Dottie Cannon
Encyclopedia
Dorothea Amanda "Dottie" Cannon (born April 28, 1983) is a beauty queen from Eagan, Minnesota
who has competed in the Miss USA
pageant.
Cannon was born to Harry & Melodee Trapp Cannon. She has one brother named Samuel.
Cannon won the Miss Minnesota USA
2006 title in a state pageant held in Bloomington, Minnesota
in late 2006. She had previously placed 2nd runner-up to Miss Minnesota USA
2005. As Miss Minnesota USA, she was a representative of Future Productions. She represented Minnesota in the Miss USA 2006
pageant broadcast live from in Baltimore, Maryland in April 2006. Cannon failed to place in the nationally televised pageant, but won the Miss Congeniality award which reflects the respect and admiration of the delegate's peers. In November 2006, she was succeeded by Alla Ilushka
as Miss Minnesota USA 2007.
Cannon graduated from Eastview High School
in 2001 and then pursued a Bachelor of Arts
degree in Marketing Management from the University of St. Thomas
. She is currently employed as a Communications Specialist at Target Corporation
.
Cannon is a talented and dedicated musician. She has achieved awards for piano and can also play the clarinet and the bassoon.
Her interests and hobbies include knitting
, teaching Sunday school
, teaching dance
and practicing yoga
.
Eagan, Minnesota
Eagan is a city south of Saint Paul in Dakota County in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies on the south bank of the Minnesota River, upstream from the confluence with the Mississippi River. Eagan and nearby suburbs form the southern portion of Minneapolis-St. Paul, the fifteenth largest...
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.
Cannon was born to Harry & Melodee Trapp Cannon. She has one brother named Samuel.
Cannon won the Miss Minnesota USA
Miss Minnesota USA
The Miss Minnesota USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Minnesota in the Miss USA pageant.Despite a strong start in the first three years of competition at Miss USA, Minnesota has been largely unsuccessful overall...
2006 title in a state pageant held in Bloomington, Minnesota
Bloomington, Minnesota
Bloomington is the fifth largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota in Hennepin County. Located on the north bank of the Minnesota River above its confluence with the Mississippi River, Bloomington lies at the heart of the southern...
in late 2006. She had previously placed 2nd runner-up to Miss Minnesota USA
Miss Minnesota USA
The Miss Minnesota USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Minnesota in the Miss USA pageant.Despite a strong start in the first three years of competition at Miss USA, Minnesota has been largely unsuccessful overall...
2005. As Miss Minnesota USA, she was a representative of Future Productions. She represented Minnesota in the Miss USA 2006
Miss USA 2006
Miss USA 2006, the 55th Miss USA pageant, was held at the 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore, Maryland on April 21, 2006. Fifty-one state titleholders competed for the title, which was won by Tara Conner of Kentucky...
pageant broadcast live from in Baltimore, Maryland in April 2006. Cannon failed to place in the nationally televised pageant, but won the Miss Congeniality award which reflects the respect and admiration of the delegate's peers. In November 2006, she was succeeded by Alla Ilushka
Alla Ilushka
Alla Igorevna Ilushka is a beauty queen from Eden Prairie, Minnesota who competed for in the Miss USA pageant in 2007 and who has competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant....
as Miss Minnesota USA 2007.
Cannon graduated from Eastview High School
Eastview High School
Eastview High School is a comprehensive and college preparatory public high school located in Apple Valley, Minnesota, USA. Established in 1997, Eastview is the newest of the four high schools serving Independent School District 196. Newsweek ranked the school in their "List of the Top High Schools...
in 2001 and then pursued a Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
degree in Marketing Management from the University of St. Thomas
University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)
The University of St. Thomas is a private, Catholic, liberal arts, and archdiocesan university located in St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States...
. She is currently employed as a Communications Specialist at Target Corporation
Target Corporation
Target Corporation, doing business as Target, is an American retailing company headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is the second-largest discount retailer in the United States, behind Walmart. The company is ranked at number 33 on the Fortune 500 and is a component of the Standard & Poor's...
.
Cannon is a talented and dedicated musician. She has achieved awards for piano and can also play the clarinet and the bassoon.
Her interests and hobbies include knitting
Knitting
Knitting is a method by which thread or yarn may be turned into cloth or other fine crafts. Knitted fabric consists of consecutive rows of loops, called stitches. As each row progresses, a new loop is pulled through an existing loop. The active stitches are held on a needle until another loop can...
, teaching Sunday school
Sunday school
Sunday school is the generic name for many different types of religious education pursued on Sundays by various denominations.-England:The first Sunday school may have been opened in 1751 in St. Mary's Church, Nottingham. Another early start was made by Hannah Ball, a native of High Wycombe in...
, teaching dance
Dance
Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....
and practicing yoga
Yoga
Yoga is a physical, mental, and spiritual discipline, originating in ancient India. The goal of yoga, or of the person practicing yoga, is the attainment of a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquility while meditating on Supersoul...
.