Melissa Lingafelt Beauty pageant titleholder
Birth name:	Melissa Gayle Lingafelt
Birthdate:	December 20, 1989 (age 17)
Birth location:	Charlotte, North Carolina
Height:	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Eye color:	Green
Hair color:	Brown
Title(s):	Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2006
Major Competition(s):	Miss Teen USA 2006 (1st runner-up)

Melissa Gayle Lingafelt (born December 20, 1989) is a beauty queen from North Carolina who has competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant. Mrs. ... A childs first birthday party. ... December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_North_Carolina. ... Nickname: The Queen City, Hornets Nest, The QC Location in Mecklenburg County in the state of North Carolina Coordinates: Country United States State North Carolina Counties Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Government  - Mayor Pat McCrory, (R) Area  - City  280. ... Stature redirects here. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... 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 adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Miss North Carolina Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of North Carolina in the Miss Teen USA pageant. ... Miss Teen USA is a beauty pageant run by the Miss Universe Organization for girls aged 15-19. ... December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Official language(s) English Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Area  Ranked 28th  - Total 53,865 sq mi (139,509 km²)  - Width 150 miles (240 km)  - Length 560[1] miles (901 km)  - % water 9. ... Miss Teen USA is a beauty pageant run by the Miss Universe Organization for girls aged 15-19. ...

Lingafelt won the Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2006 title on her first attempt on November 1, 2005 in High Point, North Carolina. She was crowned by Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2005 Nikkie Groat. Her sister titleholder was Samantha Holvey, Miss North Carolina USA 2006. The Miss North Carolina Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of North Carolina in the Miss Teen USA pageant. ... November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Furniture and Hosiery Capital of the World Location in Guilford County and the state of North Carolina Country United States State North Carolina Counties Guilford, Randolph, Davidson, Forsyth Mayor Rebecca Smothers Area    - City 95. ... Samantha Holvey, Miss North Carolina USA 2006 Samantha Holvey (born 1986) is the current Miss New York USA 2006. ... The Miss North Carolina USA competition is the pageant who selects the representative for the state North Carolina in the Miss USA pageant. ...

This photo of Lingafelt won her the Miss Photogenic award, as voted on by the internet public. The image was taken by Fadil Berisha.

On August 15, 2006, she competed against 50 other girls for the title of Miss Teen USA 2006 in Palm Springs, California and placed first runner-up to Katie Blair of Montana.^[1] This was North Carolina's first placement at the pageant since Ali Burr made the semi-finals in 1997. Lingafelt also won the Miss Photogenic award, for the delegate chosen by a public internet vote who most "exemplifies beauty through the lens of a camera".^[2] Image File history File links MelissaLingafelt. ... Image File history File links MelissaLingafelt. ... August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Katie Blair of Montana, MIss Teen USA 2006 Miss Teen USA 2006 pageant, the 24th Miss Teen USA competition, was televised live from Palm Springs, California on 15 August 2006. ... Palm Springs is a famed Riverside County, California, desert resort city, approximately 110 miles east of Los Angeles. ... Katie Blair of Montana, the reigning Miss Teen USA Katie Blair (born April 2, 1988) from Billings, Montana is the reigning Miss Teen USA. She is the first woman from Montana to win a major pageant title. ... The Miss Montana Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Montana in the Miss Teen USA pageant. ...

As her contribution to the State Gift Auction that was held to benefit the Angel View charity, Lingafelt gave a helmet signed by all 43 Nascar Nextel Cup drivers.^[3] The helmet was sold on eBay for over $5,000, the most ever raised by a Teen USA delegate at the state auction. Lingafelt is from Concord, North Carolina. She has a 22 year old brother named Kyle and a 10 year old sister named Mackenzie. Lingafelt is a home-schooled high school student who enjoys traveling the country, web-designing, make-up artistry, dancing, and singing.^[4] At the age of 12, she was chosen to sing the National Anthem for President George Bush during his Presidential visit to Charlotte. She also sang the national anthem during the two-week Nascar racing season at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.^[5] The National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... The NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series is NASCARs top racing series. ... Concord is a city located in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, a suburb of Charlotte. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States, inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ... Charlotte (also known as candle stick) is a figure skating grace move - one of the spirals, where the skater is bended and glides on its one leg with the other one lifted to the air. ...

Lingafelt appeared as the love interest of Drake Bell, a judge of the Miss Teen USA pageant where she placed first runner-up, in the music video for his single "I Know" in 2006.^[6] It has been reported that the two are currently dating^[7] and Lingafelt is touring with Bell, singing backing vocals in his band. Lingafelt and Bell attended the Hollywood Christmas Parade together. Jared Drake Bell, better known as Drake Bell (Born June 27, 1986) is an American actor, guitarist, and singer/songwriter. ... The Hollywood Christmas Parade is a parade that takes place every year on the weekend after thanksgiving in Hollywood, California, in the United States. ...

Recently signed as a Ford Model with Robert Black Agenzy/ AZ, Melissa is pictured as a Jovani model in CosmoGirl Prom, Seventeen Prom and Your Prom magazines.

Notes

For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 19 days remaining. ... A news release, press release or press statement is a written or recorded communication directed at members of the news media for the purpose of announcing something claimed as having news value. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 19 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 19 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 19 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 19 days remaining. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 359 days (360 in leap years) remaining. ...

References

• N.C. girl runner-up in Miss Teen USA, August 16, 2006
• Cabarrus teenager competing in Miss Teen USA, August 8, 2006

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External links

• Miss North Carolina Teen USA Website
• Miss Teen USA 2006 Pageant Profile
• Pageant Gossip Profile