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Jena Sims
Born
Jena Michelle Sims

(1988-12-30) December 30, 1988 (age 35)
Winder, Georgia, U.S.
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Georgia Teen USA 2007
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorBrown
Major
competition(s)		Miss Teen USA 2007

Jena Michelle Sims (born December 30, 1988) is an American actress and former beauty pageant titleholder who was Miss Georgia Teen USA in 2007.

Early life and education

Sims grew up in Winder, Georgia and graduated from Winder-Barrow High School in 2007. She briefly attended Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, where she studied International Business.

Career

Pageantry

In 2004, Sims was crowned Miss Georgia Junior National Teenager[1] and later won the Miss Junior National Teenager title 2005.[2]

A year later, Sims won the Miss Georgia Teen USA 2007 title in a state pageant held in Newnan on November 11, 2006.[3] It was her second attempt at the title, as she placed in the semi-finals in the 2006 event. She was crowned by outgoing titleholder Brittany Sharp, who placed fourth runner-up in the Miss Teen USA pageant in August.[4]

Sims represented Georgia in the Miss Teen USA 2007 pageant broadcast live from Pasadena, California in August 2007, but did not place. She was the first Miss Georgia Teen USA not to place in the pageant since 2003.

Acting

Her first role was the main role of Cassie in Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader (2012),[5] and she appeared in an episode of TV series Entourage.[6] She appeared in Sharknado 5 in August 2017.[7]

Charity work

Sims runs a non-profit organization that hosts beauty pageants for children with cancer and other disadvantages called the "Pageant of Hope".[8] The pageants have been held in Winder GA, Tennessee, New York, Michigan, Wisconsin, California and she will be expanding into South Carolina.[9]

In 2006 she received a Southern Hero award, and won a Prudential Spirit of Community award in 2003.[10] In 2006 she was honored with an award from the Caring Institute in Washington DC, recognizing her work with children with cancer.[11] The following year she was one of twenty-seven American teenagers given the "Nestle Very Best In Youth" award for her community service.[12]

Her Pageant of Hope has also been awarded numerous State and National Community Service awards such as The Nestle Very Best in Youth National Award,[13] BRICK Do Something National Award[14] and the Prudential Spirit of Community Bronze and Silver medallion.[15] She has been named a Georgia Young Entrepreneur by NFIB,[16] a WXIA Kids Who Care winner,[17] and a Huggable Hero by Maxine Clark and Build a Bear Workshop.[18]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ Georgia General Assembly House Resolution 845 Archived 2006-07-19 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2006-11-12.
  2. ^ Pageant Cast podcast interview with Jena Sims, episode 34[permanent dead link]. Retrieved 2006-11-12.
  3. ^ "Beauty Queen". Athens Banner-Herald. Athens, GA: Morris Communications. December 12, 2006. Archived from the original on November 9, 2015. Retrieved May 6, 2015. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Interview: Jena Sims goes big in Corman's 3D "50 FT CHEERLEADER" Archived 2012-05-23 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Bain, Whitney Scott. "Interview: Jena Sims, Star of ATTACK OF THE 50FT CHEERLEADER". starburstmagazine.com. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  6. ^ "U.S. OPEN CHAMP BROOKS KOEPKA MY GF'S A BEAUTY QUEEN". tmz.com. June 19, 2017. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  7. ^ "Sharknado 5: Global Swarming (2017)".
  8. ^ "Sims receives Southern hero honor". Athens Banner-Herald. October 29, 2006. Archived from the original on October 29, 2015. Retrieved November 12, 2006. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help) (Google cache)
  9. ^ Lowry, Donna (June 11, 2007). "Class Act Kid: Jena Sims". 11Alive.com.[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ "Two Georgia Youth Honored For Volunteerism at National Award Ceremony In Washington, D.C." May 3, 2003. Retrieved November 12, 2006.[permanent dead link] (Zoominfo Cache)
  11. ^ Blevins, Abby (October 17, 2006). "Institute recognizes 13 caring Americans of all ages". USA Today.
  12. ^ "Extraordinary 27 Recognized as Nestle Very Best in Youth; Winners of National Contest Recognized for Academic and Community Service Excellence". PR Web. March 27, 2007.
  13. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 2, 2007. Retrieved October 7, 2007. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  14. ^ "Tackle Hunger". www.dosomething.org.
  15. ^ "REMINDER/Prudential Financial Honors Spirit of Community Student Volunteers in Atlanta". Business Wire. 2003. Archived from the original on February 20, 2008. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  16. ^ [1]
  17. ^ [2][permanent dead link]
  18. ^ "Press Release - Build-A-Bear Workshop US". phx.corporate-ir.net.
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