Nicole Johnson (Miss America)

This article is about the Miss America winner. For the American comic actress, see Nicole Johnson (Actress). For the Miss California USA titleholder, see Nicole Johnson (Miss California USA).

Nicole Johnson

Beauty pageant titleholder
Nicole Johnson signing autographs at the Miss America 2008 pageant
Born	Nicole Johnson January 9, 1974 (1974-01-09) (age 37) Seminole, Florida
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Weight	133 lb (60 kg)[1]
Hair color	Brown
Eye color	Blue
Title(s)	Miss Lynchburg Festival 1998 Miss Virginia 1998 Miss America 1999
Major competition(s)	Miss America 1999 (winner)
Spouse	Scott Baker (2003–2008)
Children	1
Official website

Nicole Johnson (born 9 January 1974^[2]) is an American pageant titleholder from Seminole, Florida^[3] who held the Miss America title in 1999.^[4] She is now a diabetes advocate, having been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 1993.

Biography

Pageants

Johnson first started competing in pageants in Florida and placed third runner-up in the Miss Florida USA 1997 pageant. After moving to Virginia to pursue post-graduate education at Regent University she continued competing and placed in the top ten at Miss Virginia 1997.^[5][6] In March 1998 she won the Miss Lynchburg title and went on to win the Miss Virginia 1998 title on June 29, 1998.^[6]

In September Johnson represented Virginia in the Miss America 1999 pageant, becoming the second woman representing that state to win the Miss America title.^[7] She sang That's Life in the talent competition.^[7]

Education

Johnson holds a BA in English from the University of South Florida and is a 1998 graduate of the School of Communication & the Arts of Regent University in Virginia.^[7] She also has a Master of Public Health degree from the University of Pittsburgh gained in 2007. Johnson is currently a doctoral student in the College of Public Health at the University of South Florida.

Career

Congressman Gus Bilirakis meets with Diabetes advocate and former Miss America Nicole Johnson.

Johnson became a spokesperson for the American Diabetes Association in the 1990s and had testified in legislative hearings in Washington, D.C. prior to winning the Miss Virginia title.^[4] In 1997 she started wearing a miniature insulin pump on her hip to control her illness, which she wore while competing at Miss Virginia and Miss America.^[4][6] Prior to winning the Miss America title she had worked for the Christian Broadcasting Network in addition to her diabetes advocacy.^[3]

In March 2005, Johnson became the anchor of dLife, a weekly TV series about diabetes that airs on CNBC. She has written four books: three cookbooks with Mr. Food and her autobiography Living with Diabetes. She works full time as a diabetes advocate and patient care expert. Her consulting clients include Animas Corporation, AmMed Direct LLC and Eli Lilly and Company. She also works with the University of South Florida. She is the Executive Director of Bringing Science Home. She specializes in communications, public health, and development.

Nicole Johnson and her daughter Ava in 2010

Personal life

Johnson married Scott Baker, a former WTAE-TV anchor, in 2003.^[8] The couple's daughter, Ava Grace Baker was born on January 7, 2006.^[9] She and Baker separated in 2006 and divorced in 2008, she currently resides with her daughter in Clearwater, Florida.^[10]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Miss America 1999". PBS. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/missamerica/sfeature/pop_1999.html. Retrieved 2011-10-06. 
2. ^ "Meet Miss Virginia 1998 Nicole Johnson". Miss America Organisation. 1998. Archived from the original on April 23, 1999. http://web.archive.org/web/19990423191050/http://www.missamerica.org/1998/va.html. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Curran, John (1998-09-21). "New Miss America 'Never Gave Up'". The Free Lance-Star. http://news.google.co.nz/newspapers?id=ptwyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QQgGAAAAIBAJ&pg=1817,5105572&dq=nicole-johnson+seminole&hl=en. 
4. ^ ^{a b c} "Virginian wins Miss America pageant". Chicago Tribune. September 20, 1998. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/34401265.html?dids=34401265:34401265&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+20%2C+1998&author=From+Tribune+News+Services.&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=VIRGINIAN+WINS+MISS+AMERICA+PAGEANT&pqatl=google. Retrieved 19 September 2009. 
5. ^ "Device helps Miss Lynchburg to stay competitive". The Free Lance-Star. 1998-06-28. http://news.google.co.nz/newspapers?id=RQQzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oQgGAAAAIBAJ&pg=6776,6532563&dq=nicole-johnson+miss-virginia&hl=en. 
6. ^ ^{a b c} Associated Press (1998-06-29). "Diabetic Crowned Miss VA". The Free Lance-Star. http://news.google.co.nz/newspapers?id=RgQzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oQgGAAAAIBAJ&pg=7038,6897020&dq=nicole-johnson+miss-virginia&hl=en. 
7. ^ ^{a b c} Curran, John (1998-09-19). "Miss Virginia Nicole Johnson wins Miss America pageant". Times Daily. http://news.google.co.nz/newspapers?id=u0weAAAAIBAJ&sjid=O8cEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1503,2719831&dq=nicole-johnson+miss-virginia&hl=en. 
8. ^ Owen, Rob (2003-08-09). "The anchorman and the beauty queen". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. http://www.post-gazette.com/TV/20030809baker0809fnp5.asp. 
9. ^ Templeton, David (2006-10-25). "Winning life's pageant and living well with diabetes". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06298/732550-114.stm. 
10. ^ "TV Q&A with Rob Owen". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. February 15, 2008. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08046/857506-238.stm. Retrieved 2011-10-10. 

External links

• Nicole Johnson at the Internet Movie Database
• Official website
• Miss America official website

Preceded by Kelli Quick

Miss Virginia 1998

Succeeded by Nita Booth

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Name	Johnson, Nicole
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Date of birth	1974-01-09
Place of birth	Seminole, Florida
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