Ashley Zais

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Ashley Zais
Beauty pageant titleholder
Birth name: Ashley Derham Zais
Birthdate: March 12, 1987 (age 20)
Birth location: Flag of United States State flag
Fort Lewis, Washington
Height: ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Eye color: Blue
Hair color: Brown
Title(s): Miss South Carolina USA 2007
Major Competition(s): Miss USA 2007 (Top 15)

Ashley Derham Zais (born March 12, 1987) is a beauty queen from Newberry, South Carolina who competed in the Miss USA pageant in 2007.

Zais competed in the Miss South Carolina Teen USA pageants from 2002-2003, making the semi-finals of the 2003 event and placing first runner-up to Lindsay Sporrer at Miss South Carolina Teen USA 2004. In 2006 she competed in the Miss South Carolina USA pageant for the first time and won the 2007 title. She was crowned by outgoing titleholder Lacie Lybrand of Lexington. Her sister titleholder is Caitlin Upton, Miss South Carolina Teen USA 2007.

Zais represented South Carolina in the nationally televised Miss USA 2007 pageant which was broadcast live from the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 23, 2007 and placed in the top 15.

Zais graduated from Wofford College in the spring of 2007 with a bachelor of science degree in psychology and a minor in religion.[1] She is a recipient of the Palmetto Fellowship for academic excellence. Zais is a professional model who has worked in Tokyo, Japan. Her father is president of Newberry College, a school attended by Amanda Pennekamp, Miss South Carolina USA 2004.

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  1. ^ Wofford College (2006-11-22). Wofford senior Ashley Zais crowned Miss South Carolina USA 2007. Press release. Retrieved on 2006-11-26.

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Preceded by
Lacie Lybrand
Miss South Carolina USA
2007
Succeeded by
Incumbent
RPM Productions
Titleholders 2007
Miss Louisiana USA
Elizabeth McNulty
Miss Louisiana Teen USA
Logan Travis
Miss North Carolina USA
Erin O'Kelley
Miss North Carolina Teen USA
Katie Coble
Miss South Carolina USA
Ashley Zais
Miss South Carolina Teen USA
Caitlin Upton
Miss USA 2007 | State Delegates
AL: Rebecca Moore | AK: Blair Chenoweth | AZ: Courtney Barnas | AR: Kelly George | CA: Meagan Tandy | CO: Keena Bonella | CT: Melanie Mudry | DE: Nicole Bosso | DC: Mercedes Lindsay | FL: Jenna Edwards | GA: Brittany Swann | HI: Chanel Wise | ID: Amanda Rammell | IL: Mia Heaston | IN: Jami Stallings | IA: Dani Reeves | KS: Cara Gorges | KY: Michelle Banzer | LA: Elizabeth McNulty | ME: Erin Good | MD: MichaƩ Holloman | MA: Despina Delios | MI: Kelly Best | MN: Alla Ilushka | MS: Jalin Wood | MO: Amber Seyer | MT: Stephanie Trudeau | NE: Geneice Wilcher | NV: Helen Salas | NH: Laura Silva | NJ: Erin Abrahamson | NM: Casey Messer | NY: Gloria Almonte | NC: Erin O'Kelley | ND: Rachel Mathson | OH: Anna Melomud | OK: Caitlin Simmons | OR: Sharitha McKenzie | PA: Samantha Johnson | RI: Danielle Lacourse | SC: Ashley Zais | SD: Suzie Heffernan | TN: Rachel Smith | TX: Magen Ellis | UT: Heather Anderson | VT: Jessica Comolli | VA: Lauren Barnette | WA: LeiLani Jones | WV: Kasey Montgomery | WI: Caitlin Morrall | WY: Robyn Johnson