Jillian Parry
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Jillian Parry was Miss Teen USA
2000, representing her home town of Newtown
and state of Pennsylvania
. She was the first titleholder from that state to win the national competition.
Parry entered the Miss Pennsylvania Teen USA
pageant on a whim, after a postcard was dropped in her mail, and won on her first attempt. Parry represented her state at the Miss Teen USA
pageant televised live from Shreveport, Louisiana
on August 26, 2000.
Jillian won the pageant and was crowned Miss Teen USA 2000 based on her answer to the final interview question, and she came in first place in the evening gown competition. She came in second behind Nicole O'Brian
of Texas
in the swimsuit competition. She was crowned by Ashley Coleman
of Delaware
, Miss Teen USA 1999.
As Miss Teen USA, Parry represented the Miss Universe Organization
. Her "sister" 2000 titleholders were Lynnette Cole
(Miss USA
, from Tennessee) and Lara Dutta
(Miss Universe
, of India). She later gave up her title to Marissa Whitley
of Missouri
on August 22, 2001.
Prior to her graduation (and winning the crown), Parry was a Future Business Leaders of America Phi Beta Lambda member.
Jillian Parry has been a vegan since 2002, and she occasionally gets newspaper coverage.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/dining/bal-fo.vegan26mar26,0,7719769.story
She http://hsc.unm.edu/som/iph/IPHpeople.shtml completed a Master's Degree from the University of New Mexico in 2006. In June, 2006, http://susiedicker.blogspot.com/2006_06_01_archive.html Jillian married Dr. Roderick Fry, a physical chemist from Kendall, NY, and they were married in Langhorne, PA, in a simple Quaker ceremony.
She is currently a PhD candidate at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health in Baltimore, MD.
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....
2000, representing her home town of Newtown
Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Newtown is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,248 at the 2010 census. It is located just west of the Trenton, New Jersey metropolitan area, and is part of the larger Philadelphia metropolitan area. It is entirely surrounded by Newtown Township, from which...
and state of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
. She was the first titleholder from that state to win the national competition.
Parry entered the Miss Pennsylvania Teen USA
Miss Pennsylvania Teen USA
The Miss Pennsylvania Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Pennsylvania in the Miss Teen USA pageant. This pageant is directed by Sanders and Associates....
pageant on a whim, after a postcard was dropped in her mail, and won on her first attempt. Parry represented her state at 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 televised live from Shreveport, Louisiana
Shreveport, Louisiana
Shreveport is the third largest city in Louisiana. It is the principal city of the fourth largest metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana and is the 109th-largest city in the United States....
on August 26, 2000.
Jillian won the pageant and was crowned Miss Teen USA 2000 based on her answer to the final interview question, and she came in first place in the evening gown competition. She came in second behind Nicole O'Brian
Nicole O'Brian
Claudia Nicole O'Brian is a former beauty queen and Reality TV show contestant from Friendswood, Texas who has competed in the Miss Teen USA and Miss USA pageants....
of Texas
Miss Texas Teen USA
The Miss Texas Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Texas in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Texas is one of the most successful states across all twenty-seven years of competition at Miss Teen USA. They have had fifteen semi-finalists, three more than any...
in the swimsuit competition. She was crowned by Ashley Coleman
Ashley Coleman
Ashley Coleman was Miss Teen USA 1999, representing her home city of Camden and the state of Delaware. She was the first delegate from Delaware to win the national title....
of Delaware
Delaware
Delaware is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, and to the north by Pennsylvania...
, Miss Teen USA 1999.
As Miss Teen USA, Parry represented the Miss Universe Organization
Miss Universe Organization
The Miss Universe Organization is the organization that currently owns and runs the Miss Universe, Miss USA and Miss Teen USA beauty contests. Based in New York, it is owned jointly by NBC Universal and Donald Trump. The current president is Paula Shugart...
. Her "sister" 2000 titleholders were Lynnette Cole
Lynnette Cole
Lynnette Cole-O'Nan , won the title Miss Tennessee USA in 2000. She went on to become the first woman from that state to win the Miss USA pageant, which was held in Branson, Missouri on February 4, 2000....
(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...
, from Tennessee) and Lara Dutta
Lara Dutta
Lara Dutta Bhupathi is an Indian actress, UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador, and former Miss Universe.-Early life:Dutta was born in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh to a Punjabi father and an Anglo-Indian mother. Her father is Wing Commander L.K. Dutta and her mother is Jennifer Dutta...
(Miss Universe
Miss Universe
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....
, of India). She later gave up her title to Marissa Whitley
Marissa Whitley
Marissa Whitley was Miss Teen USA 2001, representing the state of Missouri.. , Kentucky New Era She was the first titleholder from that state to win the national competition....
of Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
on August 22, 2001.
Prior to her graduation (and winning the crown), Parry was a Future Business Leaders of America Phi Beta Lambda member.
Jillian Parry has been a vegan since 2002, and she occasionally gets newspaper coverage.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/dining/bal-fo.vegan26mar26,0,7719769.story
She http://hsc.unm.edu/som/iph/IPHpeople.shtml completed a Master's Degree from the University of New Mexico in 2006. In June, 2006, http://susiedicker.blogspot.com/2006_06_01_archive.html Jillian married Dr. Roderick Fry, a physical chemist from Kendall, NY, and they were married in Langhorne, PA, in a simple Quaker ceremony.
She is currently a PhD candidate at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health in Baltimore, MD.
External links
- Miss Pennsylvania Teen USA official site
- Miss Teen USA official site
- Jillian Parry Fry married; vegan then, still vegan; completes PhD at Johns Hopkins
- Jillian Parry Fry's pre-doctoral work at Institute for Public Health at the New Mexico School of Medicine
- Online 'Simple Quaker Wedding' Blog Announcement of Jillian Louise "Jill" Parry and chemist Roderick "Rod" Fry, PhD, in Langhorne, PA