Blair Chenoweth
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Blair Jane Chenoweth Robinson (born 3 November 1981) is a dance instructor and performer and former beauty pageant contestant from Anchorage, Alaska
who held titles as Miss Alaska
(2003) and Miss Alaska USA
(2007), and competed in the Miss America
(2003) and in Miss USA
(2007) pageants.
Chenoweth won her first pageant title in 2003 when she was crowned Miss Alaska
2003 in her first attempt at the title. She represented Alaska in the Miss America
2003 pageant but did not place or win any special awards. Her performance talent was ballet en pointe
.
In November 2006 Chenoweth won the Miss Alaska USA
2007 title, becoming only the second former Miss Alaska to win this title. She won the competition in her first attempt at the title and was crowned by outgoing titleholder Noelle Meyer
of Wasilla
. Chenoweth competed in the Miss USA 2007
pageant, which was broadcast live from the Kodak Theatre
in Los Angeles, California
on March 23, 2007.
Chenoweth is a graduate of Dimond High School
and the University of Oklahoma
. In Oklahoma, she was a ballet major and a member of the Oklahoma Festival Ballet.
In 2009, Chenoweth served as a member of the Radio City
Rockettes
, performing in Radio City Music Hall
in New York City
.
She married in 2009 and currently works as a dance instructor and performer.
Her maiden surname Chenoweth
is a Cornish
name.
Anchorage, Alaska
Anchorage is a unified home rule municipality in the southcentral part of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is the northernmost major city in the United States...
who held titles as Miss Alaska
Miss Alaska
The Miss Alaska competition is a scholarship pageant that selects the representative for the state of Alaska in the Miss America pageant.Alaska's highest placement occurred in 1998, when Joslyn Tinker was selected for the Top Ten. One Miss Alaska won a preliminary swimsuit and another won a...
(2003) and Miss Alaska USA
Miss Alaska USA
The Miss Alaska USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Alaska in the Miss USA pageant.Alaska's highest placement was in 1964, with Patricia Marlin as the second runner up. Alaska's most recent placement was in 1990 when Karin Meyer placed in the top 6...
(2007), and competed in the Miss America
Miss America
The Miss America pageant is a long-standing competition which awards scholarships to young women from the 50 states plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands...
(2003) and in 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...
(2007) pageants.
Chenoweth won her first pageant title in 2003 when she was crowned Miss Alaska
Miss Alaska
The Miss Alaska competition is a scholarship pageant that selects the representative for the state of Alaska in the Miss America pageant.Alaska's highest placement occurred in 1998, when Joslyn Tinker was selected for the Top Ten. One Miss Alaska won a preliminary swimsuit and another won a...
2003 in her first attempt at the title. She represented Alaska in the Miss America
Miss America
The Miss America pageant is a long-standing competition which awards scholarships to young women from the 50 states plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands...
2003 pageant but did not place or win any special awards. Her performance talent was ballet en pointe
Ballet
Ballet is a type of performance dance, that originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century, and which was further developed in France and Russia as a concert dance form. The early portions preceded the invention of the proscenium stage and were presented in large chambers with...
.
In November 2006 Chenoweth won the Miss Alaska USA
Miss Alaska USA
The Miss Alaska USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Alaska in the Miss USA pageant.Alaska's highest placement was in 1964, with Patricia Marlin as the second runner up. Alaska's most recent placement was in 1990 when Karin Meyer placed in the top 6...
2007 title, becoming only the second former Miss Alaska to win this title. She won the competition in her first attempt at the title and was crowned by outgoing titleholder Noelle Meyer
Noelle Meyer
Noelle Anne Meyer is a beauty queen from Wasilla, Alaska who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Meyer won the Miss Alaska USA 2006 title in late 2005. It was her third attempt at the title...
of Wasilla
Wasilla, Alaska
Wasilla is a city in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, United States and the sixth-largest city in Alaska. It is located on the northern point of Cook Inlet in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley of the southcentral part of the state. The city's population was 7,831 at the 2010 census...
. Chenoweth competed in the Miss USA 2007
Miss USA 2007
Miss USA 2007, the 56th Miss USA pageant, was held in Hollywood, California, on March 23, 2007, after two weeks of events and preliminary competition. The winner of the pageant was Rachel Smith, of Tennessee....
pageant, which was broadcast live from the Kodak Theatre
Kodak Theatre
The Kodak Theatre is a live theatre in the Hollywood and Highland shopping mall and entertainment complex on Hollywood Boulevard and North Highland Avenue in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles...
in 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...
on March 23, 2007.
Chenoweth is a graduate of Dimond High School
Dimond High School
A. J. Dimond High School is a public four-year high school in Anchorage in Alaska, and is a part of the Anchorage School District. It has been accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. Dimond High operates on a traditional six period schedule, with a nine-month school...
and the University of Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma
The University of Oklahoma is a coeducational public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. the university had 29,931 students enrolled, most located at its...
. In Oklahoma, she was a ballet major and a member of the Oklahoma Festival Ballet.
In 2009, Chenoweth served as a member of the Radio City
Radio City Music Hall
Radio City Music Hall is an entertainment venue located in New York City's Rockefeller Center. Its nickname is the Showplace of the Nation, and it was for a time the leading tourist destination in the city...
Rockettes
The Rockettes
The Rockettes are a precision dance company performing out of the Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan, New York City. During the Christmas season, the Rockettes have performed five shows a day, seven days a week, for 77 years...
, performing in Radio City Music Hall
Radio City Music Hall
Radio City Music Hall is an entertainment venue located in New York City's Rockefeller Center. Its nickname is the Showplace of the Nation, and it was for a time the leading tourist destination in the city...
in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
.
She married in 2009 and currently works as a dance instructor and performer.
Her maiden surname Chenoweth
Chenoweth
Chenoweth is a name of Cornish origin meaning "new house" in the Cornish language, and usually pronounced with the emphasis on the second syllable.-Variant spellings:...
is a Cornish
Cornish people
The Cornish are a people associated with Cornwall, a county and Duchy in the south-west of the United Kingdom that is seen in some respects as distinct from England, having more in common with the other Celtic parts of the United Kingdom such as Wales, as well as with other Celtic nations in Europe...
name.