- Shelley Hennig
Pageant titleholder bio
photo=
caption=Shelley Hennig in April 2008
title=Miss Louisiana Teen USA 2004Miss Teen USA 2004
nationalcompetition=Miss Teen USA 2004 (winner)
location=New Orleans, Louisiana , U.S.
birthname= Shelley Catherine Hennig
birth = birth date and age|1987|01|02
height=height|ft=5|in=8
eye color= Brown
hair color= Brown
nationality=American
ethnicity= White/CaucasianShelley Catherine Hennig (born
January 2 ,1987 ) is a beauty queen fromNew Orleans, Louisiana who held theMiss Teen USA 2004. She is also an actress who appears on "Days of our Lives "Biography
Pageants
Hennig won the
Miss Louisiana Teen USA 2004 in a state pageant held inLafayette, Louisiana in November 2003. This was the first time that she competed in the state pageant.winnings included a one year modeling contract, with Trump Modeling Management, and a scholarship to The School for Film and Television in New York.
As Miss Teen USA, Hennig represented the
Miss Universe Organization . Her "sister" 2004 titleholders wereJennifer Hawkins (Miss Universe , of Australia) andShandi Finnessey (Miss USA , of Missouri), with whom she made appearances, which included a trip toBangkok, Thailand . [cite news|title='Bangkok: Fashion City' scheme boosted by world beauty queens |date=2004-11-22|publisher=Thai News Service] During her reign Hennig made numerous television guest and public speaking appearances, including a guest appearance in the NBC soap opera "Passions " which was part of her prize package.cite news|title=Miss Teen USA is a La. girl ; Destrehan student enjoying star status|publisher=Times-Picayune|date=2004-08-10|first=Mary|last=Swerczek ]Hennig also worked with a number of other non-profit organizations, including
Seeds of Peace , D.A.R.E., Sparrow Clubs and SHiNE.Her reign ended onAugust 8 ,2005 when she crownedAllie LaForce of Ohio as the new Miss Teen USA.cite news|title=Miss Teen USA ends reign with gratitude ; Destrehan native calls La. fans 'awesome' |date=2005-08-18|publisher=Times-Picayune]Education and employment
Hennig attended Destrehan High School where she was named an "Academic Excellence Student". She is an accomplished dancer, having won many awards in dancing competitions. She also enjoys writing, and two of her poems been published in the Young Authors Book of Poetry.
Three years before she won the Miss Teen USA title, one of her older brothers was killed in a drunk-driving incident. [cite news|title=Obituary: Hennig, Brad Joseph|publisher=The Times-Picayune|date=2001-08-10] Hennig has become an advocate against under-age drinking. She has done work with a local Louisiana non-profit organization called 'C.A.D.A' (Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse), mentoring peers, and other youths about the impacts, and consequences of drug and alcohol abuse. [cite news|title=Teen queen: Life not perfect Destrehan girl warns students of driving drunk|publisher=The Baton Rouge Advocate|date=2005-01-26|first=James|last=Minton]
Soon after she relinquished her crown, Hennig participated on
MTV 's "The Reality Show" where she attempted win her own show, "After the Crown" but was eliminated.On
April 20 ,2007 , Hennig joined the cast of "Days of our Lives " in the contract role ofStephanie Johnson , a role previously held byShayna Rose from July 2006 to January 2007. [cite news|title=Local actress lands soap opera role ; Destrehan High grad aces her screen test |publisher=Times-Picayune|date=2007-05-31]She hosted the
Miss Teen USA 2008 pageant onAugust 16 ,2008 along with co-hostSeth Goldman .References
External links
* [http://www.missteenusa.com/missteenusa2004/index.html Official site Miss Teen USA]
Miss Universe Organization titleholders
Year=2004
Miss Universe=Jennifer Hawkins
Miss USA=Shandi Finnessey
Miss Teen USA=Shelley Hennig
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