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Date of Birth

21 June 1966, Anoka, Minnesota, USA

Birth Name

Gretchen Elizabeth Carlson

Height

5' 3" (1.60 m)

Spouse

Casey Close

(? - present) 2 children

Trivia

Miss America 1989. First classical violinist to be crowned Miss America. Her platform was to promote the arts.

1990 honors graduate of Stanford University. Also, studied at Oxford University in England.

Miss Minnesota 1988.

Has a sister and two brothers.

Mother is Karen Carlson.

Her sister and brother-in-law are adopting a child from Guatemala [November 21, 2007].

Has a son and daughter.

Was a middle child in her family.

Favorite pro football team is the Minnesota Vikings.

One of her babysitters was Rep. Michele Bachmann.

Her husband, Casey Close, is a sports agent whose clientèle include Ryan Howard, Derek Jeter and Josh Hamilton.

Of Swedish descent.

National celebrity spokesperson for the March of Dimes.

Her family has a General Motors auto dealership in Anoka, Minnesota. It has been in the Carlson family for 90 years [2009].

When they were younger, Gretchen and her sister played violin and cello, respectively, for five Christmas services at the church where their grandfather was a minister.

Before coming to Fox News in 2006, she joined CBS News as a correspondent in 2000 and then began working on "Saturday Early Show" (1997) as a co-anchor in 2002.

Graduated from Anoka-Hennepin School District 11's Anoka High School in 1984.

Recuperating from shoulder surgery in January, 2009 [February 7, 2009].

Her father, Lee Carlson, celebrated his 75th birthday on April 26, 2009.

Her family's General Motors auto dealership received a letter notifying it to close by late 2010 [June 2009].

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