Brenda Leithleiter
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Brenda Leithleiter Sharman is a beauty queen from Vinings, Georgia
who has competed in the Miss USA
pageant.
Leithleiter won the Miss Georgia USA
1990 title in November 1989. She went on to represent Georgia
in the Miss USA 1990 pageant broadcast live from Wichita, Kansas
on March 2, 1990. Leithleiter became the fifth consecutive delegate from her state to make the semi-finals, with the second highest average score in the preliminary competition. She went on to place eighth in the interview competition, eighth in evening gown and second in swimsuit, which gave her an average score of 9.036 that put her into the top six in sixth place. She eventually placed fifth overall in the nationally televised competition, which was won by Carole Gist
of Michigan
.
Leithleiter later married Steve Sharman, a top model in Georgia. and had three sons. She still lives in Georgia and is the National Spokesperson for a movement within the Catholic Church called Pure Fashion. Pure Fashion is a program that teaches teen girls, through fashion, how to re-discover and re-affirm their innate value and authentic femininity.
Vinings, Georgia
Vinings is a census-designated place and an unincorporated town in Cobb County, Georgia, just across the Chattahoochee River from Atlanta. As of the 2010 census, the town had a total population of 9,734. It is located between the affluent West Paces Ferry section of Buckhead in northwest Atlanta,...
who has competed in the 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...
pageant.
Leithleiter won the Miss Georgia USA
Miss Georgia USA
The Miss Georgia USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Georgia in the Miss USA pageant.Historically, Georgia has been the eleventh most successful state at Miss USA and has performed in more recent years, placing eighth on the table of most successful states...
1990 title in November 1989. She went on to represent Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
in the Miss USA 1990 pageant broadcast live from Wichita, Kansas
Wichita, Kansas
Wichita is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas.As of the 2010 census, the city population was 382,368. Located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River, Wichita is the county seat of Sedgwick County and the principal city of the Wichita metropolitan area...
on March 2, 1990. Leithleiter became the fifth consecutive delegate from her state to make the semi-finals, with the second highest average score in the preliminary competition. She went on to place eighth in the interview competition, eighth in evening gown and second in swimsuit, which gave her an average score of 9.036 that put her into the top six in sixth place. She eventually placed fifth overall in the nationally televised competition, which was won by Carole Gist
Carole Gist
Carole Anne-Marie Gist was the first African American woman to win the Miss USA title. Gist first won the title of Miss Michigan USA and went on to win the Miss USA crown on March 2, 1990 in Wichita, Kansas...
of Michigan
Miss Michigan USA
The Miss Michigan USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Michigan in the Miss USA pageant.Michigan is recognized by as being within the top 15 states in terms of Miss USA success. Their first Miss USA victory was in 1990, and notable because Carole Gist...
.
Leithleiter later married Steve Sharman, a top model in Georgia. and had three sons. She still lives in Georgia and is the National Spokesperson for a movement within the Catholic Church called Pure Fashion. Pure Fashion is a program that teaches teen girls, through fashion, how to re-discover and re-affirm their innate value and authentic femininity.