Samantha Casey

Pageant titleholder bio
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title=Miss Virginia Teen USA 2006
nationalcompetition=Miss Teen USA 2006 (3rd runner-up)
location= Jeffersonton, Virginia, U.S.
birthname= Samantha Casey
height=height|ft=5|in=9
birth = birth date and age|1988|10|4
eye color= Green
hair color= Blonde

Samantha Casey (born October 4, 1988) is a beauty queen from Jeffersonton, Virginia who has competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant.

Casey won the Miss Virginia Teen USA 2006 title on November 12, 2005 and was crowned by outgoing titleholder Tori Hall. She had placed first runner-up to Hall in the 2005 event and first runner-up to Mally Gent in 2004. Casey's sister titleholder was Amber Copley, Miss Virginia USA 2006, who had held the Miss Virginia Teen USA title in 2003.

Casey represented Virginia in the Miss Teen USA 2006 pageant held in Palm Springs, California on August 15, 2006. She initially made the semi-finals in the nationally televised pageant, and competed in the swimsuit competition then advanced to the top ten, and competed in evening gown. After advancing to the top five, she competed in a final interview round, and was eventually named third runner-up to Katie Blair of Montana. [cite news|url=http://www.zwire.com/site/tab2.cfm?newsid=17096850&BRD=2553&PAG=461&dept_id=506066&rfi=6|title=Teen queen scene: Casey places fourth in national pageant|publisher=Fauquier Times-Democrat|date=2006-08-22|accessdate=2007-02-06|first=Susan|last=Anspach] [cite news|url=http://www.insidenova.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=ISN%2FMGArticle%2FCSE_MGArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1149190002646&path=!news|title=So close to the crown|publisher=Inside Nova|first=Katie|last=Dolac|date=2006-08-16|accessdate=2007-02-06]

She's a graduate of Highland School in Warrenton, Virginia, the same high school Miss Virginia Teen USA 2008, Megan Myrehn attends. Casey started university at the College of William and Mary in September 2006. [cite news|title=Pageant phase earns Casey top national finish|url=http://www.wm.edu/news/?id=6521|publisher=William and Mary News|date=2006-09-02|first=David|last=Willard|accessdate=2007-02-06] She plans to major in business administration or marketing and hopes to work in communications. [cite news|url=http://www.starexponent.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=CSE/MGArticle/CSE_MGArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1149188382059|title=Graduation at the private schools|date=2006-06-10|publisher=Star Exponent|first=Rhonda|last=Simmons|accessdate=2007-02-06]

References

External links

* [http://www.missvirginiausa.com/ Miss Virginia Teen USA Website]
* [http://www.missteenusa.com/delegates/2006/files/VA.html Miss Teen USA 2006 Pageant Profile]