Courtney Gibbs
Encyclopedia
Courtney Ann Gibbs-Mokarow (née Gibbs; born August 20, 1966) is a former Miss USA
and Top 10 semifinalist at Miss Universe 1988
.
pageant as Miss Texas USA
, winning the title and becoming the fourth of five consecutive winners from Texas
during the 1980s
.
At the 1988 Miss Universe
pageant, she placed first in the preliminary competition, ninth in semifinal interview, eighth in swimsuit
and sixth in evening gown, finishing her participation in eighth place.
star Tom Eplin
and went into acting, portraying Assistant District Attorney Galen Henderson on All My Children
for a brief time in 1992.
In 1999, she married husband Kevin, a Dallas businessman, with whom she has one son, Grayson.
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...
and Top 10 semifinalist at Miss Universe 1988
Miss Universe 1988
Miss Universe 1988, the 37th Miss Universe Pageant was held at Lin Kou Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan on May 24, 1988. Porntip Nakhirunkanok of Thailand was crowned the title of Miss Universe 1988. 66 contestants competed in the pageant...
.
Miss USA
Born to Charles Gaylord Gibbs and Susan Eckardt-Gibbs, Mokarow participated in the 1988 Miss USAMiss USA 1988
Miss USA 1988, the 37th Miss USA pageant, was televised live from the El Paso Civic Center in El Paso, Texas on March 1, 1988. At the conclusion of the final competition, Courtney Gibbs of Texas was crowned Miss USA, becoming the fourth consecutive winner from Texas.The pageant was hosted by Alan...
pageant as 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....
, winning the title and becoming the fourth of five consecutive winners from Texas
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...
during the 1980s
1980s
File:1980s decade montage.png|thumb|400px|From left, clockwise: The first Space Shuttle, Columbia, lifted off in 1981; American President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev eased tensions between the two superpowers, leading to the end of the Cold War; The Fall of the Berlin Wall in...
.
At the 1988 Miss Universe
Miss Universe 1988
Miss Universe 1988, the 37th Miss Universe Pageant was held at Lin Kou Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan on May 24, 1988. Porntip Nakhirunkanok of Thailand was crowned the title of Miss Universe 1988. 66 contestants competed in the pageant...
pageant, she placed first in the preliminary competition, ninth in semifinal interview, eighth in swimsuit
Swimsuit
A swimsuit, bathing suit, or swimming costume is an item of clothing designed to be worn by men, women or children while they are engaging in a water-based activity or water sports, such as swimming, water polo, diving, surfing, water skiing, or during activities in the sun, such as sun bathing.A...
and sixth in evening gown, finishing her participation in eighth place.
Life after Miss USA
Following her pageantry career, Mokarow married former Another WorldAnother World (TV series)
Another World is an American television soap opera that ran on NBC from May 4, 1964 to June 25, 1999. It ran for a total of 35 years. It was created by Irna Phillips along with William J...
star Tom Eplin
Tom Eplin
Tom Eplin is an American actor known for his long run as the character of Jake McKinnon on two soap operas for a combined total of nearly two decades: on Another World and on As the World Turns .Eplin was married to his Another World costar Ellen Wheeler from 1985 to 1988...
and went into acting, portraying Assistant District Attorney Galen Henderson on All My Children
All My Children
All My Children is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970 to September 23, 2011. Created by Agnes Nixon, All My Children is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictitious suburb of Philadelphia. The show features Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, one of daytime's most...
for a brief time in 1992.
In 1999, she married husband Kevin, a Dallas businessman, with whom she has one son, Grayson.