Faith Jenkins
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Hometown | Shreveport, Louisiana |
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| Residence | New York City |
| Alma mater |
Louisiana Tech University Southern University Law Center |
| Occupation | Attorney |
| Title(s) |
Miss Louisiana 2000 Miss Louisiana Tech 1998 |
| Major competition(s) | Miss America 2001 (first runner-up) |
| Official website | |
Faith Jenkins is an attorney and legal commentator in New York City.[1]
A native of Louisiana, she graduated from C. E. Byrd High School in Shreveport. She earned her bachelor's degree in political science at Louisiana Tech University where, in 1998, she became the first African-American woman to win the Miss Louisiana Tech title. In 2000, she won the Miss Louisiana title and advanced to compete in the Miss America 2001 competition.[2]
Faith earned her Juris Doctor from the Southern University Law Center where she was ranked first in her class. She started her legal career in the New York City office of Sidley Austin. After five years as a litigator, she joined the Manhattan District Attorney's Office as a criminal prosecutor. She is now an associate with Yankwitt LLP in White Plains, where her practice focuses on business disputes.[3]
Jenkins appears regularly on CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News Channel as a legal analyst, including Fox & Friends, The O’Reilly Factor, Hannity, Studio B with Shepard Smith, Happening Now, Fox Business Channel’s Lou Dobbs Forum, Your World with Neil Cavuto, Willis Report, and truTV’s In Session, among others. She has also contributed opinion editorials addressing current events in the New York Daily News.
References
- ↑ "Faith Jenkins (’99)". Louisiana Tech U website. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
- ↑ "Hawaiian Wins Miss America Pageant". ABC News. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
- ↑ Yankwitt LLP biography
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| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by Julie Lawrence |
Miss Louisiana 2000 |
Succeeded by Kati Guyton |
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