Christine Kozlowski
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Christine Kozlowski is an American beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Mississippi
on June 28, 2008. Kozlowski, a native of D'Iberville
, is of Polish
and Latina
descent and is the first Miss Mississippi of Latina heritage.
Kozlowski participated in Miss Mississippi as "Miss Gulf Coast". At the time of her win, she was a sophomore nutrition
and dietetics major at the University of Southern Mississippi. Her platform is diabetes awareness. She was awarded a Preliminary Swimsuit Award at the 2009 Miss America Pageant.
Before the pageant, Christine attended The Next Level dance studio in the small rural community of Woolmarket. Occasionally, Mrs. Kozlowski hosts the spelling bee at a local school. She has also hosted the E-lymics at a local fitness center in the past.
Kozlowski and her family are survivors of Hurricane Katrina
.
Miss Mississippi
:For the state pageant affiliated with Miss USA, see Miss Mississippi USAMiss Mississippi is a scholarship pageant and a preliminary of Miss America. The contest began in 1934, has been held in Vicksburg since 1958, and provides more money than any other scholarship pageant in the Miss America...
on June 28, 2008. Kozlowski, a native of D'Iberville
D'Iberville, Mississippi
D'Iberville is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States, immediately north of Biloxi, across the back bay. It is part of the Gulfport–Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area....
, is of Polish
Poles
thumb|right|180px|The state flag of [[Poland]] as used by Polish government and diplomatic authoritiesThe Polish people, or Poles , are a nation indigenous to Poland. They are united by the Polish language, which belongs to the historical Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages of Central Europe...
and Latina
Latina
Latina is the feminine form of the term Latino.Latina may also refer to:*Province of Latina, a province in Latium , Italy**Latina, Lazio, the capital of the province of Latina**Latina Nuclear Power Plant*Latina , a district of Madrid...
descent and is the first Miss Mississippi of Latina heritage.
Kozlowski participated in Miss Mississippi as "Miss Gulf Coast". At the time of her win, she was a sophomore nutrition
Nutrition
Nutrition is the provision, to cells and organisms, of the materials necessary to support life. Many common health problems can be prevented or alleviated with a healthy diet....
and dietetics major at the University of Southern Mississippi. Her platform is diabetes awareness. She was awarded a Preliminary Swimsuit Award at the 2009 Miss America Pageant.
Before the pageant, Christine attended The Next Level dance studio in the small rural community of Woolmarket. Occasionally, Mrs. Kozlowski hosts the spelling bee at a local school. She has also hosted the E-lymics at a local fitness center in the past.
Kozlowski and her family are survivors of Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a powerful Atlantic hurricane. It is the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall...
.