Rachel Smith Beauty pageant titleholder
Birth name:	Rachel Renee Smith
Birthdate:	April 18, 1985 (1985-04-18) (age 22)
Birth location:	Panama
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Eye color:	Brown
Hair color:	Brown
Ethnicity:	Multi-ethnic
Title(s):	Miss Tennessee Teen USA 2002 Miss Tennessee USA 2007 Miss USA 2007
Major Competition(s):	Miss Teen USA 2002 (Top 10) Miss USA 2007 (Winner) Miss Universe 2007 (4th Runner-up)

Rachel Renee Smith (born April 18, 1985 in Panama) is a beauty queen from Clarksville, Tennessee who won the Miss USA pageant in 2007 ^[1] and who previously had competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant. Mrs. ... A childs first birthday party. ... April 18 is the 108th day of the year (109th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Panama. ... 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 or meter (see spelling differences) 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. ... Hair color is the result of pigmentation due to the presence of the chemicals of melanin and phaeomelanin. ... This is a list of ethnic groups. ... The Miss Tennessee Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Tennessee in the Miss Teen USA pageant. ... The Miss Tennessee USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Tennessee in the Miss USA pageant. ... [[Image:MissUSA2007Crowned. ... Miss Teen USA is a beauty pageant run by the Miss Universe Organization for girls aged 15-19. ... Miss USA 2007, the 56th Miss USA pageant, was held in Los Angeles, California, on March 23, 2007, after two weeks of events and preliminary competition. ... Miss Universe 2007, the 56th Miss Universe pageant, was won by Riyo Mori of Japan. ... April 18 is the 108th day of the year (109th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Roxy in Clarksvilles historic downtown section. ... [[Image:MissUSA2007Crowned. ...

Biography

Rachel Smith was born on a U.S. Army base in Panama. She lived in Clarksville after her parents were stationed to Fort Campbell.^[2] She attended Clarksville Academy and graduated from Davidson Academy for high school. The Roxy in Clarksvilles historic downtown section. ... Fort Campbell is a large post of the United States Army located approximately ten miles northwest of downtown Clarksville, Tennessee. ... Davidson Academy is a private Christian school located in Nashville, Tennessee. ...

Smith is a magna cum laude graduate from Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee in 2006 with a bachelor of science in Journalism. Smith graduated a semester early, in December of 2006. She received a full tuition scholarship to attend Belmont due to her community service activities and academic achievements throughout high school.^[3] While she was at Belmont, she interned in Chicago, Illinois for eight months with Harpo Productions, a company owned by Oprah Winfrey. In January 2007, it was announced that she had been chosen by Winfrey to volunteer for one month at her Leadership Academy for Girls.^[4] Latin honors are Latin phrases used to indicate the level of academic distinction with which an academic degree was earned. ... Belmont University is a private, coeducational, liberal arts university located in Nashville, Tennessee. ... Nickname: Location in Davidson County and the state of Tennessee Coordinates: Country United States State Tennessee Counties Davidson County Founded: 1779 Incorporated: 1806 Government  - Mayor Bill Purcell (D) Area  - City  526. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Journalism is a discipline of gathering, writing and reporting news, and more broadly it includes the process of editing and presenting the news articles. ... Look up December in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Tuition means instruction, teaching or a fee charged for educational instruction especially at a formal institution of learning. ... This article is about scholarship (noun) and scholarship as a form of financial aid. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Main article: Secondary education High school is a name used in some parts of the world, and particularly in North America, to describe the last segment of compulsory education. ... Nickname: Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: Country United States State Illinois County Cook & DuPage Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City  234. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... The sign in front of Oprah Winfreys Chicago based Harpo Studios. ... Oprah Winfrey, (born January 29, 1954) is a multiple-Emmy Award winning host of The Oprah Winfrey Show, the highest rated talk show in television history. ... It is proposed that this article be deleted, because of the following concern: Crystal ball, user has created future months and dates before, and been told not to (See User Talk:Jose and Ricardo). ... The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls is a girls-only boarding school that officially opened in January 2007 at Henley-on-Klip in Meyerton, south of Johannesburg, South Africa. ...

Pageants

Miss Tennessee Teen USA

Smith won her first major pageant title in 2001 when she was crowned Miss Tennessee Teen USA 2002. She won in her second attempt at the title, having placed third runner-up to Jessica Myers the year previously. Smith then competed in the nationally televised Miss Teen USA 2002 pageant broadcast live from South Padre Island, Texas where she placed in the top ten and won the Miss Photogenic award.^[5] Of the semi-finalists, Smith placed tenth in the swimsuit competition and seventh in evening gown, finishing ninth on average. The pageant was won by Vanessa Semrow of Wisconsin. The Miss Tennessee Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Tennessee in the Miss Teen USA pageant. ... Miss Teen USA is a beauty pageant run by the Miss Universe Organization for girls aged 15-19. ... South Padre Island is a town located in Cameron County, Texas. ... Vanessa Semrow, Miss Teen USA 2002 Vanessa Marie Semrow (born 1985) was Miss Teen USA 2003, representing her home city of Wisconsin and the state of Wisconsin. ... The Miss Wisconsin Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Wisconsin in the Miss Teen USA pageant. ...

Miss Tennessee USA

On October 7, 2006, Smith became the fourth former Miss Tennessee Teen USA to win the Miss Tennessee USA title, following Molly Brown who held the 1984 teen and 1987 Miss titles, Lynnette Cole who held the 1995 teen and 2000 Miss titles and won Miss USA 2000 and Allison Alderson, who held the 1994 teen title and 2002 Miss title. She won the title in a state pageant held at Austin Peay State University in her home town of Clarksville.^[6] Her "sister" 2007 titleholder is Macy Erwin of Chattanooga, Miss Tennessee Teen USA 2007. The Miss Tennessee USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Tennessee in the Miss USA pageant. ... Lynette Cole (born February 9, 1978), won the title Miss Tennessee USA in 2000. ... Allison Leigh Alderson DeMarcus is a beauty queen from Nashville, Tennessee who has competed in the Miss Teen USA, Miss USA and Miss America pageants. ... This article is about the university in Clarksville, Tennessee named for former governor of Tennessee Austin Peay. ... Macy Erwin (born 1990) is a beauty queen from Chattanooga, Tennessee who will compete in the Miss Teen USA pageant in 2007. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The Miss Tennessee Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Tennessee in the Miss Teen USA pageant. ...

Smith is one of three delegates who placed in the final six in the Miss Tennessee Teen USA 2002 pageant to later win consecutive Miss Tennessee USA crowns, after Amy Colley won the title in 2005 and Lauren Grissom won it in 2006. A fourth member of that top six was Brittany Swann, who placed second runner-up. One month after Smith won her title, Swann won the Miss Georgia USA 2007 title, and both competed against each other at the Miss USA 2007 pageant. Swann and Smith have the same directors, Greenwood Productions, which produce the Tennessee and Georgia state pageants. Image:AmyColley. ... Lauren Grissom, Miss Tennessee USA 2006 Lauren Grissom (born 1985) is the current Miss TennesseeUSA 2006. ... Brittany Ryan Swann is a beauty queen from Tyrone, Georgia who will compete in the Miss USA pageant in 2007. ... The Miss Georgia USA competition is the pageant that selects the represetative for the state Georgia in the Miss USA pageant. ...

Miss USA 2007

Rachel Smith is crowned Miss USA 2007 by outgoing titleholder Tara Conner

Smith represented Tennessee in the Miss USA 2007 pageant^[7] on March 23, 2007 at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, California,^[1] where she became the second titleholder from Tennessee to win the Miss USA crown. Smith won both the swimsuit and evening gown competitions with consistently high scores. She was crowned by titleholder Tara Conner who she competed alongside at Miss Teen USA 2002. Smith is the third consecutive former Miss Teen USA delegate to win the title. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Tara Elizabeth Conner (born on December 18, 1985) is a beauty queen from Russell Springs, Kentucky who is Miss USA 2006 and has also competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant. ... Official language(s) English Capital Nashville Largest city Memphis Largest metro area Nashville Area  Ranked 36th  - Total 42,169 sq mi (109,247 km²)  - Width 120 miles (195 km)  - Length 440 miles (710 km)  - % water 2. ... Miss USA 2007, the 56th Miss USA pageant, was held in Los Angeles, California, on March 23, 2007, after two weeks of events and preliminary competition. ... March 23 is the 82nd day of the year (83rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... The Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Tara Elizabeth Conner (born on December 18, 1985) is a beauty queen from Russell Springs, Kentucky who is Miss USA 2006 and has also competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant. ...

Unusually, Smith won the pageant wearing the same evening gown that she wore to win her state title. She was the first titleholder to win in a non-neutral coloured evening gown since Kelli McCarty also won wearing a red gown in 1991. Kelli McCarty won the Miss USA pageant in 1991, representing the state of Kansas. ...

Miss Universe 2007

As Miss USA, Smith represented the United States in the Miss Universe 2007 pageant held in Mexico City, Mexico on 28 May 2007. She arrived in Mexico on May 1, and along with the seventy-seven other delegates participated in weeks of events, rehearsals and preliminary competitions prior to the final telecast. Miss Universe 2007, the 56th Miss Universe pageant, was won by Riyo Mori of Japan. ... Mexico City (Spanish: Ciudad de México) is the federal capital of and largest city in Mexico. ... May 28 is the 148th day of the year (149th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

On 20 May, Smith competed in the national costume competition dressed as Elvis Presley, a costume which reflected her home state of Tennessee. During her appearance she was loudly booed by the Mexican crowd, who could be seen giving Smith the thumbs-down sign. May 20 is the 140th day of the year (141st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Elvis Aron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), often known simply as Elvis and also called The King of Rock n Roll or simply The King, was an American singer, musician and actor. ... Military signalmen use hand and body gestures to direct flight operations aboard aircraft carriers. ...

After competing in the preliminary competition, Smith made the top fifteen during the pageant finals, where she placed sixth in swimsuit and advanced to the top ten. During the evening gown competition, Smith suffered an infamous embarrassing moment. On the stage, she slipped and fell down before quickly getting back onto her feet. She was able to remain composed as she finished her walk, and placed fifth out of the ten delegates despite the fall.

Smith was again booed by the Mexican crowd after was called into the top five, while their hometown representative Mexico was not. This continued as Smith answered her final question, finishing by thanking the crowd in Spanish, which finally made the crowd cheer.^[8] She eventually placed fourth runner-up, equaling the placement of her predecessor Tara Conner at Miss Universe 2006. Tara Elizabeth Conner (born on December 18, 1985) is a beauty queen from Russell Springs, Kentucky who is Miss USA 2006 and has also competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant. ... Miss Universe 2006 took place at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, USA. Unlike past events, it was held on Sunday, July 23, 2006 (almost two months later than usual). ...

The booing and jeering during the pageant was a repeat of a similar incident during Miss Universe 1993, also held in Mexico City, when Miss USA Kenya Moore was loudly booed during that competition.^[9] The audience reaction has also been attributed to political issues between the two nations.^[10] Miss Universe 1993 was held at Auditorio Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico on May 21, 1993. ... Kenya Moore Kenya Summer Moore (born January 24, 1971 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American film and television actress. ...

Reign as Miss USA

During her first week as Miss USA, Smith was involved in a number of media appearances, such as The Today Show and Late Show with David Letterman, where she presented a "top ten" list entitled "Top Ten Things I Can Say Now That I'm Miss USA".^[11] She also was a guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show where she talked about her experience working as an intern. Today, commonly referred to as The Today Show to avoid ambiguity, is an American morning news and talk show airing weekday mornings on the NBC television network. ... The Late Show with David Letterman is a multiple Emmy Award-winning hour-long weeknight comedy talk show broadcast by CBS from the Ed Sullivan Theater on Broadway in New York City. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... The Oprah Winfrey Show (also known as Oprah) is an American nationally syndicated talk show, hosted and produced by Oprah Winfrey and is the highest-rated talk show in American television history. ...

References

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External links

• Miss Tennessee Teen USA & Miss Tennessee Teen USA offical website
• Miss Teen USA official website
• Miss USA official profile
• Miss Universe official profile