Kendra King
Encyclopedia
Kendra King is a beauty queen from Monticello, Mississippi
who has competed in the Miss USA
pageant.
She won the Miss Mississippi USA
2006 title in late 2005. This was the first time she had competed for the title, and she was crowned by outgoing titleholder Jennifer Adcock
. As Miss Mississippi USA, King was a representative of Premier Pageants.
King represented Mississippi
in the nationally televised Miss USA 2006
pageant broadcast live from Baltimore, Maryland on April 21, 2006, but did not place. The pageant was won by Tara Conner
of Kentucky
.
King graduated from Lawrence County High School in 2004 and later pursued a degree in Business Administration from Copiah Lincoln Community College. She is currently a manager and salesperson at a bridal and formal shop in Brookhaven, Mississippi
. She was a member of her graduating classes Hall of Fame. Her interests and hobbies include sketching
, swimming and model
ling.
After passing on her crown to Jalin Wood
in November, King was married to T.J. Johnson on December 22, 2006.
Monticello, Mississippi
Monticello is a town in Lawrence County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,726 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lawrence County.-Geography:Monticello is located at ....
who has 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.
She won the Miss Mississippi USA
Miss Mississippi USA
The Miss Mississippi USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Mississippi in the Miss USA pageant.Mississippi has not been very successful in Miss USA pageants, with only 10 placements as of 2010...
2006 title in late 2005. This was the first time she had competed for the title, and she was crowned by outgoing titleholder Jennifer Adcock
Jennifer Adcock
Jennifer Leigh Adcock is a beauty queen from Hattiesburg, Mississippi who has competed at Miss America and Miss USA.Adcock won her first pageant in 1998 when she became Mississippi’s Junior Miss and competed in the nationally televised America's Junior Miss Pageant, where she won the Overall...
. As Miss Mississippi USA, King was a representative of Premier Pageants.
King represented Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
in the nationally televised Miss USA 2006
Miss USA 2006
Miss USA 2006, the 55th Miss USA pageant, was held at the 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore, Maryland on April 21, 2006. Fifty-one state titleholders competed for the title, which was won by Tara Conner of Kentucky...
pageant broadcast live from Baltimore, Maryland on April 21, 2006, but did not place. The pageant was won by Tara Conner
Tara Conner
Tara Elizabeth Conner is an American beauty queen and model, who was Miss USA 2006 and has also competed in the Miss Teen USA and Miss Universe pageants. Apart from her role as Miss USA, Conner has been employed as a model. She was a featured model on the HDNet series Bikini Fantasies in 2004,...
of Kentucky
Miss Kentucky USA
The Miss Kentucky USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Kentucky in the Miss USA pageant. The current director for the Miss Kentucky USA and Miss Kentucky Teen USA titles is Connie Clark Harrison. Mrs...
.
King graduated from Lawrence County High School in 2004 and later pursued a degree in Business Administration from Copiah Lincoln Community College. She is currently a manager and salesperson at a bridal and formal shop in Brookhaven, Mississippi
Brookhaven, Mississippi
Brookhaven is a small city in Lincoln County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 9,861 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lincoln County...
. She was a member of her graduating classes Hall of Fame. Her interests and hobbies include sketching
Sketch (drawing)
A sketch is a rapidly executed freehand drawing that is not usually intended as a finished work...
, swimming and model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
ling.
After passing on her crown to Jalin Wood
Jalin Wood
Jalin Wood is a beauty queen from Waynesboro, Mississippi, who has competed in the Miss America pageant and competed in the Miss USA pageant in 2007....
in November, King was married to T.J. Johnson on December 22, 2006.