Jessica Tinney
Encyclopedia
Jessica Tinney is a beauty queen from Birmingham, Alabama
who has competed in the Miss USA
pageant.
Tinney won the Miss Alabama USA
2005 title in late 2004. She had competed in the state pageant on two previous occasions, placing third runner-up in 2003 and second runner-up in 2004. She had also placed fourth runner-up in the Miss Alabama Teen USA
2001 pageant and first runner-up in the same pageant the following year.
Tinney represented Alabama in the Miss USA 2005
pageant held in Baltimore, Maryland in April 2005. She failed to place in the pageant, which was won by Chelsea Cooley
of North Carolina
.
Tinney, a nursing student at Auburn University
, plans to graduate in the spring of 2006. Her ambition is to become a nurse anesthetist, and she hopes to work at a children's hospital in Nashville, Tennessee
, where she spent part of her childhood.
In September 2005, Tinney passed on her crown to new queen Haleigh Stidham
, also of Birmingham, Alabama
.
Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County. According to the 2010 United States Census, Birmingham had a population of 212,237. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, in estimate by the U.S...
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.
Tinney won the Miss Alabama USA
Miss Alabama USA
The Miss Alabama USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Alabama in the Miss USA pageant.Alabama is one of the more successful and consistent states at Miss USA. Although they have had a number of runners-up, finalists and semi-finalists, they have only...
2005 title in late 2004. She had competed in the state pageant on two previous occasions, placing third runner-up in 2003 and second runner-up in 2004. She had also placed fourth runner-up in the Miss Alabama Teen USA
Miss Alabama Teen USA
The Miss Alabama Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Alabama in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Alabama has not had a great deal of success at Miss Teen USA, with only four teens making the cut and none placing higher than 4th runner-up. That placement...
2001 pageant and first runner-up in the same pageant the following year.
Tinney represented Alabama in the Miss USA 2005
Miss USA 2005
Miss USA 2005, the 54th Miss USA pageant, was held in Baltimore, Maryland in April 11, 2005. It was won by Chelsea Cooley of North Carolina.Fifty-one state titleholders competed for the title of Miss USA in the Hippodrome Theatre on April 11, 2005...
pageant held in Baltimore, Maryland in April 2005. She failed to place in the pageant, which was won by Chelsea Cooley
Chelsea Cooley
Chelsea Cooley is a beauty queen from Charlotte, North Carolina who has competed in the Miss Teen USA, Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants and who has held the Miss USA 2005 title....
of North Carolina
Miss North Carolina USA
The Miss North Carolina USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state North Carolina in the Miss USA pageant. This state is part of the RPM Productions group....
.
Tinney, a nursing student at Auburn University
Auburn University
Auburn University is a public university located in Auburn, Alabama, United States. With more than 25,000 students and 1,200 faculty members, it is one of the largest universities in the state. Auburn was chartered on February 7, 1856, as the East Alabama Male College, a private liberal arts...
, plans to graduate in the spring of 2006. Her ambition is to become a nurse anesthetist, and she hopes to work at a children's hospital in Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
, where she spent part of her childhood.
In September 2005, Tinney passed on her crown to new queen Haleigh Stidham
Haleigh Stidham
Haleigh Regan Stidham is a beauty queen from Birmingham, Alabama who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.-Early life:Stidham graduated from Hoover High School in 2001 and went on to complete a Bachelor of Science degree in Pure Mathematics and Natural Sciences...
, also of Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County. According to the 2010 United States Census, Birmingham had a population of 212,237. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, in estimate by the U.S...
.