Tori Hall

Pageant titleholder bio
title=Miss Virginia USA 2008
Miss Virginia Teen USA 2005
nationalcompetition=Miss Teen USA 2005 (Top 10)
location= Greenville, North Carolina, U.S.
birthname= Victoria Marie Hall
height=height|ft=5|in=8
birth = birth date and age|1986|12|20
eye color= Brown
hair color= Brown

Victoria Marie Hall (Tori Hall) (born 20 December 1986) is a beauty queen from Midlothian, Virginia who has competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant. She also appeared on MTV series ' and on MTV's '. Hall holds the Miss Virginia USA title.

Hall's father is a preacher and she moved numerous times as a child, living in Waddy, Kentucky before moving to Midlothian, Virginia with her father when her parents' marriage ended. After graduating from high school in Midlothian, Hall studied at Virginia Intermont College. Hall now attends the University of Kentucky. At the end of 2005, Hall was involved in a car crash and though not seriously injured, it led to her embracing religion. [cite website|url=http://www.mtv.com/content/ontv/roadrules/season14/cast/pitcrew_personality.jhtml?pid=8472|title=Tori Hall - Road Rules profile|publisher=MTV|accessdate=2007-01-31]

Biography

Pageants

Hall won the Miss Virginia Teen USA 2005 title on October 30, 2004, after competing in the pageant for the first time. [cite news|title=Pageant Royalty|publisher=The Richmond Times-Dispatch|date=2004-11-01|page=B2] Her sister titleholder was Jennifer Pitts, Miss Virginia USA 2005.

Hall represented Virginia in the Miss Teen USA 2005 pageant held in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on August 8, 2005. She initially made the semi-finals in the nationally televised pageant, and competed in the evening gown competition. She then advanced to the top ten, and competed in swimsuit. [cite news|title=51 beauty queens narrowed to one Ohio wins crown; Baton Rouge wins spotlight |date=2005-08-09|publisher= The Baton Rouge Advocate|page=1-A|first=Emily|last=Kern] Hall's top ten placement was Virginia's only placement since Kristi Lauren Glakas made the top ten in 1999.

Hall passed on her crown to Samantha Casey of Jeffersontown on November 12, 2005. Casey had been her first runner-up in the 2005 state pageant.

In 2007, Hall won the Miss Virginia USA 2008 title, the third consecutive Miss Virginia Teen USA to do so. She represented Virginia in the Miss USA 2008 pageant in 2008.

"Road Rules" and "The Gauntlet 3"

In 2007, Hall was involved in the MTV reality television series "" as part of the "pit crew", which competed for a part on the show. At the end of the first episode, Hall became the first member of the pit crew to join the Road Rulers crew in the "RV" when she won a challenge against Veronica. Hall remained with the RV crew until the end of the show, which lasted 15 episodes. For making it to the final mission, Tori and the other five members received the handsome reward which included money the crew had won doing different challenges during the show, as well as a Mazda 3.

Due to her appearance on "Road Rules", Hall was asked to be part of the cast competing for over $400,000 in prizes (including the final mission) in 2008's "", on MTV. In the process of the game, Tori expressed her strong dislike for the team she was in, particularly against Frank and Jillian. This was caused by the fact that Tori was sent into a Gauntlet match against her good friend Melinda. Tori nearly quit the competition before going into the match but in the end decided to participate. Tori won the match and returned to the Rookies team. Hall was also part of the six remaining castmembers on the Rookies team which competed in and won the final mission worth $300,000. She is currently dating fellow castmember of the Gauntlet III Brad Fiorenza.

References

External links

* [http://www.missvirginiausa.com/ Miss Virginia Teen USA Website]
* [http://www.missteenusa.com/delegates/2005/files/VA.html Miss Teen USA 2005 Pageant Profile]