Carrie Stroup
Encyclopedia
Carrie Ann Stroup is a model and beauty queen
from the United States
who represented her country
in Miss World 2001
as Miss United States World.
in 1998.
graduate, Stroup competed in Orlando, Florida
for the title of Miss United States World in July 2001, capturing the crown and the right to participate in Miss World 2001
.
As the official representative of her country
to the 2001 Miss World
pageant held in Sun City
, South Africa
on November 16, she became a bookies' favorite and competed against 93 delegates for the title eventually won by Agbani Darego
of Nigeria
.
's Scrubs
.
Beauty Queen
"Beauty Queen" is the second song from Roxy Music's second album, For Your Pleasure. The lyrics refer to Ferry's girlfriend, Valerie Leon, one-time UK beauty queen, B-movie actress and model working in the Newcastle area, circa 1973.-Musicians:...
from the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
who represented her country
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in Miss World 2001
Miss World 2001
Miss World 2001, the 51st Miss World pageant was held at the Super Bowl, in Sun City Entertainment Centre, Sun City, South Africa on November 16, 2001. Agbani Darego from Nigeria won the pageant, she became the first black African to win the Miss World crown...
as Miss United States World.
Early life
The daughter of Joe and Debbie Stroup of Cashiers, Stroup had previously held the title of Miss United States TeenMiss United States Teen
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in 1998.
Miss United States World
A 2000 Smoky Mountain High SchoolSmoky Mountain High School
Smoky Mountain High School is a public high school located in Sylva, North Carolina. The school formed as a result of the consolidation of the former Sylva-Webster High School and Cullowhee High School in 1988, at the Sylva-Webster Campus, which dates to 1960....
graduate, Stroup competed in Orlando, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
for the title of Miss United States World in July 2001, capturing the crown and the right to participate in Miss World 2001
Miss World 2001
Miss World 2001, the 51st Miss World pageant was held at the Super Bowl, in Sun City Entertainment Centre, Sun City, South Africa on November 16, 2001. Agbani Darego from Nigeria won the pageant, she became the first black African to win the Miss World crown...
.
As the official representative of her country
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
to the 2001 Miss World
Miss World 2001
Miss World 2001, the 51st Miss World pageant was held at the Super Bowl, in Sun City Entertainment Centre, Sun City, South Africa on November 16, 2001. Agbani Darego from Nigeria won the pageant, she became the first black African to win the Miss World crown...
pageant held in Sun City
Sun City, North West
Sun City is a luxury casino and resort, situated in the North West Province of South Africa. It is located about two hours' drive from Johannesburg, near the city of Rustenburg. The complex borders the Pilanesberg Game Reserve.- History :...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
on November 16, she became a bookies' favorite and competed against 93 delegates for the title eventually won by Agbani Darego
Agbani Darego
Agbani Darego is a Nigerian model, best known as the first Sub-Saharan African Miss World.-Early life:...
of Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
.
Life after Miss United States World
Stroup is a model featured in advertisements for PlayersOnly, an online gambling site, and a senior reporter at Gambling911. She also had a guest role in NBCNBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
's Scrubs
Scrubs (TV series)
Scrubs is an American medical comedy-drama television series created in 2001 by Bill Lawrence and produced by ABC Studios. The show follows the lives of several employees of the fictional Sacred Heart, a teaching hospital. It features fast-paced screenplay, slapstick, and surreal vignettes...
.