Andria Mullins
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Andria Gayle Mullins is a beauty queen, model and actress from Texas
who has competed in the Miss Teen USA
pageant.
Mullins won the Miss Texas Teen USA
1997 pageant and competed at Miss Teen USA
1997, broadcast live from South Padre Island, Texas
in August 1997. She later competed nine times for a Miss USA
state title, entering the Miss Texas USA
, Miss New York USA
and Miss California USA
pageants, but never won a title. After her final attempt in 2007 she became ineligible to compete in the future because of the competition's age restrictions. Her highest placement came with this final attempt in the Miss New York USA 2007 pageant, where she placed first runner-up to Gloria Almonte
.
title 1997, and was crowned by Miss Texas Teen USA
and Miss Teen USA
1996 Christie Lee Woods
. Mullins later represented Texas in the Miss Teen USA
1997 pageant broadcast live from South Padre Island, Texas
in August 1997. She did not place in the nationally televised competition, but did win the Style Award. The event was won by Shelly Moore
of Tennessee
.
1999 pageant and won the swimsuit award, but did not place. She competed again in the 2000 event, again with no success. In the 2001 pageant Mullins, competing as Miss Williamson County USA, made the top twelve. The following year, at Miss Texas USA 2002, she placed second runner-up, in what would be her highest placement overall in the Miss Texas USA pageant. In that pageant six former Miss Texas Teen USA titleholders, those who held titles from 1995-2000, competed, the highest number of former teens from one state to compete in a Miss USA state pageant. In 2002 she won the Miss Austin USA 2002 title and competed in the Miss Texas USA
2003 pageant, her fifth attempt at the title. She placed in the top twelve in that competition, echoing her placement in 2001. Mullins' final attempt at the Miss Texas USA crown was 2004, when she again made the semi-finals, as Miss Central Texas.
2005 pageant. Mullins won the Miss Photogenic and Style awards and placed fourth runner-up in that event, which was won by Meaghan Jarensky
. The following year Mullins moved to Los Angeles, California
where she competed in the Miss California USA
2006 pageant won by Tamiko Nash
. Competing as Miss City of Angels, Mullins made the top ten and won Miss Photogenic. In her last year of eligibility, Mullins returned to New York where she competed in the Miss New York USA 2007 pageant. In her final attempt at a Miss USA title, Mullins placed first runner-up to Gloria Almonte
, her highest placement in nine attempts at a crown. Almonte was also a former Miss Teen USA delegate, having held the Miss New York Teen USA
title and placing first runner-up at Miss Teen USA 2001.
Mullins is one of a number of former Miss Texas Teen USA titleholders who competed numerous times for a Miss USA state crown but were unsuccessful by the time they aged out. Others include Mandy Jeffreys, Miss Texas Teen USA 1995 and Christie Lee Woods
, Miss Texas Teen USA and Miss Teen USA 1996. She is one of very few Miss USA state pageant competitors who have competed in all nine years of eligibility without winning a title.
show The Starlet
in 2005. During the show she and ten other young actresses lived together in Marilyn Monroe
's old house while competing in a series of acting challenges for the chance to win a role on the WB drama One Tree Hill
and a management contract with 3 Arts Entertainment. She was the first eliminated from the show. She also graces the cover of Glamour's Big Book of "DOS & DON'TS" released in September of 2006. She was "A DO".
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
who has competed in the Miss Teen USA
Miss Teen USA
Miss Teen USA is a beauty pageant run by the Miss Universe Organization for girls aged 14–19. The reigning titleholder is Danielle Doty of Texas....
pageant.
Mullins won the Miss Texas Teen USA
Miss Texas Teen USA
The Miss Texas Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Texas in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Texas is one of the most successful states across all twenty-seven years of competition at Miss Teen USA. They have had fifteen semi-finalists, three more than any...
1997 pageant and competed at Miss Teen USA
Miss Teen USA
Miss Teen USA is a beauty pageant run by the Miss Universe Organization for girls aged 14–19. The reigning titleholder is Danielle Doty of Texas....
1997, broadcast live from South Padre Island, Texas
South Padre Island, Texas
South Padre Island is a town in Cameron County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Brownsville–Harlingen Metropolitan Statistical Area. It may be included as part of the Brownsville–Harlingen–Raymondville and the Matamoros–Brownsville metropolitan areas. The population was 2,816 at the...
in August 1997. She later competed nine times for a Miss USA
Miss USA
The Miss USA beauty contest has been held annually since 1952 to select the United States entrant in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operates both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA...
state title, entering the Miss Texas USA
Miss Texas USA
The Miss Texas USA competition is the pageant who selects the representative for the state Texas in the Miss USA pageant. In turn, the winner of Miss USA competes for the title of Miss Universe....
, Miss New York USA
Miss New York USA
The Miss New York USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New York in the Miss USA pageant. Amber Collins is the reigning Miss New York USA 2011...
and Miss California USA
Miss California USA
Miss California USA is a pageant that selects the representative for the state of California in the Miss USA pageant.The current titleholder is Katie Blair. She succeeded Alyssa Campanella on June 25, 2011 after Campanella was crowned Miss USA 2011....
pageants, but never won a title. After her final attempt in 2007 she became ineligible to compete in the future because of the competition's age restrictions. Her highest placement came with this final attempt in the Miss New York USA 2007 pageant, where she placed first runner-up to Gloria Almonte
Gloria Almonte
Gloria Sophia Almonte is a beauty queen from the Bronx, New York who has competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant and competed in the Miss USA pageant in 2007....
.
Miss Teen USA
Mullins won Miss Lake Whitney Teen USA local title and then the Miss Texas Teen USAMiss Texas Teen USA
The Miss Texas Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Texas in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Texas is one of the most successful states across all twenty-seven years of competition at Miss Teen USA. They have had fifteen semi-finalists, three more than any...
title 1997, and was crowned by Miss Texas Teen USA
Miss Texas Teen USA
The Miss Texas Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Texas in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Texas is one of the most successful states across all twenty-seven years of competition at Miss Teen USA. They have had fifteen semi-finalists, three more than any...
and Miss Teen USA
Miss Teen USA
Miss Teen USA is a beauty pageant run by the Miss Universe Organization for girls aged 14–19. The reigning titleholder is Danielle Doty of Texas....
1996 Christie Lee Woods
Christie Lee Woods
Christie Lee Woods is an American model, actress and the first woman from Texas to capture the Miss Teen USA crown ....
. Mullins later represented Texas in the Miss Teen USA
Miss Teen USA
Miss Teen USA is a beauty pageant run by the Miss Universe Organization for girls aged 14–19. The reigning titleholder is Danielle Doty of Texas....
1997 pageant broadcast live from South Padre Island, Texas
South Padre Island, Texas
South Padre Island is a town in Cameron County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Brownsville–Harlingen Metropolitan Statistical Area. It may be included as part of the Brownsville–Harlingen–Raymondville and the Matamoros–Brownsville metropolitan areas. The population was 2,816 at the...
in August 1997. She did not place in the nationally televised competition, but did win the Style Award. The event was won by Shelly Moore
Shelly Moore
Shelly Moore is a beauty queen from Knoxville, Tennessee who won the Miss Teen USA 1997 title.In 1996, Moore won the Miss Northern Tennessee local title before competing for and winning the Miss Tennessee Teen USA 1997 contest. She went on to represent Tennessee in the Miss Teen USA contest held...
of Tennessee
Miss Tennessee Teen USA
The Miss Tennessee Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Tennessee in the Miss Teen USA pageant....
.
Miss Texas USA attempts
Little more than six months after passing on her crown, Mullins competed in the Miss Texas USAMiss Texas USA
The Miss Texas USA competition is the pageant who selects the representative for the state Texas in the Miss USA pageant. In turn, the winner of Miss USA competes for the title of Miss Universe....
1999 pageant and won the swimsuit award, but did not place. She competed again in the 2000 event, again with no success. In the 2001 pageant Mullins, competing as Miss Williamson County USA, made the top twelve. The following year, at Miss Texas USA 2002, she placed second runner-up, in what would be her highest placement overall in the Miss Texas USA pageant. In that pageant six former Miss Texas Teen USA titleholders, those who held titles from 1995-2000, competed, the highest number of former teens from one state to compete in a Miss USA state pageant. In 2002 she won the Miss Austin USA 2002 title and competed in the Miss Texas USA
Miss Texas USA
The Miss Texas USA competition is the pageant who selects the representative for the state Texas in the Miss USA pageant. In turn, the winner of Miss USA competes for the title of Miss Universe....
2003 pageant, her fifth attempt at the title. She placed in the top twelve in that competition, echoing her placement in 2001. Mullins' final attempt at the Miss Texas USA crown was 2004, when she again made the semi-finals, as Miss Central Texas.
Attempts in other states
In 2004, Mullins made the first of three appearances in Miss USA state pageants outside Texas, when she competed in the Miss New York USAMiss New York USA
The Miss New York USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New York in the Miss USA pageant. Amber Collins is the reigning Miss New York USA 2011...
2005 pageant. Mullins won the Miss Photogenic and Style awards and placed fourth runner-up in that event, which was won by Meaghan Jarensky
Meaghan Jarensky
Meaghan Jarensky Castaldi is a beauty queen from The Bronx, New York who has competed in the Miss USA 2005 pageant.-Miss New York 2005:Jarensky won the Miss New York USA 2005 title in a state pageant held in 2004. It was her first attempt at the title, and she was crowned by outgoing titleholder...
. The following year Mullins moved to Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
where she competed in the Miss California USA
Miss California USA
Miss California USA is a pageant that selects the representative for the state of California in the Miss USA pageant.The current titleholder is Katie Blair. She succeeded Alyssa Campanella on June 25, 2011 after Campanella was crowned Miss USA 2011....
2006 pageant won by Tamiko Nash
Tamiko Nash
Tamiko Pleshette Nash is a beauty queen from Los Angeles, California who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Nash won the Miss California USA pageant in 2005, becoming only the third African-American to hold the title...
. Competing as Miss City of Angels, Mullins made the top ten and won Miss Photogenic. In her last year of eligibility, Mullins returned to New York where she competed in the Miss New York USA 2007 pageant. In her final attempt at a Miss USA title, Mullins placed first runner-up to Gloria Almonte
Gloria Almonte
Gloria Sophia Almonte is a beauty queen from the Bronx, New York who has competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant and competed in the Miss USA pageant in 2007....
, her highest placement in nine attempts at a crown. Almonte was also a former Miss Teen USA delegate, having held the Miss New York Teen USA
Miss New York Teen USA
The Miss New York Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New York in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Like the first Miss USA competition , the first Miss Teen USA competition was won by a Miss New York Teen USA. That winner was Ruth Zakarian, who went on to...
title and placing first runner-up at Miss Teen USA 2001.
Mullins is one of a number of former Miss Texas Teen USA titleholders who competed numerous times for a Miss USA state crown but were unsuccessful by the time they aged out. Others include Mandy Jeffreys, Miss Texas Teen USA 1995 and Christie Lee Woods
Christie Lee Woods
Christie Lee Woods is an American model, actress and the first woman from Texas to capture the Miss Teen USA crown ....
, Miss Texas Teen USA and Miss Teen USA 1996. She is one of very few Miss USA state pageant competitors who have competed in all nine years of eligibility without winning a title.
Other
Mullins appeared in the reality televisionReality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
show The Starlet
The Starlet
The Starlet is a reality television program on The WB.Ten young actresses lived together in a home formerly owned by Marilyn Monroe, while competing in a series of acting challenges for the chance to win a role on the WB drama One Tree Hill and a management contract with 3 Arts Entertainment.Hosted...
in 2005. During the show she and ten other young actresses lived together in Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, singer, model and showgirl who became a major sex symbol, starring in a number of commercially successful motion pictures during the 1950s....
's old house while competing in a series of acting challenges for the chance to win a role on the WB drama One Tree Hill
One Tree Hill (TV series)
One Tree Hill is an American television drama created by Mark Schwahn, which premiered on September 23, 2003, on The WB Television Network. After its third season, The WB merged with UPN to form The CW Television Network, and, since September 27, 2006, the network has been the official broadcaster...
and a management contract with 3 Arts Entertainment. She was the first eliminated from the show. She also graces the cover of Glamour's Big Book of "DOS & DON'TS" released in September of 2006. She was "A DO".