Taylor Wiebers

Taylor Wiebers
Beauty pageant titleholder

Taylor Wiebers performs in the preliminary competition at Miss America 2016.
Born Taylor Alyssa Marie Wiebers
(1994-04-24) April 24, 1994
Clinton, Iowa
Education University of Iowa
Hair color Blonde
Title(s) Miss Clinton County's Outstanding Teen 2010
Miss Scott County 2011
Miss Johnson County 2013
Miss River City 2014
Miss Clinton County 2015
Miss Iowa 2015
Major
competition(s)		 Miss America 2016

Taylor Alyssa Marie Wiebers (born April 24, 1994) is an American actress and beauty pageant titleholder from Clinton, Iowa, who was crowned Miss Iowa 2015. She competed for the Miss America 2016 title in September 2015 and placed in the Top 12.

Pageant career

Early titles

Wiebers began competing in pageants at an early age, winning various titles over the years.[1] At age 9, in February 2004, she was the first young girl to be named Li'l Miss Clinton County.[2] Wiebers was twice crowned Miss Clinton County's Outstanding Teen.[2][3]

On June 26, 2010, Wiebers was crowned Miss Clinton County's Outstanding Teen 2010.[4] Her platform for the title was "Kicking it to Kids’ Cancer".[5] On March 12, 2011, Wiebers had her head shaved at a St. Baldrick's Foundation event raising money to fund pediatric cancer research.[5] She raised more than $2,800 for the cause.[6] Just 3 months later, Wieber was one of 19 competitors in the statewide Miss Iowa's Outstanding Teen 2011 pageant.[7] She placed second runner-up to winner Francesca Lubecki-Wilde.[8][9]

Vying for Miss Iowa

In August 2011, Wiebers won the Miss Scott County 2011 title and the right for her first attempt at the Miss Iowa title.[10] In June 2012, she was one of 12 titleholders competing in the statewide pageant.[10][11] She was named second runner-up to Miss Iowa 2012 winner Mariah Cary.[12][13]

In February 2013, Wiebers won the Miss Johnson County 2013 title. In June 2013, she was one of 13 women competing at the statewide pageant to become Miss Iowa 2013.[14][15] She was named third runner-up to winner Nicole Kelly.[16][17]

On October 26, 2013, Wiebers won the Miss River City 2014 title.[18][19] She went on to compete in the 2014 Miss Iowa pageant, but was not a top-5 finalist.[20][21][22]

Miss Iowa 2015

On July 26, 2014, Wiebers was crowned Miss Clinton County 2015 which made her eligible to compete at the Miss Iowa pageant in June 2015.[3][23] Entering the state pageant at the Adler Theatre in Davenport, Iowa, as one of 16 finalists, Wiebers's competition talent was a musical theatre-style vocal performance of "Don't Rain on My Parade" from the musical Funny Girl.[24][25] Her platform is "Kicking it to Kids' Cancer", raising awareness and funds for the fight against pediatric cancer.[26][27]

Wiebers won the competition on Saturday, June 13, 2015, when she received her crown from outgoing Miss Iowa titleholder Alysa Lou Olson.[28] As Miss Iowa, her activities include public appearances across the state of Iowa.[12]

Vying for Miss America 2016

Wiebers was Iowa's representative at the Miss America 2016 pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in September 2015.[2][26][29] She won a preliminary talent competition, earning a $2,000 scholarship award.[30][31] In the televised finale on September 13, 2015, she placed in the Top 12 as a semi-finalist but was eliminated after the evening wear competition. Wiebers was awarded a $5,000 scholarship prize.[30][32]

Personal life and education

Wiebers is a native of Clinton, Iowa, and a 2012 graduate of Clinton High School.[1][33] Her parents are Robert and Shannon Nielsen and Ryan Wiebers.[28]

Wiebers began dance lessons when she was 4 years old and has been participating in musical theater since age 9.[33] Her experience includes major performance roles with the Clinton Area Showboat Theatre and Quad-City Music Guild.[34][35][36] Wiebers attended Drake University for one year.[10][12] She is currently a student at the University of Iowa where she is majoring in child life studies.[20][25]

References

  1. 1 2 "Miss Clinton County Taylor Wiebers crowned Miss Iowa". Clinton Herald (Clinton, IA: Community Newspaper Holdings). June 14, 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Kent, Amy (June 20, 2015). "Pageant pays off for Wiebers". Clinton Herald (Clinton, IA: Community Newspaper Holdings). Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  3. 1 2 Kent, Amy (July 28, 2014). "Wiebers Crowned Miss Clinton County 2014". Clinton Herald (Clinton, IA: Community Newspaper Holdings). Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Congratulations to our 2010 Titleholders!". Miss Clinton County Scholarship Program. June 27, 2010. Retrieved June 24, 2015 – via Facebook.
  5. 1 2 Martens, Steven (March 10, 2011). "Volunteers get heads shaved to fight children’s cancer". Quad-City Times (Davenport, IA: Lee Enterprises). Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Taylor Wiebers is Shaving to Cure Childhood Cancers". St. Baldrick's Foundation. March 12, 2011. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  7. ↑ Geyer, Thomas (June 10, 2011). "16 contestants vie for Miss Iowa title". Quad-City Times (Davenport, IA: Lee Enterprises). Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Miss Iowa 2011 Results". Miss Iowa. 2011. Archived from the original on September 11, 2011. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  9. ↑ "2011 Miss Iowa/Iowa's Outstanding Teen RESULTS". Muscatine, IA: Miss Muscatine. 2011. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  10. 1 2 3 Geyer, Thomas (June 6, 2012). "New Miss Iowa to be crowned Saturday in Davenport". Quad-City Times (Davenport, IA: Lee Enterprises). Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  11. ↑ "State Contestants: Iowa - 2012". Miss America. 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  12. 1 2 3 Dahlstrom, Katie (June 11, 2012). "Neckers reign at Miss Iowa". Clinton Herald (Clinton, IA: Community Newspaper Holdings). Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Mariah Cary wins Miss Iowa crown". Quad-City Times (Davenport, IA: Lee Enterprises). June 9, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  14. ↑ Geyer, Thomas (June 1, 2013). "Miss Iowa Pageant kicks-off Thursday". Quad-City Times (Davenport, IA: Lee Enterprises). Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  15. ↑ "State Contestants: Iowa - 2013". Miss America. 2013. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  16. ↑ Geyer, Thomas (June 8, 2013). "Keokuk woman named Miss Iowa 2013". Quad-City Times (Davenport, IA: Lee Enterprises). Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  17. ↑ Lamansky, Katrina (June 9, 2013). "Miss Iowa gaining national attention". Moline, IL: WQAD-TV. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Congratulations to the newly crowned 2014 titleholders!". Miss Eastern Iowa Scholarship Program. October 27, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2015 – via Facebook.
  19. ↑ "State Contestants: Iowa - 2014". Miss America. 2014. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  20. 1 2 Geyer, Thomas (June 9, 2014). "15 women vie for Miss Iowa 2014 crown". Quad-City Times (Davenport, IA: Lee Enterprises). Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  21. ↑ Kent, Amy (June 11, 2014). "Local contestants vie for Miss Iowa title". Clinton Herald (Clinton, IA: Community Newspaper Holdings). Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  22. ↑ Geyer, Thomas (June 14, 2014). "Miss Scott County crowned Miss Iowa". Quad-City Times (Davenport, IA: Lee Enterprises). Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  23. ↑ "I am proud to announce our new titleholders". Miss Clinton County Scholarship Program. July 26, 2014. Retrieved June 24, 2015 – via Facebook.
  24. ↑ Cook, Linda (June 8, 2015). "'Crowns and Gowns' event kicks off Miss Iowa Week". Quad-City Times (Davenport, IA: Lee Enterprises). Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  25. 1 2 "Meet Miss Iowa 2015". Miss Iowa. June 14, 2015. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  26. 1 2 "State Contestants: Iowa - 2015". Miss America. 2015. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  27. ↑ Briesmaster, Morgan (June 14, 2015). "Miss Clinton, Taylor Wiebers, crown Miss Iowa 2015". Rock Island, IL: WHBF-TV. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  28. 1 2 Geyer, Thomas (June 13, 2015). "Miss Clinton County, Taylor Wiebers, crowned Miss Iowa 2015". Quad-City Times (Davenport, IA: Lee Enterprises). Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  29. ↑ Sussman, Rob (June 15, 2015). "Clinton Woman Selected as Miss Iowa". Burlington, IA: KBUR. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  30. 1 2 "Miss America Show Scholarships 2016". Miss America. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
  31. ↑ "Louisiana, Florida win 2nd night Miss America preliminaries". Sheveport, LA: KTBS-TV. September 10, 2015. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
  32. ↑ "The 2016 Miss America Competition Scholarships & Awards" (Press release). Miss America. September 16, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  33. 1 2 Pidde, Samantha (June 30, 2012). "MEET YOUR NEIGHBOR: Taylor Wiebers". Clinton Herald (Clinton, IA: Community Newspaper Holdings). Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  34. ↑ Geyer, Thomas (July 15, 2010). "Youthful energy propels Music Guild’s ‘Grease’". Quad-City Times (Davenport, IA: Lee Enterprises). Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  35. ↑ Burke, David (July 20, 2011). "Clinton’s ‘Chaperone’ certainly is charming". Quad-City Times (Davenport, IA: Lee Enterprises). Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  36. ↑ Burke, David (July 29, 2013). "Showboat's 'She Loves Me' a sweet treat". Quad-City Times (Davenport, IA: Lee Enterprises). Retrieved June 23, 2015.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Alysa Lou Olson		 Miss Iowa
2015 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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