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Melaina Shipwash Beauty pageant titleholder Born Melaina Shipwash
May 25, 1986
Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.Education Cheyenne Mountain High School
University of Colorado at Colorado SpringsHair color Brunette Eye color Brown Title(s) Miss Colorado Springs 2008
Miss Southern Colorado 2009
Miss Colorado Springs 2010
Miss Colorado 2010Major
competition(s)Miss America 2011 Melaina Shipwash (born May 25, 1986) is an American beauty pageant titleholder who won the title of Miss Colorado 2010 and will compete in the Miss America 2011 pageant on January 15, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada.[1] Her talent is Jazz Dance and she competed at Miss Colorado as Miss Colorado Springs.[2] Her platform is Project HEAL – Raising Funds and Awareness for Eating Disorder Patients, which she chose because she battled anorexia nervosa in high school.[3] She is a graduate student at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs where she is studying diet & nutrition and Captain of their Dance Team. She is also a choreographer and an ice skating teacher.[4]
References
- ^ "2011 Miss America Pageant Returns to Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas!". Miss America Organization. July 22, 2010. http://www.missamerica.org/news/press-releases.aspx?id=480. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
- ^ "State Contestants: Colorado". Miss America Organization. http://www.missamerica.org/competition-info/state-contestants.aspx?state=Colorado&year=2010&GO=GO!. Retrieved July 26, 2010.
- ^ Price, Kimberly (June 28, 2010). "2010 Miss Colorado from Colorado Springs". Colorado Connection. http://www.coloradoconnection.com/neighborhood/story_print.aspx?id=475814&type=story. Retrieved July 26, 2010.
- ^ "Miss Colorado Springs crowned Miss Colorado". The Colorado Springs Gazette. June 29, 2010. http://www.gazette.com/articles/colorado-100998-miss-springs.html. Retrieved July 26, 2010.
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Preceded by
Katie LaymanMiss Colorado
2010Succeeded by
Diana DremanMiss America 2011, state titleholders AL: Ashley Davis • AK: Abby Hancock • AR: Alyse Eady • CA: Arianna Afsar • CO: Melaina Shipwash • DE: Kayla Martell • DC: Stephanie Williams • FL: Jaclyn Raulerson • ID: Kylie Kofoed • IN: Gabrielle Reed • LA: Kelsi Crain • MA: Loren Galler-Rabinowitz • MN: Kathryn Knuttila • MS: Sarah Beth James • MO: Erika Hebron • NE: Teresa Scanlan • NH: Krystal Muccioli • NJ: Ashleigh Udalovas • NY: Claire Buffie • OH: Becky Minger • OK: Emoly West • PA: Courtney Thomas • TX: Ashley Melnick • VT: Caroline Bright
Miss America Delegates of: 70 · 79 · 81 · 91 · 03 · 04 · 05 · 06 · 07 · 08 · 09 · 10 · 11 · 12 Colorado Pageant Winners Miss Colorado Sharon Ritchie (1955) · Marilyn Van Derbur (1957) · Rebecca Ann King (1973) · Katee Doland (2003) · Melaina Shipwash (2010)Miss Colorado USA Penny James (1962) · Katee Doland (2001) · Lauren Cisneros (2005) · Jacqueline Madera (2006) · Keena Bonella (2007) · Blair Griffith (2011)Miss Colorado Teen USA AL • AK • AZ • AR • CA • CO • CT • DE • FL • GA • HI • ID • IL • IN • IA • KS • KY • LA • ME • MD • MA • MI • MN • MS • MO • MT • NE • NV • NH • NJ • NM • NY • NC • ND • OH • OK • OR • PA • RI • SC • SD • TN • TX • UT • VT • VA • WA • WV • WI • WYCategories:- Miss America 2011 delegates
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