Sharitha McKenzie
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Sharitha Lynette McKenzie (born April 4, 1983) is a beauty queen from Portland, Oregon
who competed in the Miss USA
pageant in 2007.
McKenzie won the Miss Oregon USA
title in a state pageant held on 24 September 2006. This was her fourth attempt at the title as she had placed first runner-up to Myah Moore in 2003, Jennifer Murphy
in 2004 and Allison Machado
in 2006.
McKenzie represented Oregon
in the Miss USA 2007
pageant which was broadcast live from the Kodak Theatre
in Los Angeles, California
on March 23, 2007.
McKenzie is a student at the University of Oregon
who hopes to work in the field of broadcast journalism. She has worked as an intern for stations KEZI
and KVAL-TV
.
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
who 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 in 2007.
McKenzie won the Miss Oregon USA
Miss Oregon USA
The Miss Oregon USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Oregon in the Miss USA pageant.Oregon has only had limited success at Miss USA and has never won the competition. The highest placed Miss Oregon USA was Gail Atchison who finished 2nd runner-up to...
title in a state pageant held on 24 September 2006. This was her fourth attempt at the title as she had placed first runner-up to Myah Moore in 2003, Jennifer Murphy
Jennifer Murphy
Jennifer Murphy is an actress,beauty queen, reality television contestant and business woman.Murphy grew up in Medford, southern Oregon, with her eleven siblings...
in 2004 and Allison Machado
Allison Machado
Allison Nicole Machado is a beauty queen from Medford, Oregon who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Machado won the Miss Oregon USA 2006 title in a state pageant held in late 2005. It was her first attempt at the title. She has American Indian heritage as a descendant of Oklahoma's Kiowa tribe...
in 2006.
McKenzie represented Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
in the Miss USA 2007
Miss USA 2007
Miss USA 2007, the 56th Miss USA pageant, was held in Hollywood, California, on March 23, 2007, after two weeks of events and preliminary competition. The winner of the pageant was Rachel Smith, of Tennessee....
pageant which was broadcast live from the Kodak Theatre
Kodak Theatre
The Kodak Theatre is a live theatre in the Hollywood and Highland shopping mall and entertainment complex on Hollywood Boulevard and North Highland Avenue in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles...
in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
on March 23, 2007.
McKenzie is a student at the University of Oregon
University of Oregon
-Colleges and schools:The University of Oregon is organized into eight schools and colleges—six professional schools and colleges, an Arts and Sciences College and an Honors College.- School of Architecture and Allied Arts :...
who hopes to work in the field of broadcast journalism. She has worked as an intern for stations KEZI
KEZI
KEZI is a digital broadcast television station operating in Eugene, Oregon, United States. It is the ABC affiliate for Eugene and produces more than 24 hours of newscasts a week...
and KVAL-TV
KVAL-TV
KVAL-TV, channel 13, is a television station in Eugene, Oregon, USA. It is an affiliate of the CBS network. The station began broadcasting on April 15, 1954...
.