Chanel Wise
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Chanel Joy Puaalaonali Wise (born June 14, 1985) is a beauty queen from Honolulu, Hawaii
who competed in the Miss USA
pageant in 2007.
Wise won the Miss Hawaii USA
2007 title in a state pageant held in Honolulu, Hawaii
on 17 December 2006. This was her second attempt at the title, as she had placed third runner-up to Jennifer Fairbank
2005. Wise's sister titleholder was Serena Karnagy, Miss Hawaii Teen USA
2007.
Wise represented Hawaii
in the nationally televised Miss USA 2007
pageant broadcast live from the Kodak Theatre
in Hollywood, California on March 23, 2007 and placed in the top 10. She placed 7th in the swimsuit competition and 8th in the evening gown competition.
Wise passed on the Miss Hawaii USA title to Jonelle Layfield
on 16 December 2007.
Wise graduated from St. Francis High School
in 2003 and has studied criminology
at Kapiolani Community College
and Hawaii Pacific University
, where she received a $12,000 scholarship.
As a teenager Wise battled anorexia nervosa
and aims to use her title to educate and support young women with the disease.
Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii. Honolulu is the southernmost major U.S. city. Although the name "Honolulu" refers to the urban area on the southeastern shore of the island of Oahu, the city and county government are consolidated as the City and...
who competed in the Miss USA
Miss USA
The Miss USA beauty contest has been held annually since 1952 to select the United States entrant in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operates both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA...
pageant in 2007.
Wise won the Miss Hawaii USA
Miss Hawaii USA
The Miss Hawaii USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Hawaii in the Miss USA pageant.Hawaii is the most recent state to start competing at Miss USA, as it first competed in 1962. Prior to this delegates were sent to Miss Universe...
2007 title in a state pageant held in Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii. Honolulu is the southernmost major U.S. city. Although the name "Honolulu" refers to the urban area on the southeastern shore of the island of Oahu, the city and county government are consolidated as the City and...
on 17 December 2006. This was her second attempt at the title, as she had placed third runner-up to Jennifer Fairbank
Jennifer Fairbank
Jennifer Fairbank is a beauty queen who has held the title Miss Hawaii USA and competed at Miss USA.Fairbank was crowned Miss Hawaii USA by outgoing queen Justine Michioka, in May 2004. This was the first time that Fairbank had competed for the Miss USA state title, but she had placed first...
2005. Wise's sister titleholder was Serena Karnagy, Miss Hawaii Teen USA
Miss Hawaii Teen USA
The Miss Hawaii Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Hawaii in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Although Hawaii has made the cut fewer times than many states, they have achieved a number of high placings. They are ranked seventh in terms of placements won...
2007.
Wise represented Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
in the nationally televised Miss USA 2007
Miss USA 2007
Miss USA 2007, the 56th Miss USA pageant, was held in Hollywood, California, on March 23, 2007, after two weeks of events and preliminary competition. The winner of the pageant was Rachel Smith, of Tennessee....
pageant broadcast live from the Kodak Theatre
Kodak Theatre
The Kodak Theatre is a live theatre in the Hollywood and Highland shopping mall and entertainment complex on Hollywood Boulevard and North Highland Avenue in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles...
in Hollywood, California on March 23, 2007 and placed in the top 10. She placed 7th in the swimsuit competition and 8th in the evening gown competition.
Wise passed on the Miss Hawaii USA title to Jonelle Layfield
Jonelle Layfield
Jonelle Layfield is a model beauty queen who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Layfield won the Miss Hawaii USA 2008 pageant on 16 December 2007, in her first attempt at the title. She went on to represent Hawaii in the Miss USA 2008 pageant held in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 11, 2008, but did...
on 16 December 2007.
Wise graduated from St. Francis High School
Saint Francis School
Saint Francis School in Honolulu, Hawai‘i is located in the neighborhood of Mānoa next to the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu, it is a Roman Catholic school serving boys and girls in grades Pre-K through 2nd and 6th through 8th grade. The high...
in 2003 and has studied criminology
Criminology
Criminology is the scientific study of the nature, extent, causes, and control of criminal behavior in both the individual and in society...
at Kapiolani Community College
Kapiolani Community College
Kapiolani Community College, formerly Kapiolani Technical School, is a public, co-educational commuter college in Honolulu, Hawaii situated on the slopes of Diamond Head in Waikīkī...
and Hawaii Pacific University
Hawaii Pacific University
Hawaii Pacific University, also known as HPU, is a private, Nonsectarian, coeducational university located in Honolulu, Hawaii and Kaneohe, Hawaii. HPU founded in 1965 as Hawaii Pacific College by Paul C.T. Loo, Eureka Forbes, Elizabeth W...
, where she received a $12,000 scholarship.
As a teenager Wise battled anorexia nervosa
Anorexia nervosa
Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by refusal to maintain a healthy body weight and an obsessive fear of gaining weight. Although commonly called "anorexia", that term on its own denotes any symptomatic loss of appetite and is not strictly accurate...
and aims to use her title to educate and support young women with the disease.