Shelly Moore
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Shelly Moore is a beauty queen from Knoxville, Tennessee
who won the Miss Teen USA
1997 title.
In 1996, Moore won the Miss Northern Tennessee local title before competing for and winning the Miss Tennessee Teen USA
1997 contest. She went on to represent Tennessee in the Miss Teen USA
contest held at South Padre Island, Texas
on 20 August 1997. Moore's roommate during the pageant was top six finalist Amanda Penix
, Miss Oklahoma Teen USA
and she was later a bridesmaid at Penix's wedding. During the final competition Moore won all three areas of competition: evening gown, swimsuit and interview. At the conclusion of the final rounds of competition, Moore was crowned Miss Teen USA 1997. She was the first delegate from Tennessee to win the Miss Teen USA or Miss USA titles. Her prize package included more than $150,000 of cash and prizes.
Moore was born and grew up in Jacksonville, Florida
before moving to Knoxville to live with her mother and stepfather when she was fourteen. She graduated from South-Doyle High School in Knoxville in 1997 and studied education at the University of Tennessee
, having postponed her freshman year because of her duties as Miss Teen USA.
In May 1999, less than a year after passing on her pageant title, Moore married college football player Will Bartholomew
. Both were twenty years old at the time. The couple later had two children.
Knoxville, Tennessee
Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, U.S.A., behind Memphis and Nashville, and is the county seat of Knox County. It is the largest city in East Tennessee, and the second-largest city in the Appalachia region...
who won the Miss Teen USA
Miss Teen USA
Miss Teen USA is a beauty pageant run by the Miss Universe Organization for girls aged 14–19. The reigning titleholder is Danielle Doty of Texas....
1997 title.
In 1996, Moore won the Miss Northern Tennessee local title before competing for and winning the Miss Tennessee Teen USA
Miss Tennessee Teen USA
The Miss Tennessee Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Tennessee in the Miss Teen USA pageant....
1997 contest. She went on to represent Tennessee in the Miss Teen USA
Miss Teen USA
Miss Teen USA is a beauty pageant run by the Miss Universe Organization for girls aged 14–19. The reigning titleholder is Danielle Doty of Texas....
contest held at South Padre Island, Texas
South Padre Island, Texas
South Padre Island is a town in Cameron County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Brownsville–Harlingen Metropolitan Statistical Area. It may be included as part of the Brownsville–Harlingen–Raymondville and the Matamoros–Brownsville metropolitan areas. The population was 2,816 at the...
on 20 August 1997. Moore's roommate during the pageant was top six finalist Amanda Penix
Amanda Penix
Amanda Rochelle Penix is a model from Oklahoma who was crowned Miss Oklahoma Teen USA 1997 and Miss Oklahoma USA 2000. Penix was also a finalist in Miss Teen USA 1997 and received an honorable mention in Miss USA 2000.-Personal life:...
, Miss Oklahoma Teen USA
Miss Oklahoma Teen USA
The Miss Oklahoma Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Oklahoma in the Miss Teen USA pageant. This state was taken over by Vanbros in 1997....
and she was later a bridesmaid at Penix's wedding. During the final competition Moore won all three areas of competition: evening gown, swimsuit and interview. At the conclusion of the final rounds of competition, Moore was crowned Miss Teen USA 1997. She was the first delegate from Tennessee to win the Miss Teen USA or Miss USA titles. Her prize package included more than $150,000 of cash and prizes.
Moore was born and grew up in Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968...
before moving to Knoxville to live with her mother and stepfather when she was fourteen. She graduated from South-Doyle High School in Knoxville in 1997 and studied education at the University of Tennessee
University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...
, having postponed her freshman year because of her duties as Miss Teen USA.
In May 1999, less than a year after passing on her pageant title, Moore married college football player Will Bartholomew
Will Bartholomew
Will Bartholomew is a former American Football fullback.-College:Bartholomew played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers football team, earning many honors including 2001 SEC Good Works Team, Verizon Academic All-District IV, Academic All-SEC; 2000 Academic All-SEC; 1999 Academic All-SEC;...
. Both were twenty years old at the time. The couple later had two children.