Laura Chukanov
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Laura Kirilova Chukanov (born 5 June 1986 in Sofia, Bulgaria) is a pageant titleholder from Sandy, Utah
who competed in the Miss USA
pageant in 2009.
, where she is pursuing a degree in International Studies with minors in Leadership Studies and Art History.
2008 pageant in late 2007 and placed third runner-up to Julia Bachison. She competed the following year and won the title. She was also first runner up in a prior Miss Sandy pageant.
Chukanov represented Utah at the Miss USA 2009
pageant held in Las Vegas, NV, on April 19, 2009 where she became the third consecutive delegate from Utah to make the semi-finals, and eventually placed third runner-up to winner Kristen Dalton
of North Carolina
. This was Utah's highest placement in the nationally televised pageant since 1998. Chukanov was directed by the pageant director Britt Boyse
and Boyse's company Casting Crowns Productions. The other Casting Crowns titleholder Alicia-Monique Blanco
of Arizona
placed 2nd runner-up, making Boyse the most successful director for the 2009 pageant.
Sandy, Utah
Sandy is a city in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States. It is a suburb of Salt Lake City. The population was 87,461 at the 2010 census, making it the sixth-largest city in Utah....
who 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 in 2009.
Biography
Chukanov was born in Bulgaria and moved to the United States when she was four years old. She holds dual U.S.–Bulgarian citizenship and speaks some-what fluent Bulgarian, English, some Russian and was learning Spanish. Chukanov is a student at the University of UtahUniversity of Utah
The University of Utah, also known as the U or the U of U, is a public, coeducational research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The university was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret by the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret, making it Utah's oldest...
, where she is pursuing a degree in International Studies with minors in Leadership Studies and Art History.
Pageants
Chukanov competed in the Miss Utah USAMiss Utah USA
The Miss Utah USA competition is the pageant who selects the representative for the state of Utah in the Miss USA pageant.Utah has been quite successful at Miss USA, with 20 placements as of 2009. Their most consistent period was in the 1950s and 1960s. Utah has produced one Miss USA in 1960...
2008 pageant in late 2007 and placed third runner-up to Julia Bachison. She competed the following year and won the title. She was also first runner up in a prior Miss Sandy pageant.
Chukanov represented Utah at the Miss USA 2009
Miss USA 2009
Miss USA 2009, the 58th Miss USA pageant was held at the Theatre for the Performing Arts in Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 19, 2009...
pageant held in Las Vegas, NV, on April 19, 2009 where she became the third consecutive delegate from Utah to make the semi-finals, and eventually placed third runner-up to winner Kristen Dalton
Kristen Dalton (Miss USA)
Kristen Jeannine Dalton , from Wilmington, North Carolina, is an American beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss USA 2009.-Biography:Dalton is the daughter of Jeannine Dalton who was Miss North Carolina USA 1982...
of North Carolina
Miss North Carolina USA
The Miss North Carolina USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state North Carolina in the Miss USA pageant. This state is part of the RPM Productions group....
. This was Utah's highest placement in the nationally televised pageant since 1998. Chukanov was directed by the pageant director Britt Boyse
Britt Boyse
Britt Powell Boyse is a former beauty pageant contestant from Kansas City, Missouri who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.In 1994 Boyse competed in the Miss Missouri pageant as Miss Northwest Missouri and placed first runner-up to Ann Marie Sun...
and Boyse's company Casting Crowns Productions. The other Casting Crowns titleholder Alicia-Monique Blanco
Alicia-Monique Blanco
Alicia-Monique Blanco is a beauty queen from Phoenix, Arizona who was crowned Miss Arizona USA 2009. She was 2nd-runner up in the Miss USA 2009 pageant...
of Arizona
Miss Arizona USA
The Miss Arizona USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Arizona in the Miss USA pageant.In 2005 the rights to produce the Miss Arizona USA pageant were given to Casting Crown productions...
placed 2nd runner-up, making Boyse the most successful director for the 2009 pageant.