Guerin Austin
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Guerin Austin is a television host/personality, model and beauty queen from Seattle, Washington
who has competed in the Miss USA
pageant.
Austin has hosted several television shows and specials. She specializes in entertainment news, travel and lifestyle television. Austin has interviewed Hollywood's elite on the red carpet in Los Angeles and traveled the world covering unique places to visit on a budget vacation.
In addition to television, Austin has hosted radio shows and emceeded several high profile concerts and events. She has a degree in Broadcast Journalism and studied International Media in London.
Austin won the Miss Nebraska USA
2004 title in a state pageant held in late 2003. It was her second attempt at the title, as she placed as a semi-finalist in the 2002 event. Two of the semi-finalists in the competition which she won were Emily Poeschl
and Geneice Wilcher
, both of whom would also later win the Miss Nebraska USA title.
Austin represented Nebraska in the nationally televised Miss USA 2004
pageant broadcast live from the Kodak Theatre
in Hollywood, California. She failed to place in the pageant, which was won by Shandi Finnessey
of Missouri
. Both Austin and Finnessey were representatives of the Vanbros organization in their positions as state titleholders.
Austin grew up as a competitive figure skater placing 1st at several national figure skating competitions. She trained in Simsbury, Connecticut and Sun Valley, Idaho. Austin is also a military brat
, and moved over twenty times.
Seattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
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.
Austin has hosted several television shows and specials. She specializes in entertainment news, travel and lifestyle television. Austin has interviewed Hollywood's elite on the red carpet in Los Angeles and traveled the world covering unique places to visit on a budget vacation.
In addition to television, Austin has hosted radio shows and emceeded several high profile concerts and events. She has a degree in Broadcast Journalism and studied International Media in London.
Austin won the Miss Nebraska USA
Miss Nebraska USA
The Miss Nebraska USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Nebraska in the Miss USA pageant.In 2002, Nebraska joined the Vanbros group of state pageants for the Miss USA and Teen USA system....
2004 title in a state pageant held in late 2003. It was her second attempt at the title, as she placed as a semi-finalist in the 2002 event. Two of the semi-finalists in the competition which she won were Emily Poeschl
Emily Poeschl
Emily Elizabeth Poeschl is a beauty queen from Lincoln, Nebraska who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Poeschl was crowned Miss Nebraska USA 2006 on October 9, 2005 in Norfolk, Nebraska. This was her second attempt at the title, having placed in the top six in 2004...
and Geneice Wilcher
Geneice Wilcher
Geneice Irene Wilcher is a beauty queen from Omaha, Nebraska who competed for the Miss USA title in 2007.Wilcher won the Miss Nebraska USA 2007 title in the state pageant held in Norfolk, Nebraska on 8 October 2006, beating 20 other delegates to win the crown. Her prizes include nearly $100,000 in...
, both of whom would also later win the Miss Nebraska USA title.
Austin represented Nebraska in the nationally televised Miss USA 2004
Miss USA 2004
The Miss USA 2004 pageant was held at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California on April 12, 2004. The winner of the beauty pageant was Shandi Finnessey, who became the first winner from the state of Missouri...
pageant 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 Hollywood, California. She failed to place in the pageant, which was won by Shandi Finnessey
Shandi Finnessey
Shandi Ren Finnessey is an American beauty queen, model, television hostess, and actress. She is best known for winning the Miss USA title, as Miss Missouri USA. She previously held the title of Miss Missouri 2002 and competed in Miss America where she won a preliminary award...
of Missouri
Miss Missouri USA
The Miss Missouri USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Missouri in the Miss USA pageant. In 1993, Missouri joined the Vanbros group of state pageants for the Miss USA and Teen USA system....
. Both Austin and Finnessey were representatives of the Vanbros organization in their positions as state titleholders.
Austin grew up as a competitive figure skater placing 1st at several national figure skating competitions. She trained in Simsbury, Connecticut and Sun Valley, Idaho. Austin is also a military brat
Military brat
A military brat describes people who spend their childhood or adolescence while a parent serve full-time in the armed forces, and can also refer to the unique subculture and lifestyle of American military brats, the term refers to both current and former children of such families.Lifestyle: The...
, and moved over twenty times.