Kristi Lauren Glakas Beauty pageant titleholder
Birth name:	Kristi Lauren Glakas
Birth location:	Centreville, Virginia
Height:	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Eye color:	Green
Hair color:	Black
Ethnicity:	Greek/Caucasian/Irish
Title(s):	Miss Virginia Teen USA 1999 Miss Virginia USA 2004 Miss Virginia 2005
Major Competition(s):	Miss Teen USA 1999 (Semi-finalist) Miss USA 2004 Miss America 2006 (3rd runner-up)

Kristi Lauren Glakas (born March 16, 1981 in Centreville, Virginia) is an American beauty pageant contestant, best known as a Triple Crown winner, one of only six contestants to hold state titles for Miss Teen USA, Miss USA and Miss America. A beauty contest, or beauty pageant, is a competition between people, based largely, though not always entirely, on the beauty of their physical appearance. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Virginia. ... Centreville is an unincorporated community in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. ... Adult human height generally varies little between people compared to other anthropometric measures. ... A foot (plural: feet) is a non-SI unit of distance or length, measuring around a third of a metre. ... An inch (plural: inches; symbol or abbreviation: in or, sometimes, ″ - a double prime) is the name of a unit of length in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The metre, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ... Eye color is a polygenic trait and is determined primarily by the amount and type of pigments present in the eyes iris. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This is a list of names of ethnic groups. ... The Miss Virginia Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Virginia in the Miss Teen USA pageant. ... The Miss Virginia USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Virginia in the Miss USA pageant. ... The Miss Virginia competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Virginia in the Miss America pageant. ... Run by the Miss Universe Organization, Miss Teen USA is a beauty pageant for girls aged 15-19. ... Shandi Finnessey, Miss USA 2004 The Miss USA 2004 pageant was held at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, California on April 12, 2004. ... Miss America contestants visit Andrews Air Force Base in 2003 The Miss America pageant (different from the Miss USA pageant) is a long-standing competition which awards scholarships to young women from the fifty states plus two territories of the United States of America. ... Centreville is an unincorporated community in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. ... A beauty contest, or beauty pageant, is a competition between people, based largely, though not always entirely, on the beauty of their physical appearance. ... In pageantry, the unofficial title Triple Crown winner is bestowed on a women who wins her state title in each of the Miss Teen USA, Miss USA and Miss America systems. ... Run by the Miss Universe Organization, Miss Teen USA is a beauty pageant for girls aged 15-19. ... Miss USA 2006 Tara Conner who competed as Miss Kentucky USA Miss USA 2005 Chelsea Cooley who competed as Miss North Carolina USA Miss USA 2004 Shandi Finnessey who competed as Miss Missouri USA The Miss USA pageant (not to be confused with Miss America) is a beauty contest that... Miss America contestants visit Andrews Air Force Base in 2003 The Miss America pageant (different from the Miss USA pageant) is a long-standing competition which awards scholarships to young women from the fifty states plus two territories of the United States of America. ...

Glakas graduated from Centreville High School. Her first major title was Miss Virginia Teen USA 1999, and she won the Miss Virginia USA crown in 2004. Not long after giving up her Miss USA state title she won Miss Apple Blossom Festival 2005, going on to win Miss Virginia 2005. Centreville High School Centreville High School is a public high school located in Clifton, Virginia of western Fairfax County. ... The Miss Virginia Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Virginia in the Miss Teen USA pageant. ... The Miss Virginia USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Virginia in the Miss USA pageant. ... The Shenandoah Apple Blossom festival is known for its many guest celebrities. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Miss Virginia competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Virginia in the Miss America pageant. ...

She is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia, where she is the Representative for The Honor Committee and a member of the prestigious Jefferson Society. She is a chairperson on the Presidential Debate Initiative and a head writer for Virginia's pre-law magazine.

Pageants

Glakas won the Miss Virginia Teen USA 1999 title in late 1998 and competed in the Miss Teen USA 1999 pageant held in Shreveport, Louisiana in August 1999. She placed in the top ten in the nationally televised pageant, which was won by Ashley Coleman of Delaware. Glakas won the only scholarship given by Miss Universe for writing an essay, $5,000. Kristi is also lame as shit and quite pretentious. The Miss Virginia Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Virginia in the Miss Teen USA pageant. ... Run by the Miss Universe Organization, Miss Teen USA is a beauty pageant for girls aged 15-19. ... Nickname: Port City, Ratchet City(a reference to the citys wildly popular hip-hop dance), River City Motto: City of Shreveport 1836 Location in the state of Louisiana. ... Ashley Coleman, Miss Teen USA 1999 Ashley Coleman (born 1981) was Miss Teen USA 1999, representing her home city of Camden and the state of Delaware. ... Ashley Coleman, Miss Delaware Teen USA and Miss Teen USA 1999 The Miss Delaware Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Delaware in the Miss Teen USA pageant. ...

Glakas competed in the Miss Virginia USA 2003 pageant in 2002 and placed first runner-up to Mimi Abraham. She returned the following year, and won the 2004 title. She represented Virginia in the Miss USA 2004 pageant broadcast live from the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California in April 2004. The Miss Virginia USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Virginia in the Miss USA pageant. ... Shandi Finnessey, Miss USA 2004 The Miss USA 2004 pageant was held at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, California on April 12, 2004. ... The Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. ... Greetings from Hollywood Hollywood is a district of the city of Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., that extends from Vermont Avenue on the east to just beyond Laurel Canyon Boulevard above Sunset and Crescent Heights Boulevards on the west; the north to south boundary east of La Brea Avenue...

Kristi Glakas in the Preliminary Evening Gown Competition of Miss USA 2004

Less than a year after giving up her title Glakas competed for and won the Miss Apple Blossom Festival and Miss Virginia titles. In the Miss America 2006 pageant she made it to the top five finalists, taking home a $13,000 award in the event as the third runner-up. She also was one of the three preliminary swimsuit winners along with Shannon Schambeau, Miss District of Columbia and Miss Utah, Julia Marie Bachison. Glakas' platform as Miss Virginia in the Miss America pageant was "Life Skills: Enabling America's Youth to Achieve Excellence." Image File history File links Kristi_Lauren_Glakas2. ... Image File history File links Kristi_Lauren_Glakas2. ... The Miss Virginia competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Virginia in the Miss America pageant. ... Miss America contestants visit Andrews Air Force Base in 2003 The Miss America pageant (different from the Miss USA pageant) is a long-standing competition which awards scholarships to young women from the fifty states plus two territories of the United States of America. ... The Miss District of Columbia competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the District of Columbia in the Miss America pageant. ... The Miss Utah competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Utah in the Miss America pageant. ... Official language(s) English Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Area  Ranked 35th  - Total 42,793 sq mi (110,862 km²)  - Width 200 miles (320 km)  - Length 430 miles (690 km)  - % water 7. ... Miss America contestants visit Andrews Air Force Base in 2003 The Miss America pageant (different from the Miss USA pageant) is a long-standing competition which awards scholarships to young women from the fifty states plus two territories of the United States of America. ...

Glakas is involved in numerous organizations that advocate for disadvantaged children. As a spokesperson for Locks of Love, which provides hairpieces for sick kids with hair loss, she cut off 18 inches of her hair and donated to Richard Simmons TV show DreamMaker. She has said that the Miss America 2006 pageant will be her last. Locks of Love is a non-profit charity based in the United States. ... Richard Simmons Richard Simmons (born July 12, 1948 in New Orleans, Louisiana is a fitness expert who promotes weight-loss programs, most famously through a line of aerobics videos and television programs. ... Miss America contestants visit Andrews Air Force Base in 2003 The Miss America pageant (different from the Miss USA pageant) is a long-standing competition which awards scholarships to young women from the fifty states plus two territories of the United States of America. ...

Kristi Glakas crowned her successor, Adrianna Sgarlata on June 24, 2006. Adrianna represented the Commonwealth of Virginia at the Miss America 2007 pageant, but did not place.

External link

• Official Miss Virginia Site