Vanessa Marie Semrow
Encyclopedia
Vanessa Marie Semrow is a beauty queen from Rhinelander, Wisconsin
who held the Miss Teen USA
2002 title.
Semrow won her first title, Miss Wisconsin Teen USA
on October 15, 2001, in a pageant paying tribute to the events of September 11, 2001. She had been recruited during a modeling exhibition (she had been modeling since the age of 11).
In August 2002, Semrow represented Wisconsin in the Miss Teen USA 2002
pageant held on South Padre Island, Texas
, where she became the first semi-finalist from her state since Miss Teen USA 1984
. At the conclusion of the final competition, Semrow was crowned Miss Teen USA 2002 by outgoing titleholder Marissa Whitley
. Semrow was the first Miss Universe Organization
titleholder to wear the newly designed Mikimoto crown.
As Miss Teen USA, Semrow represented the Miss Universe Organization
and lived in a Trump apartment in New York City
, the first Miss Teen USA titleholder to live there full time. Her "sister" 2002 titleholders were Shauntay Hinton
(Miss USA
, from the District of Columbia) and Justine Pasek
(Miss Universe
, of Panama). During her reign, Semrow travelled with Pasek to Kuwait
and Saudi Arabia
on a USO
tour, raised money for charities, and attended celebrity events. Her reign ended on 13 August 2003, when she crowned Tami Farrell
, Miss Teen USA 2003.
Semrow was a home schooled student who graduated a year early with a 4.0 GPA. After her reign, Semrow intended to remain in New York to fulfill her two-year scholarship at the New York School of Film and Television, then attend Northwestern University
.
Rhinelander, Wisconsin
Rhinelander is a city in and the county seat of Oneida County, Wisconsin, United States. Its population was 7,735 at the 2000 census.-Claim to fame:...
who held 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....
2002 title.
Semrow won her first title, Miss Wisconsin Teen USA
Miss Wisconsin Teen USA
The Miss Wisconsin Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Wisconsin in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Wisconsin is one of the least successful states at Miss Teen USA, having only placed on two occasions...
on October 15, 2001, in a pageant paying tribute to the events of September 11, 2001. She had been recruited during a modeling exhibition (she had been modeling since the age of 11).
In August 2002, Semrow represented Wisconsin in the Miss Teen USA 2002
Miss Teen USA 2002
Miss Teen USA 2002, the 20th Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from South Padre Island, Texas on 28 August 2002. At the conclusion of the final competition, Miss Wisconsin Teen USA Vanessa Marie Semrow was crowned by outgoing queen Marissa Whitley of Missouri.This was the second...
pageant held on South Padre Island, Texas
South Padre Island, Texas
South Padre Island is a town in Cameron County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Brownsville–Harlingen Metropolitan Statistical Area. It may be included as part of the Brownsville–Harlingen–Raymondville and the Matamoros–Brownsville metropolitan areas. The population was 2,816 at the...
, where she became the first semi-finalist from her state since Miss Teen USA 1984
Miss Teen USA 1984
Miss Teen USA 1984, the 2nd Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from Memphis, Tennessee on 3 April, 1984. At the conclusion of the final competition, Cherise Haugen of Illinois was crowned by outgoing queen Ruth Zakarian of New York....
. At the conclusion of the final competition, Semrow was crowned Miss Teen USA 2002 by outgoing titleholder 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....
. Semrow was the first 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...
titleholder to wear the newly designed Mikimoto crown.
As Miss Teen USA, Semrow 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...
and lived in a Trump apartment in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, the first Miss Teen USA titleholder to live there full time. Her "sister" 2002 titleholders were Shauntay Hinton
Shauntay Hinton
Shauntay Hinton is an actress and former beauty queen from Starkville, Mississippi who won the Miss USA title in 2002.-Education:Hinton graduated from Starkville High School in 1997. She later studied broadcast communications at Howard University....
(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 the District of Columbia) and Justine Pasek
Justine Pasek
Yostin "Justine" Lissette Pasek Patiño is a Panamanian model, FAO Goodwill Ambassador, and Miss Universe 2002.-Early life:Pasek was born in Kharkiv, Ukraine, the daughter of a Panamanian homemaker and Polish engineer...
(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 Panama). During her reign, Semrow travelled with Pasek to Kuwait
Kuwait
The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...
and Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
on a USO
United Service Organizations
The United Service Organizations Inc. is a private, nonprofit organization that provides morale and recreational services to members of the U.S. military, with programs in 160 centers worldwide. Since 1941, it has worked in partnership with the Department of Defense , and has provided support and...
tour, raised money for charities, and attended celebrity events. Her reign ended on 13 August 2003, when she crowned Tami Farrell
Tami Farrell
Tami Nichole Farrell is a former Miss Teen USA from Phoenix, Oregon who placed first runner-up in Miss California 2009 and was crowned Miss California USA after Carrie Prejean was dethroned by pageant officials in 2009....
, Miss Teen USA 2003.
Semrow was a home schooled student who graduated a year early with a 4.0 GPA. After her reign, Semrow intended to remain in New York to fulfill her two-year scholarship at the New York School of Film and Television, then attend Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
.