Christie Ellen Claridge is a beauty queen from the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 who was crowned Miss International 1982

Miss International 1982

Miss International 1982, the 22nd edition of the Miss International beauty pageant, was won by Christie Claridge of the United States as Miss American Beauty.-Placements:- Special Awards :*Best National Costume: - Helena Sofia Sousa Botelho...

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Miss International

Hailing from California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

 and representing the Golden State, Claridge also earned the Miss Photogenic award at the Miss International competition in Fukuoka

Fukuoka, Fukuoka

is the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture and is situated on the northern shore of the island of Kyushu in Japan.Voted number 14 in a 2010 poll of the World's Most Livable Cities, Fukuoka is praised for its green spaces in a metropolitan setting. It is the most populous city in Kyushu, followed by...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. She was the third American winner of the pageant in just a span of nine years.

Personal life

She is the sister of Linda Hogan, ex-wife of professional wrestler Hulk Hogan

Hulk Hogan

Terrance Gene "Terry" Bollea , better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American Semi-retired professional wrestler, actor, television personality, and musician currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ....

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External links

• Official Miss International website - Past titleholders