Mia Heaston
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| Mia Heaston Beauty pageant titleholder |
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| Birth name: | Mia Ann Heaston |
| Birthdate: | October 2, 1981 (age 25) |
| Birth location: |   Covington, Tennessee |
| Height: | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) |
| Eye color: | Brown |
| Hair color: | Brown |
| Ethnicity: | African-American |
| Title(s): | Miss Illinois USA 2007 |
| Major Competition(s): | Miss USA 2007 |
Mia Ann Heaston (born October 2, 1981) is a beauty queen from Covington, Tennessee who competed in the Miss USA pageant in 2007.
Heaston, a resident of Chicago, Illinois, won the Miss Illinois USA 2007 title in a state pageant held in Chicago on Sunday, November 19, 2006.[1] She won the competition in her first attempt at the title and was crowned by outgoing titleholder Catherine Warren of Lake Forest. She is the first African-American to win the pageant, which has been held every year since 1952.[2] Heaston represented Illinois in the Miss USA 2007 pageant that was held at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 23, 2007.
Heaston is the daughter of Mark and Maxcine Heaston and has five brothers.[3] She grew up in Tennessee and is a 1999 graduate of Covington High School. Heaston previously competed in the Miss Tennessee 2001 pageant, after winning the Miss Tipton County local title.[4] She was a student at the University of Memphis at the time, and graduated from the university in 2002 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in broadcast journalism. In 2005 she earned an MBA from Dowling College. She works as a Sales Specialist for IBM in Chicago.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Little, Greg. "Covington native to vie for Miss America USA title". Retrieved on December 2, 2006. (Requires free user account)
- ^ Robinson, Jessica. "'02 U of M grad goes from tomboy to tiara", The Daily Helmsman, 2006-11-29. Retrieved on February 9, 2007.
- ^ a b "Miss Illinois USA is native of Covington", Memphis Commercial Appeal, 2007-01-07. Retrieved on February 20, 2007.
- ^ Calhoun, Dianne. "Tipton County native is Miss Mid-South Fair", The Daily Helmsman, 2001-09-26. Retrieved on February 20, 2007.
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| Preceded by Catherine Warren |
Miss Illinois USA 2007 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
