Halley Wallace is a beauty queen from Indiana

Indiana

Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...

 who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.

Wallace won the Miss Indiana Teen USA

Miss Indiana Teen USA

The Miss Indiana Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Indiana in the Miss Teen USA pageant. This pageant is directed by Sanders and Associates....

 2006 title in a state pageant held in late 2005. She went on to represent Indiana in the Miss Teen USA 2006

Miss Teen USA 2006

Miss Teen USA 2006, the 24th Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from Palm Springs Convention Center, Palm Springs, California on August 15, 2006. The pageant was won by Katie Blair of Montana....

 in Palm Springs, California

Palm Springs, California

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, but did not place (even though she won the online vote. She then returned to Evansville, Indiana

Evansville, Indiana

Evansville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Indiana and the largest city in Southern Indiana. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 117,429. It is the county seat of Vanderburgh County and the regional hub for both Southwestern Indiana and the...

, and pursued degrees in Philosophy

Philosophy

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 and History

History

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 from the University of Evansville

University of Evansville

The University of Evansville is a small, private university with approximately 3,050 students located in Evansville, Indiana. Founded in 1854 as Moores Hill College, it is located near the interchange of the Lloyd Expressway and U.S. Route 41. It is affiliated with the United Methodist Church...

, she is set to graduate December 2009.

After the pageant, she gained fame by exposing some of the backstage
pageant scandal.