Erin O'Kelley

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Erin O'Kelley
Beauty pageant titleholder

Born	Erin O'Kelley (1986-03-04) March 4, 1986 Asheville, North Carolina, U.S.
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Hair color	Blonde
Eye color	Blue
Title(s)	Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2001 Miss North Carolina USA 2007
Major competition(s)	Miss Teen USA 2001 Miss USA 2007 (Top 15)

Erin O'Kelley (born March 4, 1986) is a beauty queen from Asheville, North Carolina, United States who has competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant and for the Miss USA title in 2007.

O'Kelley won the Miss North Carolina Teen USA pageant on November 25, 2000, in her first attempt. She was crowned by 2000 titleholder Chelsea Cooley of Charlotte, North Carolina, who would later go on to win the Miss North Carolina USA and Miss USA titles. O'Kelley represented North Carolina in the Miss Teen USA 2001 pageant which was broadcast live from South Padre Island, Texas in August 2001, but did not place.^[1] The pageant was won by Marissa Whitley of Missouri.

O'Kelley returned to pageantry in October 2006, competing for and winning the Miss North Carolina USA title, also on her first attempt.^[2] She became the second Miss North Carolina Teen USA to win the Miss title, following Cooley^[3] and second Miss Teen USA 2001 delegate to win a Miss USA state title, following Sarah Medley of South Carolina who won the Miss South Carolina USA title in 2005. Both O'Kelley and Medley are representatives of states directed by RPM Productions. O'Kelley was the fifth former Teen titleholder to win a Miss USA 2007 state title.

O'Kelley competed for North Carolina in the nationally televised Miss USA 2007 pageant which was broadcast live from the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 23, 2007 where she placed in the top 15. Her "sister" titleholder is Katie Coble of Matthews, Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2007.

O'Kelley grew up in Arden, North Carolina and graduated from T. C. Roberson High School. She is a junior at North Carolina State University where she is studying for a major in broadcast journalism with a double minor in world literature and French.^[4] In 2006 she won the Dr. John R. Bittner Scholarship from the Radio Television News Directors Association of the Carolinas.^[5]

References

↑ Curtis, Mary (2007-03-03). "Eyes on the crown, with eyes on her". Charlotte Observer. |accessdate= requires |url= (help)
↑ Reinhardt, Susan (2006-11-05). "Roberson grad savoring thrills of Miss North Carolina crown". Asheville Citizen-Times. Retrieved 2006-11-06.
↑ "Asheville woman named Miss North Carolina USA". News 14 North Carolina. 2006-10-29. Retrieved 2006-11-06.
↑ Reinhardt, Susan (2006-11-05). "Roberson grad savoring thrills of Miss North Carolina crown". Asheville Citizen-Times. Retrieved 2006-11-06.
↑ RTNDAC Scholarships 2006 (Google cache) Retrieved 2006-11-06.

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Preceded by Chelsea Cooley	Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2001	Succeeded by Brittany Crews
Preceded by Samantha Holvey	Miss North Carolina USA 2007	Succeeded by Andrea Duke

RPM Productions Titleholders 2007
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

v t e Miss USA 2007 delegates

AL: Rebecca Moore AK: Blair Chenoweth AZ: Courtney Barnas AR: Kelly George CA: Meagan Tandy CO: Keena Bonella CT: Melanie Mudry DE: Nicole Bosso DC: Mercedes Lindsay FL: Jenna Edwards GA: Brittany Swann HI: Chanel Wise ID: Amanda Rammell IL: Mia Heaston IN: Jami Stallings IA: Dani Reeves KS: Cara Gorges KY: Michelle Banzer LA: Elizabeth McNulty ME: Erin Good MD: Michaé Holloman MA: Despina Delios MI: Kelly Best MN: Alla Ilushka MS: Jalin Wood MO: Amber Seyer MT: Stephanie Trudeau NE: Geneice Wilcher NV: Helen Salas NH: Laura Silva NJ: Erin Abrahamson NM: Casey Messer NY: Gloria Almonte NC: Erin O'Kelley ND: Rachel Mathson OH: Anna Melomud OK: Caitlin Simmons OR: Sharitha McKenzie PA: Samantha Johnson RI: Danielle Lacourse SC: Ashley Zais SD: Suzie Heffernan TN: Rachel Smith TX: Magen Ellis UT: Heather Anderson VT: Jessica Comolli VA: Lauren Barnette WA: LeiLani Jones WV: Kasey Montgomery WI: Caitlin Morrall WY: Robyn Johnson

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v t e North Carolina pageant winners

Miss North Carolina	Maria Fletcher (1961) Jeanne Swanner (1963) Deneen Graham (1983) Brooke McLaurin (2005) Elizabeth Horton (2006) Arlie Honeycutt (2012)

Miss North Carolina USA	Jeannie Boger (1982) Crystal McLaurin-Coney (1997) Alison English (2002) Kristen Luneberg (2003) Ashley Puleo (2004) Chelsea Cooley (2005) Samantha Holvey (2006) Erin O'Kelley (2007) Andrea Duke (2008) Kristen Dalton (2009) Nadia Moffett (2010) Brittany York (2011) Sydney Perry (2012)

Miss North Carolina Teen USA	Rachel Adcock (1992) Chelsea Cooley (2000) Erin O'Kelley (2001) Elizabeth Carty (2004) Nikkie Groat (2005) Melissa Lingafelt (2006)

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Name	O'Kelley, Erin
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Date of birth	March 4, 1986
Place of birth	Asheville, North Carolina, U.S.
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