Kristen Lynn Johnson is a beauty queen who has represented Kentucky

Kentucky

The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...

 at both 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...

 and 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....

.

Miss Kentucky USA

Before Johnson returned to the USA pageant stage, she competed and won the title Miss Model of Kentucky.
Johnson passed on her Miss Kentucky USA title to Tara Corner in November 2006.

Personal life

After passing on her Miss Kentucky Teen USA crown, Johnson returned to her studies at the University of Kentucky

University of Kentucky

The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public co-educational university and is one of the state's two land-grant universities, located in Lexington, Kentucky...

, where she was studying electronic journalism. In 2001, she won the title Miss Model of Kentucky (Louisville, Kentucky) and was first runner-up in the Miss Model of the USA competition (held in California, the winner was Tashina Kastigar, who competed in the 2003 Miss USA pageant). Johnson graduated Summa Cum Laude in May 2004 with a B.A. in Journalism.

External links

• Official Miss Kentucky USA website