Ruth Zakarian
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Ruth Zakarian was the winner of the first ever Miss Teen USA
pageant, held in 1983
in Lakeland, Florida
. She went on to compete in Miss USA 1984
as Miss Teen USA 1983.
. Before her pageant victory, the raven-haired teenager was a babysitter for Jessica Collins, Miss New York Teen USA 1988
and first runner-up to Miss Teen USA 1988
. During her interview, Collins called attention to this fact with Zakarian in attendance. http://www.veoh.com/videos/v1077414PAKTQRAf
of Devon Pierce. Her most notable role was as "Diane Westin" on the soap opera The Young and the Restless
. She also was on Santa Barbara
as Isabella Castillo. Ruth now lives with her daughter, Fiaba in Costa Rica
.
Miss Teen USA 1983
Miss Teen USA 1983, the 1st ever Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from the Lakeland Civic Auditorium in Lakeland, Florida on 30 August 1983...
pageant, held in 1983
Miss Teen USA 1983
Miss Teen USA 1983, the 1st ever Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from the Lakeland Civic Auditorium in Lakeland, Florida on 30 August 1983...
in Lakeland, Florida
Lakeland, Florida
Lakeland is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States, located approximately midway between Tampa and Orlando along Interstate 4. According to the 2008 U.S. Census Bureau estimate, the city had a population of 94,406...
. She went on to compete in Miss USA 1984
Miss USA 1984
Miss USA 1984, the 33rd Miss USA pageant, was televised live from Lakeland, Florida on May 17, 1984. At the conclusion of the final competition, Mai Shanley of New Mexico was crowned Miss USA 1984 by outgoing titleholder Julie Hayek of California....
as Miss Teen USA 1983.
Miss Teen USA
An Armenian American, Zakarian was born in Amsterdam, New York, and represented the state of New YorkNew York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. Before her pageant victory, the raven-haired teenager was a babysitter for Jessica Collins, Miss New York Teen USA 1988
Miss New York Teen USA
The Miss New York Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New York in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Like the first Miss USA competition , the first Miss Teen USA competition was won by a Miss New York Teen USA. That winner was Ruth Zakarian, who went on to...
and first runner-up to Miss Teen USA 1988
Miss Teen USA 1988
Miss Teen USA 1988, the sixth Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from San Bernardino, California on July 25, 1988. At the conclusion of the final competition, Mindy Duncan of Oregon was crowned by outgoing queen Kristi Addis of Mississippi....
. During her interview, Collins called attention to this fact with Zakarian in attendance. http://www.veoh.com/videos/v1077414PAKTQRAf
After Miss Teen USA
She later gained fame as an actress under the stage nameStage name
A stage name, also called a showbiz name or screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers such as actors, wrestlers, comedians, and musicians.-Motivation to use a stage name:...
of Devon Pierce. Her most notable role was as "Diane Westin" on the soap opera The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin...
. She also was on Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara (TV series)
Santa Barbara is an American television soap opera, first broadcast in the United States on NBC on July 30, 1984, and last aired on January 15, 1993. The show revolved around the eventful lives of the wealthy Capwell family of Santa Barbara, California...
as Isabella Castillo. Ruth now lives with her daughter, Fiaba in Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
.