| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Kristen Dalton attending the "Beauty of California Dinner" at The Riviera Resort & Spa, Palm Springs, CA on Nov. 21, 2009 |
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| Born | Kristen Jeannine Dalton December 13, 1986 Wilmington, North Carolina United States |
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| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Hair color | Blonde |
| Eye color | Blue |
| Title(s) | Miss North Carolina USA 2009 Miss USA 2009 |
| Major competition(s) |
Miss USA 2009 (Winner) Miss Universe 2009 (Top Ten) |
Kristen Jeannine Dalton (born December 13, 1986), from Wilmington, North Carolina, is an American beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss USA 2009.
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Dalton is the daughter of Jeannine Dalton (Boger) who was Miss North Carolina USA 1982.[1] Her younger sister Kenzie Dalton is engaged to Chad Michael Murray and also competed in the Miss North Carolina Teen USA pageant and placed 1st runner-up.[2][3] The third Dalton sister, Julia Dalton, was Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2008 and placed second runner-up at Miss Teen USA 2008. Dalton is of English and German ancestry.
Dalton graduated from Hoggard High School and was an Honors College Psychology and Spanish major at East Carolina University. She is currently in a relationship with Reid Rosenthal, who appeared in the fifth season of The Bachelorette.[4][5][6][7]
Dalton is a public advocate for Children International.[8]
Dalton won the Miss North Carolina USA 2009 title in a state pageant held in High Point, North Carolina in November 2008.[9] She had previously placed first runner-up to Nikkie Groat in the Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2005 pageant.
Dalton represented North Carolina in the Miss USA 2009 pageant broadcast live from Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, Nevada where she became the 2nd Miss North Carolina USA to win the Miss USA title; the state's only prior winner was Chelsea Cooley, Miss USA 2005.[10] Dalton won both the swimsuit and evening gown competitions during the final pageant competition, and was crowned by former titleholder Crystle Stewart of Texas.[11]
Dalton represented the United States in the Miss Universe 2009 pageant, which was held at the Atlantis Paradise Island Resort in the Bahamas. She placed in the Top 10 and finished in 10th place overall.
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| Preceded by Andrea Duke |
Miss North Carolina USA 2009 |
Succeeded by Nadia Shirin Moffett |
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