Caressa Cameron
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| Born | Caressa Cameron Fredericksburg, Virginia |
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| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Title(s) | Miss Virginia 2009 Miss America 2010 |
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Miss America 2010 (winner) |
Caressa Cameron is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Fredericksburg, Virginia, who won the title of Miss America 2010.[1]
Cameron graduated from Massaponax High School [2] and currently attends Virginia Commonwealth University located in Richmond, Virginia.
She won the Miss Virginia title on June 28, 2009 having previously competed for that title three times.[3] In prior competitions she had placed first runner-up in 2008 and second runner-up in 2007 and 2006.[4] She was also 4th runner-up to National Sweetheart 2006. She earned a spot at this pageant due to her second runner-up placement at Miss Virginia.[5] In addition to competing at Miss Virginia, Cameron placed 2nd runner-up to Tori Hall at Miss Virginia Teen USA 2005 and 2nd runner-up to Amber Copley at Miss Virginia USA 2006.
On January 27, 2010, she won a $2,000 scholarship in winning the Preliminary Talent competition in vocal pop.[6]
On January 30, 2010, she won the Miss America 2010 pageant held at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, Nevada.[1] She won a $50,000 scholarship, beating out 52 other contestants, and became the third Miss Virginia to win the national title.[7]
She is 5 foot 4 inches, and wears a size 7 shoe.[2]
Cameron is the eighth African American woman to hold the prestigious title. The first African American woman to win the title was Vanessa L. Williams in 1983, who was then followed by Suzette Charles who is biracial with African American heritage. Cameron is the first African American among the three Miss Virginia winners to be crowned Miss America.
Her teen years were difficult and awkward. She had to deal with bullying at school. One day the young lady who was Miss Virginia at the time came and spoke at Caressa's school. She encouraged the audience to take negativity and turn it into something positive. These words helped Caressa take more positive steps in her life.[8]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Miss Virginia wins 2010 Miss America crown". USA Today. 2010-01-30. http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2010-01-30-miss-america_N.htm.
- ^ a b Gross, Edie. "Covering Caressa Cameron". www.fredericksburg.com. http://fredericksburg.com/topics/caressa-cameron-pictures-miss-virginia/index_html.
- ^ Young, Julie. "VCU student Caressa Cameron begins reign as Miss Virginia". Richmond Times-Dispatch. http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/state_regional/article/E-MISS06_20090705-221006/278213/.
- ^ Taylor, Duffie (2009-06-28). "Miss Arlington Caressa Cameron wins Miss Virginia". The Roanoake Times. http://www.roanoke.com/news/breaking/wb/209913.
- ^ "Former Miss Greater Springfield Scholarship Organization Pageant Winners". Miss Greater Springfield Scholarship Organization. http://www.missgreaterspringfield.com/past_winners.htm. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
- ^ "Miss Virginia Lighting Up Vegas Strip". NBC Universal, Inc.. 2010-01-28. http://www.nbcwashington.com/around-town/fashion/Miss-Virginia-is-Lighting-Up-the-Vegas-Strip-83031677.html. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
- ^ "Miss Virginia Caressa Cameron crowned Miss America". Washington Post. 2010-01-30. http://voices.washingtonpost.com/reliable-source/2010/01/miss_virginia_caressa_cameron.html.
- ^ http://www.cbn.com/700club/guests/bios/Caressa_Cameron_041210.aspx The 700 Club - Miss America 2010: Caressa Cameron
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Caressa Cameron |
- TheLoop21.com interview with Caressa Cameron
- "Miss America 2010 Caressa Cameron sings God Bless America" video, Miss America 2010 Caressa Cameron sings "God Bless America" at the Independence Day Parade in Philadelphia on July 4, 2010.
| Preceded by Tara Wheeler |
Miss Virginia 2009 |
Succeeded by Chinah Helmandollar |
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