Brittany Wiser

Brittany Wiser
Beauty pageant titleholder
Born Brittany Wiser
August 2, 1987
Bozeman, Montana, U.S.
Education University of Oklahoma Independent Learning High School
University of Denver
Montana State University - Bozeman
Height 5.75 ft (1.75 m)
Skin color White
Hair color Brunette
Eye color Hazel
Title(s) Miss Montana 2009
Miss Montana USA 2011
Major
competition(s)		 Miss America 2010
Miss USA 2011

Brittany Wiser (born August 2, 1987) is an American beauty pageant title holder from Bozeman, Montana. As of 2015, she is one of only two women to earn both the Miss Montana and Miss Montana USA titles.

Pageant career

On June 18, 2009, Brittany Wiser entered her first-ever beauty pageant.[1][2] On June 20, she was crowned Miss Montana 2009.[3][4] Unlike most state pageants in the Miss America system, Montana does not use preliminary local pageants to limit entrants to the state-level competition.[5] In January 2010, she competed in the Miss America 2010 pageant in Las Vegas, Nevada.[6][7] Wiser was a Top-10 finalist for the Quality of Life Award. Her platform was suicide prevention and her talent was singing.[8][9]

In September 2010, Wiser won the title of Miss Montana USA 2011.[2][10] She competed in the Miss USA 2011 pageant at the Theatre for the Performing Arts in the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip in January 2011.[11] Fox News reported that experts at gambling site Bodog set the odds of Wiser or Miss North Dakota USA Brandi Schoenberg winning the national competition at 100–1.[12] Ultimately, Wiser was not a Top 16 semi-finalist for the national title.[13]

Early life and education

Wiser was born in Bozeman, Montana, on August 2, 1987, to Betty (née Cure) and Lee Wiser.[8] After grade school at Heritage Christian School and Headwaters Academy, she enrolled at Bozeman High School but left the school to enroll at Montana State University to complete her high school education.[8] Wiser used these credits to earn a diploma from the University of Oklahoma High School, a program offered by OU's Center for Independent and Distance Learning.[14][15] She is a summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 2009 graduate of the University of Denver with a degree in communications management and minors in chemistry & leadership.[6][14] After graduation, she enrolled in the pre-medical post-baccalaureate program at Montana State University.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "13 vie for Miss Montana title in Glendive this weekend". Billings Gazette (Billings, MT: Lee Enterprises). June 18, 2009. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Strickler, Lee (April 30, 2011). "Brains and Beauty: You Can Have Both?". Bozeman Magazine (Bozeman, MT). Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Brittany Wiser crowned Miss Montana". Billings Gazette (Billings, MT: Lee Enterprises). June 22, 2009. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Former Titleholders". Miss Montana. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  5. ↑ Cole, Erin (July 6, 2010). "An Uphill Climb for Miss Montana". Flathead Beacon (Kalispell, MT). Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Rogers, Rob (January 29, 2010). "Confidence high for pageant contestant". Billings Gazette (Billings, MT: Lee Enterprises). Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Miss Montana 2009 Brittany Wiser en route to Miss America pageant". Missoula, MT: KPAX-TV. January 18, 2010. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 French, Brett (June 27, 2009). "New Miss Montana discovers her voice". Billings Gazette (Billings, MT: Lee Enterprises). Retrieved September 6, 2010.
  9. ↑ "Miss Montana". Miss America. 2010. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Past Miss Montana USA Delegates". Miss Montana USA. December 15, 2014. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Brittany Wiser, Miss Montana USA 2011". Pageant Update. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Oddsmakers handicap the Miss USA contestants". Fox News. June 16, 2011. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Alyssa Campanella of California wins Miss USA Crown". The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH: Advance Publications). Associated Press. June 20, 2011. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Boswell, Evelyn (June 2, 2011). "Aspiring physician now aims for Miss USA crown". Montana State University. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  15. ↑ "The University of Oklahoma High School". University of Oklahoma. August 15, 2011. Retrieved February 3, 2015.

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Preceded by
Jennifer Hepner		 Miss Montana
2009 		Succeeded by
Kacie West
Preceded by
Elizabeth Anseth		 Miss Montana USA
2011 		Succeeded by
Autumn Muller