Kimberly Wilkerson
Encyclopedia
Kimberly Wilkerson is a beauty pageant contestant from Gillette, Wyoming
, USA who has competed in the Miss America
contest.
Wilkerson first competed in the Miss Wyoming
1999 pageant where she placed first runner-up. The following year she won the Miss Wyoming
2000 title and went on to represent Wyoming in the Miss America
2001 pageant. She did not place in the pageant, which was won by Angela Perez Baraquio
of Hawaii
.
Wilkerson is a graduate of Campbell County High School
and the University of Wyoming
, where she earned a bachelors degree in agricultural communications and a masters degree in speech-language pathology.
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...
, USA who has competed in 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...
contest.
Wilkerson first competed 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:*...
1999 pageant where she placed first runner-up. The following year she won 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:*...
2000 title and went on to represent Wyoming in 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...
2001 pageant. She did not place in the pageant, which was won by Angela Perez Baraquio
Angela Perez Baraquio
Angela Perez Baraquio Grey , known professionally by her birth name of Angela Perez Baraquio, was crowned Miss America 2001 on October 14, 2000 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, becoming the first Asian American and first teacher ever to win the pageant. She participated in the pageant as Miss Hawaii...
of Hawaii
Miss Hawaii
The Miss Hawaii competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Hawaii in the Miss America pageant. Hawaii has twice won the Miss America title.- Winners :- External links :*...
.
Wilkerson is a graduate of Campbell County High School
Campbell County High School (Gillette, Wyoming)
Campbell County High School is a public secondary institution located in Gillette, Wyoming.-Community Background:Gillette is located in Northern Campbell County, in the Northeast corner of Wyoming. It is located on the plains between the Black Hills of South Dakota and the Big Horn Mountains of...
and 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...
, where she earned a bachelors degree in agricultural communications and a masters degree in speech-language pathology.