Stephanie Culberson
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Stephanie Marie Culberson is a beauty queen from Knoxville, Tennessee
who has competed in the Miss America
and Miss USA
pageants. She is one of only four women who has placed in the top five in both nationally televised pageants.
in 2003. She is a member of the Alpha Chi National Honor Society.
,. She competed in the Miss America
pageant held in Atlantic City, New Jersey
in September 2001, where she won evening gown and swimsuit preliminary awards. Culberson placed second runner-up to Katie Harman
of Oregon, achieving Tennessee's highest placement in the pageant since 1990.
As Miss Tennessee Culberson served as a spokeswoman for the Safe and Drug-Free Tennessee project.
pageant and won the 2004 title on her first attempt. She was crowned by Beth Hood, completing a rare sequence of events. For the first time in the history of the Miss USA and Miss America pageants, three Miss Tennessee titleholders who reigned in consecutive years also won consecutive Miss Tennessee USA titles. The first was Alison Alderson, who was Miss Tennessee 1999 and Miss Tennessee USA 2002 and the second Beth Hood, who held the title Miss Tennessee 2000 and placed 4th runner-up at Miss USA as Miss Tennessee USA.
Culberson represented Tennessee in the Miss USA 2004
pageant held at the Kodak Theatre
in Hollywood, California in April 2004. She placed fourth runner-up to Shandi Finnessey
of Missouri
in the pageant, equalling the placement of Beth Hood the year before. This placement earned her the third highest combined placement of any woman who has competed at Miss USA and Miss America.
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 has 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...
and 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...
pageants. She is one of only four women who has placed in the top five in both nationally televised pageants.
Biography
After graduating from Temple Baptist Academy in 1997, Culberson earned a business and piano performance degree cum laude at Lee UniversityLee University
Lee University is an American accredited, private, four-year liberal arts college located in Cleveland, Tennessee, United States. It is historically affiliated with the Church of God, a Pentecostal denomination, and was the denomination's Bible Training School from 1918 until 1947, when the name...
in 2003. She is a member of the Alpha Chi National Honor Society.
Miss America
Culberson won her first title, Miss Cleveland in 2001 then went on to win Miss TennesseeMiss Tennessee
The Miss Tennessee competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Tennessee in the Miss America pageant.-History:...
,. She 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 held in Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...
in September 2001, where she won evening gown and swimsuit preliminary awards. Culberson placed second runner-up to Katie Harman
Katie Harman
Katie Marie Harman-Ebner is a classical vocalist and stage actress who is best known as Miss America 2002 and former Miss Oregon 2001. She is from the city of Gresham in the U.S. state of Oregon.-Road to Miss America:...
of Oregon, achieving Tennessee's highest placement in the pageant since 1990.
As Miss Tennessee Culberson served as a spokeswoman for the Safe and Drug-Free Tennessee project.
Miss USA
In 2003 Culberson competed in the Miss Tennessee USAMiss Tennessee USA
The Miss Tennessee USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Tennessee in the Miss USA pageant.Since 2001 the pageant has been held in the auditorium at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee....
pageant and won the 2004 title on her first attempt. She was crowned by Beth Hood, completing a rare sequence of events. For the first time in the history of the Miss USA and Miss America pageants, three Miss Tennessee titleholders who reigned in consecutive years also won consecutive Miss Tennessee USA titles. The first was Alison Alderson, who was Miss Tennessee 1999 and Miss Tennessee USA 2002 and the second Beth Hood, who held the title Miss Tennessee 2000 and placed 4th runner-up at Miss USA as Miss Tennessee USA.
Culberson represented Tennessee in the Miss USA 2004
Miss USA 2004
The Miss USA 2004 pageant was held at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California on April 12, 2004. The winner of the beauty pageant was Shandi Finnessey, who became the first winner from the state of Missouri...
pageant held at the Kodak Theatre
Kodak Theatre
The Kodak Theatre is a live theatre in the Hollywood and Highland shopping mall and entertainment complex on Hollywood Boulevard and North Highland Avenue in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles...
in Hollywood, California in April 2004. She placed fourth runner-up to Shandi Finnessey
Shandi Finnessey
Shandi Ren Finnessey is an American beauty queen, model, television hostess, and actress. She is best known for winning the Miss USA title, as Miss Missouri USA. She previously held the title of Miss Missouri 2002 and competed in Miss America where she won a preliminary award...
of Missouri
Miss Missouri USA
The Miss Missouri USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Missouri in the Miss USA pageant. In 1993, Missouri joined the Vanbros group of state pageants for the Miss USA and Teen USA system....
in the pageant, equalling the placement of Beth Hood the year before. This placement earned her the third highest combined placement of any woman who has competed at Miss USA and Miss America.