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Ruth Zakarian Beauty pageant titleholder Born Ruth Zakarian
February 6, 1966
Amsterdam, New York, United StatesOther names Devon Pierce Hair color Black Eye color Brown Title(s) Miss New York Teen USA 1983
Miss Teen USA 1983Major
competition(s)Miss New York Teen USA 1983
(Winner)
Miss Teen USA 1983
(Winner)
Miss USA 1984Ruth Zakarian (born February 6, 1966) was the winner of the first ever Miss Teen USA pageant, held in 1983 in Lakeland, Florida. She went on to compete in Miss USA 1984 as Miss Teen USA 1983.
Miss Teen USA
An Armenian American, Zakarian was born in Amsterdam, New York, and represented the state of New York. Before her pageant victory, the raven-haired teenager was a babysitter for Jessica Collins, Miss New York Teen USA 1988 and first runner-up to Miss Teen USA 1988. During her interview, Collins called attention to this fact with Zakarian in attendance. [1]
After Miss Teen USA
She later gained fame as an actress under the stage name of Devon Pierce. Her most notable role was as "Diane Westin" on the soap opera The Young and the Restless. She also was on Santa Barbara as Isabella Castillo. Ruth now lives with her daughter, Fiaba in Costa Rica.[citation needed]
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Miss Teen USA titleholders (1983–1999) Ruth Zakarian (1983) · Cherise Haugen (1984) · Kelly Hu (1985) · Allison Brown (1986) · Kristi Addis (1987) · Mindy Duncan (1988) · Brandi Sherwood (1989) · Bridgette Wilson (1990) · Janel Bishop (1991) · Jamie Solinger (1992) · Charlotte Lopez (1993) · Shauna Gambill (1994) · Keylee Sue Sanders (1995) · Christie Lee Woods (1996) · Shelly Moore (1997) · Vanessa Minnillo (1998) · Ashley Coleman (1999)
Complete list · (1983–1999) · (2000–2019) Miss Universe Organization titleholders (1983) Miss Teen USA
Ruth ZakarianMiss Universe Organization titleholders of: 76 · 77 · 78 · 79 · 80 · 81 · 82 · 83 · 84 · 85 · 86 · 87 · 88 · 89 · 90 · 91 · 92 · 93 · 94 · 95 · 96 · 97 · 98 · 99 · 00 · 01 · 02 · 03 · 04 · 05 · 06 · 07 · 08 · 09 · 10 · 11 New York Pageant Winners Miss New York Bess Myerson (1945) · Kris Krull (1974) · Tawny Godin (1975) · Mary Hinterberger (1975) · Vanessa L. Williams (1983) · Maryalice Demler (1990) · Brandi Burkhardt (1999) · Jessica Lynch (2003) · Christina Ellington (2004) · Kandice Pelletier (2005) · Claire Buffie (2010)Miss New York USA Jackie Loughery (1952) · Mary Therese Friel (1979) · Jennifer Gareis (1994) · Shanna Moakler (1995) · Kimberly Pressler (1999) · Jaclyn Nesheiwat (2004) · Meaghan Jarensky (2005) · Adriana Diaz (2006) · Gloria Almonte (2007) · Danielle Roundtree (2008) · Tracey Chang (2009)Miss New York Teen USA Ruth Zakarian (1983) · Jessica Collins (1988) · Kimberly Pressler (1994) · Gloria Almonte (2001) · Adriana Diaz (2003) · Taylor Gildersleeve (2009)Mrs. New York Meaghan Castaldi (2010)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:- 1967 births
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