Beth Hood

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Beth Hood Beauty pageant titleholder
Birth name:	Julia Beth Hood
Alias(es):	Beth Hood
Birth location:	Cleveland, Tennessee
Height:	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Eye color:	Hazel
Hair color:	Brown
Title(s):	Miss Tennessee 2000 Miss Tennessee USA 2003
Major Competition(s):	Miss America 2001 Miss USA 2003 (4th runner-up)

Julia Beth Hood Killen (born 1979) is a beauty queen from Cleveland, Tennessee who has competed in the Miss USA and Miss America pageants.

In 2000, Hood won the Miss Cleveland local title and then the Miss Tennessee state title for the Miss America pageant.^[1] She represented Tennessee in the Miss America 2001 pageant held in Atlantic City, New Jersey in September 2000. Hood did not place in the pageant, but won a non-finalist talent award for her vocal performance.

Less than two years after passing on her title to Stephanie Culberson of Nashville, Hood won the Miss Tennessee USA crown, becoming the fourth Miss Tennessee to win this title. She was crowned by Allison Alderson, who had crowned her Miss Tennessee. Hood competed in the Miss USA 2003 pageant broadcast live from San Antonio, Texas in March 2003, and placed fourth runner-up. She later crowned Culberson as Miss Tennessee USA 2004, completing a unique sequence of three consecutive Miss America state titleholders winning Miss USA state titles in succession.

Hood, a graduate of Bradley Central High School graduated magna cum laude with a degree in public relations from Middle Tennessee State University in May 2004. She is married to Todd Killen, a prominent pageant photographer.

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^ Rollins, Lisa. "MTSU student to represent Tennessee in Miss America Pageant", The Record, 2000-07-10. Retrieved on January 11, 2007.

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Preceded by Allison Alderson	Miss Tennessee 2000	Succeeded by Stephanie Culberson
Preceded by Allison Alderson	Miss Tennessee USA 2003	Succeeded by Stephanie Culberson

Miss USA 2003 \| State Titleholders
AZ: Nafeesa DeFlorias \| CA: Candice Sanders \| LA: Brittney Rogers \| MA: Susie Castillo \| MN: Sarah Cahill \| MO: Tara Bollinger \| OH: Candace Smith \| OR: Myah Moore \| TN: Beth Hood \| TX: Nicole O'Brian