Kendra King

Kendra King
Beauty pageant titleholder
Born 1986 (age 2829)
Monticello, Mississippi, U.S.
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Hair color Dark Brown
Eye color Hazel
Title(s) Miss Mississippi USA 2006
Major
competition(s)
Miss USA 2006

Kendra King (born 1986) is a beauty queen from Monticello, Mississippi, USA, who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.

She won the Miss Mississippi USA 2006 title in late 2005.[1] This was the first time she had competed for the title, and she was crowned by the outgoing titleholder, Jennifer Adcock. As Miss Mississippi USA, King was a representative of Premier Pageants.

King represented Mississippi in the nationally televised Miss USA 2006 pageant broadcast live from Baltimore, Maryland, on April 21, 2006, but was not placed.[2] The pageant was won by Miss Kentucky USA, Tara Conner.

King graduated from Lawrence County High School in 2004 and later pursued a degree in business administration at Copiah Lincoln Community College. She was a member of her graduating classes Hall of Fame. She is currently a manager and salesperson at a bridal and formal shop in Brookhaven, Mississippi. Her interests and hobbies include sketching, swimming and modelling.

After passing on her crown to Jalin Wood in November, King married T.J. Johnson on December 22, 2006.[3]

References

  1. Tynes, Scott (November 21, 2005). "Laurence Co. Woman Claims Pageant Crown". The Daily Leader.
  2. "An Eye on the Crown". The Clarion Ledger. April 20, 2006. Retrieved May 1, 2006.
  3. Steckler, Wesley (October 13, 2006). "Miss Mississippi greets shoppers at Billie’s". The Natchez Democrat. Retrieved February 12, 2007.

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Preceded by
Jennifer Adcock
Miss Mississippi USA
2006
Succeeded by
Jalin Wood