Linda Chiaraluna
Encyclopedia
Linda Lee Chiaraluna (born 1969) is a business woman and former beauty queen from Pennsylvania
.
and Miss Virginia
local pageants, placing 2nd runner-up at Miss Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2nd runner-up at Miss Roanoke, and 2nd runner-up at Miss Virginia State Fair.
In 1993 she won the Miss Pennsylvania USA
1994 pageant and went on to compete at Miss USA 1994
. She did not make the finals but did place in the top twenty during the preliminary competition.
in 1992 with a bachelor's degree in Journalism. Her years of training in tap, ballet, jazz, competitive gymnastics, and baton twirling led her to be chosen as a member of the University's Dance Company, with whom she performed for three years. She also used her dance routines in the Miss America pageant talent competitions.
After graduating she worked for three years as a newspaper reporter and editor, and then decided to move into the public relations business, becoming spokesperson and communications director for the Seneca Valley School District
in Jackson Township, Pennsylvania
in 1995.
Chiaraluna has also worked as a Miss USA state pageant coordinator, judge and consultant and owns a pageant training business with her sister Tina. She is the official trainer for the Miss Indiana USA
, Miss West Virginia USA
and Miss Pennsylvania USA and Teen USA pageants.
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
.
Pageantry
Chiaraluna's first pageant title was Miss Pennsylvania Perfect Teen, and she went on to place third runner-up at the Miss America's Perfect Teen pageant. She then competed in several Miss PennsylvaniaMiss Pennsylvania
The Miss Pennsylvania competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Pennsylvania in the Miss America Pageant. Pennsylvania, including early years' city representatives, has won the Miss American crown on 5 occasions....
and Miss Virginia
Miss Virginia
The Miss Virginia competition is a scholarship pageant for women, with the titleholder representing Virginia in the Miss America pageant. The competition was founded in 1953 as a scholarship contest for young women, although women had represented Virginia in the Miss America pageant since the 1930s...
local pageants, placing 2nd runner-up at Miss Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2nd runner-up at Miss Roanoke, and 2nd runner-up at Miss Virginia State Fair.
In 1993 she won the Miss Pennsylvania USA
Miss Pennsylvania USA
The Miss Pennsylvania USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Pennsylvania in the Miss USA pageant.Michele McDonald is Pennsylvania's only Miss USA so far. At only eighteen, she was one of the youngest competitors ever to win the crown...
1994 pageant and went on to compete at Miss USA 1994
Miss USA 1994
Miss USA 1994, the 43rd Miss USA pageant, was televised live from the South Padre Island Convention Centre on South Padre Island, Texas on 11 February 1994...
. She did not make the finals but did place in the top twenty during the preliminary competition.
Education and employment
Chiaraluna graduated from the Indiana University of PennsylvaniaIndiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana University of Pennsylvania is a public university in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA. The university is northeast of Pittsburgh. It is the largest university in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education and is the commonwealth's fifth largest university...
in 1992 with a bachelor's degree in Journalism. Her years of training in tap, ballet, jazz, competitive gymnastics, and baton twirling led her to be chosen as a member of the University's Dance Company, with whom she performed for three years. She also used her dance routines in the Miss America pageant talent competitions.
After graduating she worked for three years as a newspaper reporter and editor, and then decided to move into the public relations business, becoming spokesperson and communications director for the Seneca Valley School District
Seneca Valley school district
The Seneca Valley School District is a public school district in the northern suburbs of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is centred on Cranberry Township, a quickly growing municipality...
in Jackson Township, Pennsylvania
Jackson Township, Pennsylvania
Jackson Township is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania:*Jackson Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania*Jackson Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania*Jackson Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania...
in 1995.
Chiaraluna has also worked as a Miss USA state pageant coordinator, judge and consultant and owns a pageant training business with her sister Tina. She is the official trainer for the Miss Indiana USA
Miss Indiana USA
The Miss Indiana USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Indiana in the Miss USA pageant.Nine Miss Indiana USA winners previously competed at Miss Teen USA. The state currently holds the record for the most Miss Teen USA state winners to win a Miss USA...
, Miss West Virginia USA
Miss West Virginia USA
The Miss West Virginia USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of West Virginia in the Miss USA pageant.West Virginia has not been greatly successful at Miss USA and they have never produced a winner...
and Miss Pennsylvania USA and Teen USA pageants.