Linda Kurtz
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Linda Kurtz is an American
beauty queen
and broadcast journalist from Dover, Delaware
, who was crowned Miss Delaware
in 2004. She went on to compete for the title of Miss America
2005 in Atlantic City where she was a Quality of Life Award Finalist. The pageant was ultimately won by Deidre Downs
of Alabama
. Kurtz was the last Miss Delaware to compete in Atlantic City.
Kurtz earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Leadership and Consumer Economics from the University of Delaware
and a Master's Degree in Business Administration from Goldey Beacom College.
Kurtz competed four times for the title of Miss Delaware, having previously won several preliminary swimsuit and community service awards. In 2001, she was a non-finalist. In 2002, she was fourth runner-up to Shoha Parekh
. In 2003, she was first runner-up to Erin Williams. For the four years she was competing for the Miss Delaware title she performed a vocal presentation for talent. At the Miss America Pageant she decided to put her fifteen years of dance
training into motion and performed a lyrical ballet
to Linda Eder
's rendition of "Man of La Mancha (I, Don Quixote)". As a Quality of Life Finalist at Miss America, Linda focused her year of service promoting her platform, "Alzheimer's Disease Awareness and Advocacy", for which she won a national award from the Alzheimer's Association. She continues to serve as a volunteer with the Alzheimer's Association and the Miss Delaware Scholarship Organization.
After giving up her title, Kurtz worked as an award winning host and producer with Comcast Network
's CN8 Comcast Newsmakers, interviewing local celebrities and politicians, reporting from special events, and hosting various functions. Following this position, she became the morning news anchor and a reporter for WMDT, the ABC affiliate in Salisbury, Maryland.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
beauty queen
Beauty Queen
"Beauty Queen" is the second song from Roxy Music's second album, For Your Pleasure. The lyrics refer to Ferry's girlfriend, Valerie Leon, one-time UK beauty queen, B-movie actress and model working in the Newcastle area, circa 1973.-Musicians:...
and broadcast journalist from Dover, Delaware
Dover, Delaware
The city of Dover is the capital and second largest city in the U.S. state of Delaware. It is also the county seat of Kent County, and the principal city of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Kent County. It is located on the St. Jones River in the Delaware...
, who was crowned Miss Delaware
Miss Delaware
The Miss Delaware competition is the pageant that selects the representative of Delaware in the Miss America pageant. The event takes place annually in the month of June and is currently held in the state capital of Dover, Delaware at the Dover Downs Hotel and Casino...
in 2004. She went on to compete for the title of 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...
2005 in Atlantic City where she was a Quality of Life Award Finalist. The pageant was ultimately won by Deidre Downs
Deidre Downs
Deidre Downs is a beauty pageant contestant and winner of Miss America 2005. She is from Birmingham, Alabama. As part of her year of service as Miss America, she campaigned for Curing Childhood Cancer. For her talent, she sang a rendition of the ballad "I'm Afraid This Must Be Love"...
of Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
. Kurtz was the last Miss Delaware to compete in Atlantic City.
Kurtz earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Leadership and Consumer Economics from the University of Delaware
University of Delaware
The university is organized into seven colleges:* College of Agriculture and Natural Resources* College of Arts and Sciences* Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics* College of Earth, Ocean and Environment* College of Education and Human Development...
and a Master's Degree in Business Administration from Goldey Beacom College.
Kurtz competed four times for the title of Miss Delaware, having previously won several preliminary swimsuit and community service awards. In 2001, she was a non-finalist. In 2002, she was fourth runner-up to Shoha Parekh
Shoha Parekh
Shoha Parekh is a beauty pageant titleholder who represented Delaware at Miss America 2003. She appeared in her first film as an Echo Company worker in the movie Annapolis .-External links:*...
. In 2003, she was first runner-up to Erin Williams. For the four years she was competing for the Miss Delaware title she performed a vocal presentation for talent. At the Miss America Pageant she decided to put her fifteen years of dance
Dance
Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....
training into motion and performed a lyrical ballet
Lyrical ballet
Lyrical ballet is an offshoot of the now-obsolete Russian Lyrical It is a lilting style of dance that uses the ballet technique along with the soviet ballroom dance forms. The word lyrical here refers to a lilting, poetic feel associated with the movements and the steps flow from the one to the next...
to Linda Eder
Linda Eder
Linda Eder is an American singer and actress. She made her Broadway debut in the musical Jekyll & Hyde, for which she received 1997 Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Nominations, as well as the Theatre World Award for Best Actress in a Musical...
's rendition of "Man of La Mancha (I, Don Quixote)". As a Quality of Life Finalist at Miss America, Linda focused her year of service promoting her platform, "Alzheimer's Disease Awareness and Advocacy", for which she won a national award from the Alzheimer's Association. She continues to serve as a volunteer with the Alzheimer's Association and the Miss Delaware Scholarship Organization.
After giving up her title, Kurtz worked as an award winning host and producer with Comcast Network
Comcast Network
Comcast Network is a cable television station that is shown mostly in parts of Comcast Cable services in the Eastern part of the US. Viewed in four states and 20 television markets from New Jersey to Virginia on Comcast cable systems. The main focus of the network is Philadelphia although they...
's CN8 Comcast Newsmakers, interviewing local celebrities and politicians, reporting from special events, and hosting various functions. Following this position, she became the morning news anchor and a reporter for WMDT, the ABC affiliate in Salisbury, Maryland.