Heather Keckler is an American beauty pageant contestant and dancer. In 1984 she moved to Arizona

Arizona

Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...

 where she won the title of Miss Arizona Teen USA

Miss Arizona Teen USA

The Miss Arizona Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Arizona in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Arizona has not had a great deal of success at Miss USA, with only five teens making the cut...

 in 1992. Two weeks after, she competed as a member of the Dance Team for USA in the Summer Olympics of Barcelona

Barcelona

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, Spain

Spain

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. She graduated from Arizona State University

Arizona State University

Arizona State University is a public research university located in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area of the State of Arizona...

 in 1998 with a Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition and Dietetics. In 2000, she became Miss Arizona

Miss Arizona

The Miss Arizona competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Arizona in the Miss America pageant. Arizona has twice won the Miss America title.-Results summary:...

 and competed in 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...

 during February of the same year. Keckler's voice is featured in two songs (The World Needs a Hero and 1000 Times Goodbye) of Megadeth

Megadeth

Megadeth is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California which was formed in 1983 by guitarist/vocalist Dave Mustaine, bassist Dave Ellefson and guitarist Greg Handevidt, following Mustaine's expulsion from Metallica. The band has since released 13 studio albums, three live albums, two...

's album The World Needs a Hero

The World Needs a Hero

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released in 2001.