Gretchen Polhemus

Gretchen Jensen
Beauty pageant titleholder
Born Gretchen Lynn Polhemus
March 12, 1965 (1965-03-12) (age 46)
Other names Gretchen Polhemus Jensen
Gretchen Jensen
Residence Salt Lake City, Utah
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Hair color Brown
Eye color Green
Title(s) Miss Texas USA 1989
Miss USA 1989
Major
competition(s)		 Miss USA 1989
(Winner)
Miss Universe 1989
(2nd runner-up)
Spouse Kirk Jensen
Children 5

Gretchen Lynn Polhemus-Jensen (née Polhemus; born March 12, 1965) is a former Miss USA and second runner-up to Miss Universe 1989.

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Early life

Prior to competing in Miss Texas USA, Jensen was working as a cattle broker and real estate agent in her home state.[1]

Miss Texas USA

Jensen competed as Miss Bedford USA in the 14th edition of the Miss Texas USA pageant in 1987 and obtained the Photogenic award, placing second runner-up to eventual winner, Courtney Gibbs.[2]

The following year, she competed again as Miss Fort Worth USA and won the title, gaining the right to represent Texas in Miss USA 1989.[3]

Miss USA 1989

As the official representative of her state to the 1989 Miss USA pageant, held in Mobile, Alabama, Jensen captured the crown of Miss USA and was crowned its 38th titleholder, becoming the last of five consecutive winners from Texas during the 1980s.[1]

At the 1989 Miss Universe pageant, she placed fifth in semifinal interview, fourth in swimsuit and eighth in evening gown, which allowed her to advance as one of the Top 5 finalists of the competition, finishing her participation in Miss Universe 1989 as second runner-up to eventual winner, Angela Visser of Holland.[4]

Life after Miss USA

In 1993, Jensen appeared in a made-for-TV-movie (Bonanza: The Return at the Internet Movie Database) with Ben Johnson and Michael Landon Jr.,[5] and worked as a sports correspondent for ESPN and for a CBS affiliate as a news correspondent.[6] She was also a judge at the 2003 Miss USA pageant,[7] resides in Salt Lake City's metropolitan area[8] and is now a divorced[9] mother of five.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b "Texan Wins Miss USA Crown". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Associated Press. March 1, 1989. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SL&p_theme=sl&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB04C09ACBCEF01&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 16 November 2010. 
  2. ^ "Metroplex beauty wins Miss Texas". Houston Chronicle. August 4, 1987. http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl/1987_479871/metroplex-beauty-wins-miss-texas.html. Retrieved 16 November 2010. 
  3. ^ "Past winners". Miss Texas USA. http://www.misstexasusa.com/miss-winners.html. Retrieved 16 November 2010. 
  4. ^ "Miss Holland crowned Miss Universe". The Washington Post. May 24, 1989. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/73878501.html?dids=73878501:73878501&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=May+24,+1989&author=&pub=The+Washington+Post+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Miss+Holland+Crowned+Miss+Universe&pqatl=google. Retrieved 16 November 2010. 
  5. ^ "Gretchen Polhemus". The New York Times. http://movies.nytimes.com/person/1097823/Gretchen-Polhemus. Retrieved 16 November 2010. 
  6. ^ "Stations add their own shows". The Washington Post. September 11, 1994. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/72272923.html?dids=72272923:72272923&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+11,+1994&author=Patricia+Brennan;+Jennifer+Kyle+Herd&pub=The+Washington+Post+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=LOCAL+PREVIEW;+Stations+Add+Their+Own+Shows&pqatl=google. Retrieved 16 November 2010. 
  7. ^ "Miss Massachusetts USA, Susie Castillo, Crowned Miss USA". PR Newswire. March 25, 2005. http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-2753618/Miss-Massachusetts-USA-Susie-Castillo.html. Retrieved 16 November 2010. 
  8. ^ "Layton's own Sonic Scrubber makes debut on national stage". Davis County Clipper. Jun 5, 2006. http://davisclipper.com/bookmark/127804-Layton-s-own-Sonic-Scrubber-makes-debut-on-national-stage. Retrieved 21 November 2010. 
  9. ^ "City of Hope, Night With the Stars Honor Their Causes". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 8, 2002. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SLTB&p_theme=sltb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=100DF4CAAE6EA2C8&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 21 November 2010. 
  10. ^ "Linens 'n Things now carries SonicScrubber". AllBusiness.com. February 15, 2007. http://www.allbusiness.com/services/business-services/3935426-1.html. Retrieved 16 November 2010. 

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Courtney Gibbs		 Miss Texas USA
1989		 Succeeded by
Stephanie Kuehne
Miss USA titleholders (1980–1999)

Shawn Weatherly/Jineane Ford (1980) · Kim Seelbrede (1981) · Terri Utley (1982) · Julie Hayek (1983) · Mai Shanley (1984) · Laura Martinez-Herring (1985) · Christy Fichtner (1986) · Michelle Royer (1987) · Courtney Gibbs (1988) · Gretchen Polhemus (1989) · Carole Gist (1990) · Kelli McCarty (1991) · Shannon Marketic (1992) · Kenya Moore (1993) · Lu Parker (1994) · Chelsi Smith/Shanna Moakler (1995) · Ali Landry (1996) · Brook Mahealani Lee/Brandi Sherwood (1997) · Shawnae Jebbia (1998) · Kimberly Pressler (1999)
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