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'''Heather Renee French Henry''' (born December 29, 1974)<ref name="birth date">{{cite news|url=http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8788&enc=1|title=Kentucky Birth Index, 1911-1999|publisher=Ancestry.com|date=|accessdate=December 17, 2010|first=|last=}}</ref> is a <!--n [[United States|American]]--> [[Miss America]] title holder, [[Celebrity|personality]], [[fashion designer]] and [[veterans]] [[advocate]].
'''Heather Renee French Henry''' (born December 29, 1974)<ref name="birth date">{{cite news|url=http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8788&enc=1|title=Kentucky Birth Index, 1911-1999|publisher=Ancestry.com|date=|accessdate=December 17, 2010|first=|last=}}</ref> is a <!--n [[United States|American]]--> [[Miss America]] title holder, [[Celebrity|personality]], [[fashion designer]] and [[veterans]] [[advocate]].


Raised in [[Maysville, Kentucky|Maysville]], [[Kentucky]], Heather French Henry graduated from the [[University of Cincinnati College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning]]. She competed in pageants through her teens, including the Miss Ohio pageant. She competed in the Miss Kentucky Pageant four times before winning the title on her fifth attempt in 1999. She won the 2000 [[Miss America]] pageant in September 1999, the first Kentuckian to do so. Her platform for her reign was raising awareness of [[Homelessness in the United States|homeless veterans]]; her father was a wounded veteran of the [[Vietnam War]]. She has received numerous awards for her work with veterans.<ref>[http://www.missamerica.org/our-miss-americas/2000/2000.aspx Miss America--Heather French bio]</ref>
Raised in [[Augusta, Kentucky|Augusta], [[Kentucky]], Heather French Henry graduated from the [[University of Cincinnati College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning]]. She competed in pageants through her teens, including the Miss Ohio pageant. She competed in the Miss Kentucky Pageant four times before winning the title on her fifth attempt in 1999. She won the 2000 [[Miss America]] pageant in September 1999, the first Kentuckian to do so. Her platform for her reign was raising awareness of [[Homelessness in the United States|homeless veterans]]; her father was a wounded veteran of the [[Vietnam War]]. She has received numerous awards for her work with veterans.<ref>[http://www.missamerica.org/our-miss-americas/2000/2000.aspx Miss America--Heather French bio]</ref>


On October 27, 2000, she married Kentucky Lieutenant Governor [[Steve Henry]], 21 years her senior, in [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]], [[Kentucky]].<ref>
On October 27, 2000, she married Kentucky Lieutenant Governor [[Steve Henry]], 21 years her senior, in [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]], [[Kentucky]].<ref>

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Heather French Henry
Born (1974-12-29) December 29, 1974 (age 49)
Alma materUniversity of Cincinnati College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning
OccupationFashion Designer
TitleMiss Louisville 1999
Miss Kentucky 1999
Miss America 2000
PredecessorNicole Johnson
SuccessorAngela Perez Baraquio
SpouseSteve Henry (m. 2000–present)

Heather Renee French Henry (born December 29, 1974)[1] is a Miss America title holder, personality, fashion designer and veterans advocate.

Raised in [[Augusta, Kentucky|Augusta], Kentucky, Heather French Henry graduated from the University of Cincinnati College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning. She competed in pageants through her teens, including the Miss Ohio pageant. She competed in the Miss Kentucky Pageant four times before winning the title on her fifth attempt in 1999. She won the 2000 Miss America pageant in September 1999, the first Kentuckian to do so. Her platform for her reign was raising awareness of homeless veterans; her father was a wounded veteran of the Vietnam War. She has received numerous awards for her work with veterans.[2]

On October 27, 2000, she married Kentucky Lieutenant Governor Steve Henry, 21 years her senior, in Louisville, Kentucky.[3] The couple have two daughters, Harper Renee (born 2001) and Taylor Augusta (born 2003).[4]

In October 2003, French Henry struck and subsequently killed Karola Stede, 44, a native of Germany and mother of four who was crossing against the traffic light in a Louisville intersection. French said that the accident deeply affected her, and she subsequently recounted her story in venues such as The Oprah Winfrey Show.[5]

Heather French Henry participated in Don't Forget the Lyrics episode that aired on December 12, 2008, appearing with Susan Powell (Miss America 1981) and Kirsten Haglund (Miss America 2008).

On June 26, 2010, Heather French Henry hosted the Miss Virginia pageant in Roanoke, Virginia.

On July 1, 2014, Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear appointed Henry Commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kentucky Birth Index, 1911-1999". Ancestry.com. Retrieved December 17, 2010.
  2. ^ Miss America--Heather French bio
  3. ^ Ex-Miss America becomes Mrs. Steve Henry today
  4. ^ Details of the French/Henry wedding
  5. ^ Heather French Henry relives pain on "Oprah"
  6. ^ KDVA Commissioner Heather French Henry official biography
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Miss America
2000 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Miss Kentucky
1999 		Succeeded by

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