Melissa Lingafelt

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Melissa Gayle Lingafelt (born 20 December 1988) is a beauty queen from North Carolina who has competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant.

Lingafelt Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2006 title on her first attempt on November 1, 2005 in High Point, North Carolina. She was crowned by Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2005 Nikkie Groat. Her sister titleholder was Samantha Holvey, Miss North Carolina USA 2006.

On August 15, 2006, she competed against 50 other girls for the title of Miss Teen USA 2006 in Palm Springs, California and placed first runner-up to Katie Blair of Montana.^[1] She was also awarded Miss Photogenic.^[2] This was North Carolina's first placement at the pageant since Ali Burr made the semi-finals in 1997.

As her contribution to the State Gift Auction that was held to benefit the Angel View charity, Lingafelt gave a helmet signed by all 43 Nascar Nextel Cup drivers.^[3] The helmet was sold on eBay for over $5,000, the most ever raised by a Teen USA delegate at the state auction. Lingafelt is from Concord, North Carolina. She has a 22 year old brother named Kyle and a 10 year old sister named Mackenzie. Lingafelt is a home-schooled high school student who enjoys traveling the country, web-designing, make-up artistry, dancing, and singing.^[4] At the age of 12, she was chosen to sing the National Anthem for President George Bush during his Presidential visit to Charlotte. She also sang the national anthem during the two-week Nascar racing season at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.^[5]

Lingafelt appeared as the love interest of Drake Bell, a judge of the Miss Teen USA pageant where she placed first runner-up, in the music video for his single "I Know" in 2006.^[6] The two are currently dating and Lingafelt is touring with Bell, singing backing vocals in his band.

[edit] Notes

^ "Katie Blair Crowned Miss Teen USA 2006", ABC News, 2006-08-15. Retrieved on 2006-12-12.
^ Miss Universe Organization (2006-08-15). Katie BLair, Miss Montana Teen USA Crowned Miss Teen USA 2006 During LIve NBC Telecast on August 15. Press release. Retrieved on 2006-12-12.
^ Price, Mark. "Teen gets NASCAR to assist pageant, charity", The Charlotte Observer, 2006-08-14. Retrieved on 2006-12-12.
^ Miss North Carolina Teen USA official profile. Retrieved 2006-09-09.
^ Deines, Eric. "Concord teen to sing before qualifying", Independent Tribune, 2006-05-26. Retrieved on 2006-12-12.
^ Price, Mark. "Concord teen makes MTV video debut", Charlotte Observer, 2006-11-08. Retrieved on 2006-12-12.