Lauren Cisneros
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Lauren Cisneros is a beauty queen who won the title Miss Colorado USA
2005.
Cisneros, who hails from Denver, Colorado
, has Native American
, Spanish
,Mexican, Norwegian and French
heritage. Prior to her pageant win, she had placed second runner-up to Janel Haw in the previous year's competition which was her first pageant.
Cisneros represented Colorado in the Miss USA 2005
pageant held in Baltimore, Maryland in April 2005 but failed to make the cut. The pageant was won by Chelsea Cooley
of North Carolina
.
Cisneros is a graduate of the University of Northern Colorado
, and the first in her immediate family to graduate from college. She earned a Bachelor of Arts
degree with a major in Public Relations
and Advertising and a minor in Speech Communications. At the time of her pageant win, she was employed as a Communications Specialist and a professional model
. In Fall 2009 Lauren entered graduate school at CU Denver for her Masters in Counseling Psychology.
Cisneros competed in the Miss Earth United States
2007 pageant where she placed in the Top 9.
Miss Colorado USA
The Miss Colorado USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Colorado in the Miss USA pageant. The event was held in Loveland from 2006 to 2008 and moved to Greeley in 2010....
2005.
Cisneros, who hails from Denver, Colorado
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
, has Native American
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
, Spanish
Spanish people
The Spanish are citizens of the Kingdom of Spain. Within Spain, there are also a number of vigorous nationalisms and regionalisms, reflecting the country's complex history....
,Mexican, Norwegian and French
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
heritage. Prior to her pageant win, she had placed second runner-up to Janel Haw in the previous year's competition which was her first pageant.
Cisneros represented Colorado in the Miss USA 2005
Miss USA 2005
Miss USA 2005, the 54th Miss USA pageant, was held in Baltimore, Maryland in April 11, 2005. It was won by Chelsea Cooley of North Carolina.Fifty-one state titleholders competed for the title of Miss USA in the Hippodrome Theatre on April 11, 2005...
pageant held in Baltimore, Maryland in April 2005 but failed to make the cut. The pageant was won by Chelsea Cooley
Chelsea Cooley
Chelsea Cooley is a beauty queen from Charlotte, North Carolina who has competed in the Miss Teen USA, Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants and who has held the Miss USA 2005 title....
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....
.
Cisneros is a graduate of the University of Northern Colorado
University of Northern Colorado
-Organization:The University of Northern Colorado offers 100 undergraduate programs and more than 100 graduate programs. The university has a satellite campus in Denver, Colorado...
, and the first in her immediate family to graduate from college. She earned a Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
degree with a major in Public Relations
Public relations
Public relations is the actions of a corporation, store, government, individual, etc., in promoting goodwill between itself and the public, the community, employees, customers, etc....
and Advertising and a minor in Speech Communications. At the time of her pageant win, she was employed as a Communications Specialist and a professional 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....
. In Fall 2009 Lauren entered graduate school at CU Denver for her Masters in Counseling Psychology.
Cisneros competed in the Miss Earth United States
Miss Earth United States
Miss Earth United States is a beauty pageant held annually and conducted by Earth Pageants Productions to select the United States representative to Miss Earth...
2007 pageant where she placed in the Top 9.
External links
- Official Miss Colorado USA website
- Biography on the Miss Colorado USA website (Google cache, accessed 2 May 2006)