Jessica Wedge
Encyclopedia
Jessica Rae Wedge is a beauty queen from Evans, West Virginia who has competed in the Miss USA
pageant.
Wedge won the Miss West Virginia USA
2006 title in a state pageant held in Flatwoods, West Virginia
in late 2005. It was her first attempt at the title. Wedge represented West Virginia in the Miss USA 2006
pageant broadcast live from Baltimore, Maryland on April 21, 2006. She was also one of twenty-six delegates to appear on a Miss USA special episode of Deal or No Deal
.
Wedge graduated from Ripley High School in 2003 and went on to attend West Virginia University
at Parkersburg where she is studying nursing. She was a Foundation Scholarship recipient at that university.
Wedge is active with non-profit organizations, including Relay for Life, the American Heart Walk and the Muscular Dystrophy Association
. Her other hobbies and interests include participation in her church, hunting
, fishing
, reading and working out.
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.
Wedge won the Miss West Virginia USA
Miss West Virginia USA
The Miss West Virginia USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of West Virginia in the Miss USA pageant.West Virginia has not been greatly successful at Miss USA and they have never produced a winner...
2006 title in a state pageant held in Flatwoods, West Virginia
Flatwoods, West Virginia
Flatwoods is a town in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 348 at the 2000 census. It is found at exit 67 on Interstate 79. The area immediately around the exit has in recent years been commercialized to the point where it now has an outlet mall, a hotel, several gas...
in late 2005. It was her first attempt at the title. Wedge represented West Virginia 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 Baltimore, Maryland on April 21, 2006. She was also one of twenty-six delegates to appear on a Miss USA special episode of Deal or No Deal
Deal or No Deal (US game show)
Deal or No Deal is the American version of the international game show of Dutch origin of the same name. The show was hosted by Howie Mandel, and premiered on December 19, 2005, on National Broadcasting Company . The hour-long show typically aired at least twice a week during its run, and included...
.
Wedge graduated from Ripley High School in 2003 and went on to attend West Virginia University
West Virginia University
West Virginia University is a public research university in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. Other campuses include: West Virginia University at Parkersburg in Parkersburg; West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Montgomery; Potomac State College of West Virginia University in Keyser;...
at Parkersburg where she is studying nursing. She was a Foundation Scholarship recipient at that university.
Wedge is active with non-profit organizations, including Relay for Life, the American Heart Walk and the Muscular Dystrophy Association
Muscular Dystrophy Association
The Muscular Dystrophy Association is an American organization which combats muscular dystrophy and diseases of the nervous system and muscular system in general by funding research, providing medical and community services, and educating health professionals and the general public...
. Her other hobbies and interests include participation in her church, hunting
Hunting
Hunting is the practice of pursuing any living thing, usually wildlife, for food, recreation, or trade. In present-day use, the term refers to lawful hunting, as distinguished from poaching, which is the killing, trapping or capture of the hunted species contrary to applicable law...
, fishing
Fishing
Fishing is the activity of trying to catch wild fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....
, reading and working out.