Michelyn Butler
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Michelyn Butler is a beauty queen from Tampa, Florida
who competed in the Miss USA
pageant in 2008. She was born in Madison, Wisconsin.
After graduating from the University of Florida
, Butler moved to Madison, Wisconsin
to pursue a doctorate in educational psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
In June 2007, competing as Miss Fox River Valley (a title she won in Appleton, Wisconsin), Butler placed first runner-up in the 2007 Miss Wisconsin
competition in Oshkosh. In September she won the 2008 Miss Wisconsin-USA pageant in Middleton, Wisconsin, and represented Wisconsin in the 2008 Miss USA pageant on April 11, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Butler is the second African-American woman to win the title. She was crowned by Caitlin Morrall
, who also placed first runner-up at Miss Wisconsin months prior to winning the Miss Wisconsin USA 2007 title.
Tampa, Florida
Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....
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 2008. She was born in Madison, Wisconsin.
After graduating from the University of Florida
University of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
, Butler moved to Madison, Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison....
to pursue a doctorate in educational psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
In June 2007, competing as Miss Fox River Valley (a title she won in Appleton, Wisconsin), Butler placed first runner-up in the 2007 Miss Wisconsin
Miss Wisconsin
The Miss Wisconsin competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Wisconsin in the Miss America pageant. Wisconsin has once won the Miss America crown.- Winners :* Succeeded to the crown after Miss Wisconsin won Miss America...
competition in Oshkosh. In September she won the 2008 Miss Wisconsin-USA pageant in Middleton, Wisconsin, and represented Wisconsin in the 2008 Miss USA pageant on April 11, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Butler is the second African-American woman to win the title. She was crowned by Caitlin Morrall
Caitlin Morrall
Caitlin Shea Morrall is a beauty queen from Burlington, Wisconsin who competed in the 2008 Miss USA pageant.Morrall, who had previously competed in the Miss Wisconsin system won the Miss Wisconsin USA 2007 title in the state pageant held at Richland Center on 2 September 2006...
, who also placed first runner-up at Miss Wisconsin months prior to winning the Miss Wisconsin USA 2007 title.