Lauren Nelson
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| Lauren Nelson Beauty pageant titleholder |
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| Birth name: | Lauren Nelson |
| Birth location: |   Lawton, Oklahoma |
| Eye color: | Blue |
| Hair color: | Blonde |
| Title(s): | Miss Oklahoma 2006 Miss America 2007 |
| Major Competition(s): | Miss America 2007 (winner) |
Lauren Nelson is a beauty queen from Lawton, Oklahoma who holds the Miss America 2007 title. Nelson is the second consecutive Miss America and sixth in the history of Miss America to hail from this state.[1]
Nelson was Miss Teen Oklahoma 2004, and in this role, she performed at the 2005 Miss America Pageant.[2] En route to Miss America, she won the Miss Oklahoma State Fair local title and then competed in the Miss Oklahoma pageant for the first time on June 11, 2006, and was crowned Miss Oklahoma 2006, for which she received a $16,000 scholarship. At age nineteen, she was the youngest contestant to become Miss Oklahoma.
Nelson went on to represent Oklahoma in the Miss America 2007 pageant broadcast on CMT from the Aladdin Resort and Casino on January 29, 2007. She won a preliminary swimsuit award on Thursday night, becoming her state's first Swimsuit preliminary award since 1955. At the conclusion of the live telecast, Nelson was crowned the 82nd Miss America. She succeeds Jennifer Berry, of Jenks, Oklahoma, in the first occurrence of consecutive winners from the same state since 1959-1960.
A graduate of MacArthur High School, Nelson is a student at the University of Central Oklahoma. She is also a member of Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority. She is a member of Centenary United Methodist Church in Lawton, Oklahoma. Her goal is to become a Broadway performer. Her Miss America talent was a vocal performance, and her platform issue is "Be NetSmart – Protecting Kids Online". She receives a $50,000 scholarship award along with the title.
In a recent article she expressed support for Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Associated Press. "Miss Oklahoma Lauren Nelson Wins Miss America 2007 Pageant", FOX News.com, January 30, 2007. Retrieved on February 4, 2007.
- ^ Lauren Nelson bio. Miss Oklahoma Pageant Scholarship Funds, Inc.. Retrieved on February 4, 2007.
- ^ examiner.com. "Yeas and Nays: Thursday, Feb. 8", examiner.com, February 8, 2007. Retrieved on February 8, 2007.
[edit] External links
- Miss America official website
- Miss Oklahoma 2006
- Lauren Nelson is the new Miss America!!!. Latest News. Miss Oklahoma Pageant Scholarship Funds, Inc.. Retrieved on February 4, 2007.
| Preceded by Jennifer Berry |
Miss America 2007 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
