Claire Schreiner
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Claire Schreiner is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 beauty pageant winner and former athlete. She was the Miss Wyoming USA
Miss Wyoming USA
, Miss Wyoming USA 2012]]The Miss Wyoming USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Wyoming in the Miss USA pageant. The Miss Wyoming USA pageant is currently produced by Future Productions....

 2010 titleholder and placed 11th at the Miss USA 2010
Miss USA 2010
Miss USA 2010, the 59th edition of the Miss USA pageant, was held at the Theatre for the Performing Arts in Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 16, 2010. Miss USA 2009, Kristen Dalton of North Carolina, crowned her successor, Rima Fakih of Michigan as Miss USA 2010 at the...

 pageant.

Personal life

Claire was born in Grant, NE, but moved to Wyoming shortly after. Claire has participated in a variety of sports, but her two best have always been gymnastics and track and field. Claire's brother Matt attends law school at the University of Wyoming
University of Wyoming
The University of Wyoming is a land-grant university located in Laramie, Wyoming, situated on Wyoming's high Laramie Plains, at an elevation of 7,200 feet , between the Laramie and Snowy Range mountains. It is known as UW to people close to the university...

 and has also interned at the White House. Claire formerly dated USC student Cody Gifford, son of Frank and Kathie Lee Gifford
Kathie Lee Gifford
Kathie Lee Gifford is an American television host, singer, songwriter and actress, best known for her 15-year run on the talk show Live with Regis and Kathie Lee, which she co-hosted with Regis Philbin...

. Shortly after the pageant, Claire announced on her twitter page that she was moving to Los Angeles and this is where she currently resides.

Athletic Accomplishments

Claire competed in both gymnastics and track and field in high school. She attended Campbell County High School in Gillette, Wyoming. She was a 4-time state champion in gymnastics and won the individual all-round competition in each of her last three years. Claire also competed in track during this time and finished 2nd in high jump at the Wyoming State Finals in high jump. She went on to attend UNLV on a full-ride track scholarship. Her events were high jump, hurdles, 200M, 400M, and pentathlon. Her major was journalism with an emphasis in broadcast journalism.

Claire did an internship with ESPN's Kenny Mayne, working on his internet show "Mayne Street." She currently works for ABC's Dancing With the Stars.

Beauty Pageants

Claire competed in the Miss Wyoming USA
Miss Wyoming USA
, Miss Wyoming USA 2012]]The Miss Wyoming USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Wyoming in the Miss USA pageant. The Miss Wyoming USA pageant is currently produced by Future Productions....

 2010 pageant and won. Claire then went on to compete in the Miss USA 2010
Miss USA 2010
Miss USA 2010, the 59th edition of the Miss USA pageant, was held at the Theatre for the Performing Arts in Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 16, 2010. Miss USA 2009, Kristen Dalton of North Carolina, crowned her successor, Rima Fakih of Michigan as Miss USA 2010 at the...

 pageant and made the top 15, becoming the first Wyoming contestant to place since 1986 (and only the 2nd ever). Claire's swimsuit score was fractions of a point from landing her in the top 10 where she would have continued on to compete in the evening gown portion of the event.

Claire will compete in the Miss Wyoming
Miss Wyoming
Miss Wyoming is a state-level pageant which sends winners to compete for the title of Miss America. The competition, which awards scholarships, is open to women aged 17 through 24.- Winners :-External links:*...

 2011 pageant for a chance to compete at the Miss America
Miss America
The Miss America pageant is a long-standing competition which awards scholarships to young women from the 50 states plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands...

 2012 pageant. She will be competing as Miss Gillette
Gillette, Wyoming
Gillette is a city in and the county seat of Campbell County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 29,087 in 2010. Gillette is a city centrally located in an area involved with the development of vast quantities of American coal, oil, and coal bed methane gas...


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