Heidi Alice Voight
Encyclopedia
Heidi Alice Voight is a former pageant titleholder from Milford, Connecticut
who held the Miss Connecticut
title and competed in the Miss America
pageant.
in Milford, Connecticut, and ACES Educational Center for the Arts
in New Haven, Connecticut
. She then studied Theater at Southern Connecticut State University
.
Her platform was "Educate, Empower, Eradicate: Stop The Violence", which concerned sexual assault prevention. Voight had been sexually abused by a family friend as a teenager and was date raped at 15. She continued advocating for this issue after passing on her title.
pageant for the first time in 2003, placing fourth runner-up. The following year she placed in the top ten and in 2005 placed second runner-up. She won the Miss Connecticut title on her fourth attempt at the crown on June 24, 2006. Her talent was a vocal performance of "Why Haven't I Heard from You" and she won the overall swimsuit and evening gown awards.
Voight represented Connecticut at the Miss America 2007
pageant held at Planet Hollywood
in Las Vegas, Nevada
but did not place.
Voight competed in the Miss Connecticut USA
2009 pageant and was a semi-finalist.
Milford, Connecticut
Milford is a coastal city in southwestern New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, located between Bridgeport and New Haven. The population was 52,759 at the 2010 census...
who held the Miss Connecticut
Miss Connecticut
The Miss Connecticut competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Connecticut in the Miss America pageant. Connecticut has won the Miss America crown once .- Winners :- External links :***...
title and competed in the Miss America
Miss America
The Miss America pageant is a long-standing competition which awards scholarships to young women from the 50 states plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands...
pageant.
Personal life
Voight attended Joseph A. Foran High SchoolJoseph A. Foran High School
Joseph A. Foran High School is a public high school located in Milford, Connecticut. The school serves about 1,012 students in grades 9-12 in the Milford Public Schools system. Opening in 1973, it was named for former Superintendent of Schools Joseph A. Foran. The school's motto is "Strive and...
in Milford, Connecticut, and ACES Educational Center for the Arts
ACES Educational Center for the Arts
ACES Educational Center for the Arts, or ECA, is an American public arts magnet high school located at 55 Audubon Street in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. The school is primarily located in the former Mishkan Israel synagogue with studio spaces across the street...
in New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven is the second-largest city in Connecticut and the sixth-largest in New England. According to the 2010 Census, New Haven's population increased by 5.0% between 2000 and 2010, a rate higher than that of the State of Connecticut, and higher than that of the state's five largest cities, and...
. She then studied Theater at Southern Connecticut State University
Southern Connecticut State University
Southern Connecticut State University is one of four state universities in Connecticut, and is located in the West Rock neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut...
.
Pageants
Voight competed in the Miss ConnecticutMiss Connecticut
The Miss Connecticut competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Connecticut in the Miss America pageant. Connecticut has won the Miss America crown once .- Winners :- External links :***...
pageant for the first time in 2003, placing fourth runner-up. The following year she placed in the top ten and in 2005 placed second runner-up. She won the Miss Connecticut title on her fourth attempt at the crown on June 24, 2006. Her talent was a vocal performance of "Why Haven't I Heard from You" and she won the overall swimsuit and evening gown awards.
Miss America 2007
Miss America 2007, the 86th Miss America, pageant, was held on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada on January 29, 2007, which was a Monday, making it the first time that the pageant was held on a weekday, rather than the traditional Saturday....
pageant held at Planet Hollywood
Planet Hollywood
Planet Hollywood, a restaurant inspired by the popular portrayal of Hollywood, was launched in New York on October 22, 1991, with the backing of Hollywood stars Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis, Demi Moore, and Arnold Schwarzenegger.-History:...
in Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
but did not place.
Voight competed in the Miss Connecticut USA
Miss Connecticut USA
The Miss Connecticut USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Connecticut in the Miss USA pageant. This pageant is directed by Crown Productions, who took over the pageant in 2003....
2009 pageant and was a semi-finalist.
External links
- Heidi Voight on FacebookFacebookFacebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
- Miss Connecticut official website
- Miss America official website