- Kelly George
Pageant titleholder bio
title=Miss Arkansas USA 2007
nationalcompetition=Miss USA 2007
location=Mission Viejo, California , U.S.
birthname= Kelly George
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birth = birth date and age|1982|09|10Kelly George (born
September 10 ,1982 ) is a beauty queen fromMission Viejo, California who competed for theMiss USA title in 2007.George who currently lives in
Sherwood, Arkansas , is asecond lieutenant in theUnited States Air Force . [cite news|title=Airman selected as Miss Arkansas USA| first=Capt. David |last=Faggard|url=http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123030192|publisher=314th Airlift Wing Public Affairs |date=2006-10-30|accessdate=2006-10-30] She won theMiss Arkansas USA 2007 title in the state pageant held inConway, Arkansas on 23 September 2006 and was crowned by outgoing titleholderKimberly Forsyth of Cabot. Her "sister" 2007 titleholder isTiffany Greenstreet ,Miss Arkansas Teen USA 2007.George competed in the
Miss USA 2007 pageant which was broadcast live from theKodak Theatre inLos Angeles, California onMarch 23 ,2007 . She will be the first active-duty military member to compete in the pageant in its 56 year history. [cite news|url=http://www.todaysthv.com/news/news.aspx?storyid=41789|title=Miss Arkansas USA Is Making History|publisher=Today's THV|date=2007-02-19|accessdate=2007-02-20]Although this was her first Miss USA state pageant, George had placed second runner-up in the
Miss Maryland 2005 pageant and third runner-up in the 2004 event. In 2004 she represented Maryland in the annual Miss National Sweetheart competition, competing alongside other runners-up from various Miss America state pageants.George grew up in
Mission Viejo, California and attendedTrabuco Hills High School . She later gained a BA in Communications fromUniversity of Maryland, College Park , in part paid for by the $25,000 she earned in scholarship money by competing in pageants. [cite news|url=http://www.arkansasleader.com/2006/10/top-story-shes-not-your-typical-beauty.html|publisher=The Arkansas Leader|first=Sara|last=Greene|title=She's not your typical beauty queen|date=2006-10-26|accessdate=2006-12-02] She then moved to Arkansas where she is studying for her masters degree atUniversity of Arkansas, Little Rock . [ [http://www.kellygeorge.info/about_kelly.htm Kelly George official biographical information] ] She has worked as an intern at the press desk of theOffice of the Secretary of Defense atThe Pentagon and is currently working as deputy chief of Public Affairs for the 314th Airlift Wing atLittle Rock Air Force Base . [cite news|title=Airman selected as Miss Arkansas USA|first=|Capt. David |last=Faggard|publisher=314th Airlift Wing Public Affairs |url=http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123030192|date=2006-10-30|accessdate=2006-10-30]She is now a morning/noon news anchor for KNWA in Fayetteville, AR. She also is featured on "Arkansas at Noon" a combination newscast on KARK where both Little Rock and Fayetteville participate. KNWA and KARK are sister NBC affiliate stations.
References
External links
* [http://kellygeorge.info Official website]
* [http://premierpageants.com/Index_AR_USA.htm Miss Arkansas USA official website]
* [http://www.missusa.com Miss USA official website]Premier Pageants titleholders
Year=2007
AL USA=Rebecca Moore
AL TUSA=Canden Jackson
AR USA=Kelly George
AR TUSA=Tiffany Greenstreet
MS USA=Jalin Wood
MS TUSA=Anne Elise Parks
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