Jami Stallings
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Jami Anne Stallings is a beauty queen from Evansville, Indiana
who has competed in the Miss Teen USA
pageant and who competed for in the Miss USA
pageant in 2007.
Stallings won her first major pageant in 2002 when she was crowned Miss Indiana Teen USA
2003. She had placed in the top fifteen the year previously, and was coached by Sarah McClarey, who was Miss Indiana Teen USA 1995 and Miss Indiana USA 2001. In August 2003 she represented Indiana
in the Miss Teen USA
pageant broadcast live from Palm Springs, California
, and made the top fifteen. She was only the second delegate from Indiana to place since 1994, when Nicolette VanHook also made the semi-finalists.
In 2006, Stallings returned to the Indiana pageant stage, winning the Miss Indiana USA
title. Two other former Teen titleholders competed in the pageant, Melyssa Ramos, who as Miss Indiana Teen USA 2002 preceded Stallings and Courtni Hall, who succeeded her. Stallings competed for the Miss USA 2007
title in a nationally televised pageant broadcast live from the Kodak Theatre
in Los Angeles, California
on March 23, 2007.
With her win, Stallings became the sixth Indiana teen and the seventh former Miss Teen USA delegate to win the Miss title. No other state has had as many former teen delegates win the Miss title. She became the seventh former teen delegate to win a Miss USA 2007 title and the third from the class of 2003. Overall, she is the fifth delegate from Miss Teen USA 2003 to win a Miss USA state crown.
Stallings graduated from William Henry Harrison High School in 2004 and is a student at O'More College of Design
in Franklin, Tennessee
, and is a roommate of Lauren Grissom
, Miss Tennessee USA
2006. She plans to become a fashion designer and a boutique owner. Stallings appeared on MTV's The 70s House
from July 2005, and was the sixth contestant eliminated.
Evansville, Indiana
Evansville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Indiana and the largest city in Southern Indiana. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 117,429. It is the county seat of Vanderburgh County and the regional hub for both Southwestern Indiana and the...
who has competed in the Miss Teen USA
Miss Teen USA
Miss Teen USA is a beauty pageant run by the Miss Universe Organization for girls aged 14–19. The reigning titleholder is Danielle Doty of Texas....
pageant and who competed for 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 in 2007.
Stallings won her first major pageant in 2002 when she was crowned Miss Indiana Teen USA
Miss Indiana Teen USA
The Miss Indiana Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Indiana in the Miss Teen USA pageant. This pageant is directed by Sanders and Associates....
2003. She had placed in the top fifteen the year previously, and was coached by Sarah McClarey, who was Miss Indiana Teen USA 1995 and Miss Indiana USA 2001. In August 2003 she represented Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
in the Miss Teen USA
Miss Teen USA
Miss Teen USA is a beauty pageant run by the Miss Universe Organization for girls aged 14–19. The reigning titleholder is Danielle Doty of Texas....
pageant broadcast live from Palm Springs, California
Palm Springs, California
Palm Springs is a desert city in Riverside County, California, within the Coachella Valley. It is located approximately 37 miles east of San Bernardino, 111 miles east of Los Angeles and 136 miles northeast of San Diego...
, and made the top fifteen. She was only the second delegate from Indiana to place since 1994, when Nicolette VanHook also made the semi-finalists.
In 2006, Stallings returned to the Indiana pageant stage, winning the Miss Indiana USA
Miss Indiana USA
The Miss Indiana USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Indiana in the Miss USA pageant.Nine Miss Indiana USA winners previously competed at Miss Teen USA. The state currently holds the record for the most Miss Teen USA state winners to win a Miss USA...
title. Two other former Teen titleholders competed in the pageant, Melyssa Ramos, who as Miss Indiana Teen USA 2002 preceded Stallings and Courtni Hall, who succeeded her. Stallings competed for the Miss USA 2007
Miss USA 2007
Miss USA 2007, the 56th Miss USA pageant, was held in Hollywood, California, on March 23, 2007, after two weeks of events and preliminary competition. The winner of the pageant was Rachel Smith, of Tennessee....
title in a nationally televised 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 Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
on March 23, 2007.
With her win, Stallings became the sixth Indiana teen and the seventh former Miss Teen USA delegate to win the Miss title. No other state has had as many former teen delegates win the Miss title. She became the seventh former teen delegate to win a Miss USA 2007 title and the third from the class of 2003. Overall, she is the fifth delegate from Miss Teen USA 2003 to win a Miss USA state crown.
Stallings graduated from William Henry Harrison High School in 2004 and is a student at O'More College of Design
O'More College of Design
O’More College of Design is a small private college in Franklin, Tennessee, United States.It was founded as O'More School of Interior Architecture and Design in 1970, located in the historic district of Franklin...
in Franklin, Tennessee
Franklin, Tennessee
Franklin is a city within and the county seat of Williamson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 62,487 as of the 2010 census Franklin is located approximately south of downtown Nashville.-History:...
, and is a roommate of Lauren Grissom
Lauren Grissom
Lauren Blair Grissom is a beauty queen from Shelbyville, Tennessee who has held the Miss Tennessee USA title.Grissom won the Miss Tennessee USA title in a state pageant held in Clarksville on 7 October 2005....
, Miss Tennessee USA
Miss Tennessee USA
The Miss Tennessee USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Tennessee in the Miss USA pageant.Since 2001 the pageant has been held in the auditorium at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee....
2006. She plans to become a fashion designer and a boutique owner. Stallings appeared on MTV's The 70s House
MTV's The 70s House
MTV's The 70s House is an American reality television show created by Aaron Matthew Lee. The show premiered on MTV on July 5 and ended September 6, 2005. The show featured twelve contestants who thought they were participating in a The Real World-type reality show, but instead were thrust into a...
from July 2005, and was the sixth contestant eliminated.