Skylene Montgomery
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Skylene Montgomery is a pageant titleholder from Parkersburg, West Virginia
who competed in the Miss USA
pageant in April 2008.
Montgomery won the Miss West Virginia USA
2008 title in a state pageant held in October 2007. It was her first attempt at the title, although in 2006, she was crowned Ms. West Virginia United States, and competed at the Ms. United States Pageant She was crowned by Kasey Montgomery
of Morgantown
. Skylene represented West Virginia
in the Miss USA 2008
pageant held April 11, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada
. As Miss West Virginia USA, Montgomery has worked to promote her platform to reduce childhood obesity in West Virginia.
Montgomery is the daughter of Skylar and Darlene Montgomery. She attended Parkersburg South High School
where she received all state honors in both softball and volleyball. Montgomery is a 2007 graduate of Marshall University with a Bachelor of Arts in Exercise Physiology. Montgomery is a 2009 graduate of West Virginia University's Nursing Program and currently is working as a nurse.
2010 Dec. 1 Skylene Montgomery was a substitute teacher at A.L. Brown High School in Kannapolis, NC.
Parkersburg, West Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 33,099 people, 14,467 households, and 8,767 families residing in the city. In 2006 the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that Parkersburg's population had decreased 4.4% to 31,755. The population density was 2,800.5 people per square mile . There were 16,100 housing...
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 April 2008.
Montgomery 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...
2008 title in a state pageant held in October 2007. It was her first attempt at the title, although in 2006, she was crowned Ms. West Virginia United States, and competed at the Ms. United States Pageant She was crowned by Kasey Montgomery
Kasey Montgomery
Kasey Montgomery is a beauty queen from Petersburg, West Virginia who competed in the Miss USA pageant in 2007.Montgomery won the Miss West Virginia USA 2007 title in a state pageant held in Flatwoods on 22 October 2006. Her "sister" titleholder was Chelsea Welch of West Union...
of Morgantown
Morgantown, West Virginia
Morgantown is a city in Monongalia County, West Virginia. It is the county seat of Monongalia County. Placed along the banks of the Monongahela River, Morgantown is the largest city in North-Central West Virginia, and the base of the Morgantown metropolitan area...
. Skylene represented West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
in the Miss USA 2008
Miss USA 2008
Miss USA 2008, the 57th Miss USA beauty pageant, was held in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 11, 2008. At the conclusion of the final night of competition, Crystle Stewart, Miss Texas USA, was crowned the winner by outgoing titleholder, Rachel Smith of Tennessee...
pageant held April 11, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
. As Miss West Virginia USA, Montgomery has worked to promote her platform to reduce childhood obesity in West Virginia.
Montgomery is the daughter of Skylar and Darlene Montgomery. She attended Parkersburg South High School
Parkersburg South High School
Parkersburg South High School in Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States serves grades 9 through 12, and is part of the Wood County School District....
where she received all state honors in both softball and volleyball. Montgomery is a 2007 graduate of Marshall University with a Bachelor of Arts in Exercise Physiology. Montgomery is a 2009 graduate of West Virginia University's Nursing Program and currently is working as a nurse.
2010 Dec. 1 Skylene Montgomery was a substitute teacher at A.L. Brown High School in Kannapolis, NC.