude of substantial and intriguingly diverse roles. Audiences across the United States and internationally have admired her for her work- including her celebrated, Oscar-nominated performances in The Help (2011), Doubt (2008), and her Oscar winning performance in Fences (2016). In 2015, Davis won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series for her work in ABC's How To Get Away With Murder, making her the first black woman in history to take home the award. In addition to acting, Viola currently produces alongside her husband and producing partner, Julius Tennon, through their JuVee Productions banner. Together they have produced award-garnering productions across theater, television, and film.Miss Center Falls Recreation (did not win)- Producer
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An extreme work ethic, a careful eye for detail and a strong dedication to her craft have not only earned Christina Cindrich the title of being a 4X Emmy-Award Winning Television Producer, Host, and Writer, but have also landed her in over 20 acting roles for feature films and television.
While some people explore their craft, Christina has encapsulated the Entertainment Industry over the past 15+ years with a resume that includes working one-on-one with the likes of Steven Spielberg in Catch Me If You Can, and other high-profile productions such as Spider-Man 3, Frasier, CSI and Desperate Housewives. Christina's career started long before most people enter the first grade as she spent her youth training in ballet, tap, jazz, singing, piano, acting and musical theater in her hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As she continued to turn heads, Christina was asked to represent the state of Pennsylvania in the nationally televised Miss Teen USA pageant. Shortly after, she moved to Los Angeles to attend Loyola Marymount University, found an agent and a manager and began working in TV, films and national commercials.
However, it was a vastly different undertaking that allowed Christina to expand in her diversity when she sacrificed Hollywood to become a news anchor in Boone, North Carolina, a sacrifice that allowed her to produce, host and write her own content. This pivotal role ultimately set Christina up for a return to the West Coast and the opportunity of a lifetime to take those same talents and apply it to a show called "Private Islands" on AWE TV. The results were nothing short of stellar, as she took the show to a No. 1 rating for the network with over 25 million viewers and garnered her two Emmys in the process.
Christina has also produced and hosted several other television series in over 40 countries with some of the world's premier executives and CEOs across a multitude of industries - from luxury, travel, real estate, and environmental conservation, bringing inspiring messages and campaigns to international audiences.Miss Pennsylvania Teen USA- Anastasia Lin is an award-winning Chinese-Canadian actress.
Her films have received the Gabriel Award for Best Feature Film, the Mexico International Film Festival's Golden Palm Award, and the California's Indie Fest Award. Lin also won the Best Leading Actress in a TV Movie at the Leo Awards in 2016. She has a BA in theatre acting from the University of Toronto.
She drew global media attention after she was crowned Miss World Canada 2015. Due to her outspoken criticism of China's human-rights violations, the Chinese government denied her a visa for the Miss World Final pageant in Hainan, and later declared her persona non grata. Marie Claire called her "The Badass Beauty Queen," and the New York Times described her as "charismatic, canny and media-savvy."
Anastasia speaks fluent Mandarin, is based in NY.Miss World Canada 2015 - Actress
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Lynda Jean Cordova Carter is an American actress, singer, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss World USA 1972 and finished in the top 15 at the Miss World 1972 pageant. Carter is best known as the star of the live-action television series Wonder Woman, in the role of Diana Prince / Wonder Woman. The role was based on the DC comic book fictional superhero character of the same name, and aired on ABC and later on CBS from 1975 to 1979.Miss USA 1973.- Writer
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Kristen Haglund is known for Duke Nukem Forever: The Doctor Who Cloned Me (2011), Duke Nukem Forever (2011) and The Beat with Ari Melber (2017).Miss America 2008.
Miss Michigan 2007.- Joanne Goodhart was born on 26 September 1988 in Montclair, New Jersey, USA. She is an actress, known for Gotham (2014), With a Little Help (2009) and As the World Turns (1956).Miss NY USA 2013
- Maria Kang has been married to David Casler since 27 November 2010. They have three children.She has won several beauty and fitness competitions, including the titles Miss Petite Teen International, Miss Bikini California, Miss Philippines USA and Miss Chinatown San Francisco.
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Stacey Storey was born in Eagle River, Alaska, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Best Friends Forever (2013), I Hate L.A. (2011) and The Heartless (2012).Miss Alaska USA 2003- Jamie Kern was born on 16 July 1977 in San Rafael, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Forever Yours (2001), Big Brother (2000) and CBS This Morning (2012). She has been married to Paulo Lima since 7 July 2007.Miss Washington USA (2000)
- Kellyanne Conway was born on 20 January 1967 in Atco, New Jersey, USA. She has been married to George Conway since 28 April 2001. They have four children.Miss New Jersey Blueberry Princess
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Shannon Bream was born on 23 December 1970 in Sanford, Florida, USA. She is a writer and producer, known for Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017), Fox News @ Night (2017) and Women of the Bible Speak (2021). She has been married to Sheldon Bream since 30 December 1995.Miss Virginia in 1990. She participated in the Miss America 1991.
Miss Florida USA pageant (1995) and competed in the Miss USA 1995 pageant finishing in fourth place,