Lucy Fleck
Encyclopedia
Lucy Fleck is an American
beauty pageant
contestant who was crowned Miss Oregon
on July 2, 2005. Along with the title, she received a $10,000 scholarship award and won the talent competition with her tap dance routine.
Her platform in the Miss Oregon competition, and in the following Miss America Pageant
, was "Breast Cancer Awareness and Prevention Through Early Detection". Accordingly, she has volunteered with the American Cancer Society
and the Susan G. Komen Foundation
. She was not a finalist in the Miss America competition, however, she did receive a $3000 scholarship.
Fleck graduated from La Salle High School in 2003. After high school, she attended the University of Portland
, majoring in business.
She is the daughter of Martin and Julie Fleck and has two brothers.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
beauty pageant
Beauty contest
A beauty pageant or beauty contest, is a competition that mainly focuses on the physical beauty of its contestants, although such contests often incorporate personality, talent, and answers to judges' questions as judged criteria...
contestant who was crowned Miss Oregon
Miss Oregon
The Miss Oregon competition is a regional scholarship competition and beauty pageant that selects the representative for the U.S. state of Oregon in the Miss America pageant...
on July 2, 2005. Along with the title, she received a $10,000 scholarship award and won the talent competition with her tap dance routine.
Her platform in the Miss Oregon competition, and in the following Miss America Pageant
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...
, was "Breast Cancer Awareness and Prevention Through Early Detection". Accordingly, she has volunteered with the American Cancer Society
American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society is the "nationwide community-based voluntary health organization" dedicated, in their own words, "to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and...
and the Susan G. Komen Foundation
Susan G. Komen for the Cure
Susan G. Komen for the Cure, formerly known as The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, often referred to as simply Komen, is the most widely known, largest and best-funded breast cancer organization in the US....
. She was not a finalist in the Miss America competition, however, she did receive a $3000 scholarship.
Fleck graduated from La Salle High School in 2003. After high school, she attended the University of Portland
University of Portland
The University of Portland is a private Roman Catholic university located in Portland, Oregon. It is affiliated with the Congregation of Holy Cross and is the sister school of the University of Notre Dame. Founded in 1901, UP has a student body of about 3,600 students...
, majoring in business.
She is the daughter of Martin and Julie Fleck and has two brothers.