Lauren Grissom
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| Lauren Grissom Beauty pageant titleholder |
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| Birth name: | Lauren Blair Grissom |
| Birthdate: | January 31, 1985 (age 22) |
| Birth location: |   Shelbyville, Tennessee |
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Eye color: | Blue |
| Hair color: | Brown |
| Title(s): | Miss Tennessee USA 2006 |
| Major Competition(s): | Miss USA 2006 (Top 15) |
Lauren Blair Grissom (born 1985) is a beauty queen from Shelbyville, Tennessee who has held the Miss Tennessee USA title.
Grissom won the Miss Tennessee USA title in a state pageant held in Clarksville on 7 October 2005.[1] She had previously been a semi-finalist in the Miss Tennessee Teen USA 2001 pageant and a top six finalist in the 2002 event. Grissom was the second of three of that top six to win the Miss Tennessee Teen USA title, following Amy Colley and preceding Rachel Smith.
Grissom represented Tennessee in the Miss USA 2006 pageant broadcast live from Baltimore, Maryland on April 21 2006. She placed in the top 15 in the nationally televised pageant, which was won by Tara Conner of Kentucky.
Grissom graduated from the The Webb School in Bell Buckle, TN in 2003, after which she signed with manager Marcia Weissman and lived in New York City and Los Angeles for several months auditioning and working as a model. She has also attended Middle Tennessee State University where she gained a degree in Art Education.[2] She is currently studying at O'More College of Design alongside Jami Stallings, Miss Indiana USA 2007. Grissom works as a model and waitress and has appeared on several music videos, including those for musicians Keith Urban and The Casual.
Her other hobbies and interests include painting, knitting, travelling, skeet shooting, fashion design and basketball.
[edit] References
- ^ Rose, Kay. "Lauren Grissom named Miss Tennessee USA", Shelbyville Times-Gazette, 2005-10-10. Retrieved on 2006-12-20.
- ^ Whittle, Dan. "MTSU student reaches first goal", The Daily News, 2005-10-30. Retrieved on 2006-12-20.
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| Preceded by Amy Colley |
Miss Tennessee USA 2006 |
Succeeded by Rachel Smith |
| Greenwood Productions Titleholders 2006 |
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| Miss Georgia USA Lisa Wilson Miss Georgia Teen USA Brittany Sharp |
Miss Tennessee USA Lauren Grissom Miss Tennessee Teen USA Ashley Durham |
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