Ashley Zais
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| Ashley Zais Beauty pageant titleholder |
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| Birth name: | Ashley Derham Zais |
| Birthdate: | March 12, 1987 |
| Birth location: | Fort Lewis, Washington |
| Height: | 5 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 in Fort Lewis, Washington) 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 2005 she competed in the Miss South Carolina USA pageant for the first time and in 2006 won the 2007 title. She was crowned by outgoing titleholder Lacie Lybrand of Lexington. Her sister titleholder was 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 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. She is a professional model who has worked in Tokyo, Japan. Her father is president of Newberry College, the school attended by Amanda Pennekamp, Miss South Carolina USA 2004.
In 2008 Zais was hired as Summer Intern coordinator for the John McCain presidential campaign.[2][3]
[edit] References
- ^ Wofford College (2006-11-22). "Wofford senior Ashley Zais crowned Miss South Carolina USA 2007". Press release. Retrieved on 2006-11-26.
- ^ "McCain camp hires beauty queen", Politico, 2008-04-21.
- ^ McCain Internships. www.JohnMcCain.com.
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| Preceded by Lacie Lybrand |
Miss South Carolina USA 2007 |
Succeeded by Jamie Hill |
| RPM Productions Titleholders 2007 |
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| 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 |
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