Keena Bonella

Pageant titleholder bio
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title=Miss Colorado USA 2007
nationalcompetition=Miss USA 2007
location= Grand Junction, Colorado, U.S.
birthname= Keena Lea Bonella
eye color= Brown
hair color= Brown
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Keena Lea Bonella (born June 4, 1985) is a beauty queen from Grand Junction, Colorado who competed in the Miss USA pageant in 2007.

Bonnella won the Miss Colorado USA title in a state pageant held in Loveland on 24 September 2006. This was her fourth attempt at the title as she had placed fourth runner-up to Jacqueline Madera in 2006, and been unplaced in the 2005 and 2004 pageants. Her "sister" titleholder is Hilary Cruz of Louisville, Miss Colorado Teen USA 2007.

Bonnella represented Colorado in the Miss USA 2007 pageant held in the spring of 2007 in the Kodak Theater. She is the first Colorado titleholder since the pageant was taken over by the Future Productions group.

Bonnella graduated from Fruita Monument High School in 2003 and later studied as a business major at Mesa State College where she graduated in 2005. [cite news
last = McIntyre
first = Erin
title = GJ girl wins two titles at state pageant
publisher = GJ Sentinel
date = 2003-11-02
url = http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:2NTXfF20t5cJ:www.gjsentinel.com/news/newsfd/auto/feed/news/2003/11/02/1067755012.19830.5400.0857.html+%22miss+colorado+usa%22+keena+bonella&hl=en&gl=nz&ct=clnk&cd=7 | accessdate = 2006-09-25 ] She is currently attending graphic design at The Art Institute in Denver and will graduate in 2008. [cite news
last = Winterholter
first = Anna
title = FMHS grad on ‘cloud nine’ after winning Miss Colorado USA title
publisher = GJ Sentinel
date = 2006-09-26
url = http://www.gjsentinel.com/search/content/news/stories/2006/09/27/9_27_1b_beauty_queen.html| accessdate = 2006-09-25 ] She has six siblings. [cite news|url=http://www.denverpost.com/entertainment/ci_5276567|publisher=Denver Post|first=Bill|last=Husted|title=Miss Colorado USA taking high road to national pageant|date=2007-02-21|accessdate=2007-02-22]

As part of her work as Miss Colorado USA, Bonella joined forces with Marines and the Drug Enforcement Agency in November 2006 to promote an awareness of the many dangers of illegal drug use at Merino Elementary School. [cite news|url=http://www.journal-advocate.com/articles/2006/11/03/news/local_news/local1.txt|title=Beauty & the beast: Beauty queen warns of beastly impact of drugs on youth|accessdate=2007-01-05|first=John|last=Mangalonzo|publisher=Journal-Advocate]

References

External links

* [http://www.futureproductions.net/colorado.cfm Miss Colorado USA official website]
* [http://www.missusa.com Miss USA official website]

Persondata
NAME=Bonnella, Keena
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Bonella, Keena
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