Lori Menshouse
Encyclopedia
Lori Lynn Menshouse is a beauty queen from Ashland, Kentucky
who has competed in the Miss America
and Miss USA
pageants.
Menshouse won the Miss Kentucky
title in 1997 competing as Miss Ashland Area. She competed in the Miss America
pageant held in September that year but did not place.
In 1998, less than a year after passing on her crown, Menshouse won the Miss Kentucky USA
1999 title, becoming one of few women from Kentucky who have held both titles. She went on to represent Kentucky in the Miss USA
1999 pageant held in Branson, Missouri
on February 2, 1999. Menshouse did not place in the nationally televised pageant, which was won by Kimberly Pressler
of New York
.
In 2001, Menshouse sued the Miss Kentucky Scholarship Organization for failing to provide her with the full $10,800 in scholarship money that she had been awarded for winning the pageant.
Menshouse received her B.S., cum laude in biology with a minor in chemistry, in 1995 from Morehead State University
. After working as a spokesperson for several organizations and companies, including the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, she received her J.D. from the University of Kentucky
College of Law in 2003. While at Kentucky Law, she was a William Mills Scholar, on the editorial board of the Journal of Natural Resources and Environmental Law, a member of the moot court board and received the CALI
award (highest grade in the class) in her patent class. She then became an associate in the Intellectual Property Litigation Group at Alston and Bird in Atlanta.
Ashland, Kentucky
Ashland, formerly known as Poage Settlement, is a city in Boyd County, Kentucky, United States, nestled along the banks of the Ohio River. The population was 21,981 at the 2000 census. Ashland is a part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area . As of the 2000 census, the...
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...
and 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...
pageants.
Menshouse won the Miss Kentucky
Miss Kentucky
The Miss Kentucky competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Kentucky in the Miss America pageant. Kentucky has once won the Miss America crown.- Winners :...
title in 1997 competing as Miss Ashland Area. She 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...
pageant held in September that year but did not place.
In 1998, less than a year after passing on her crown, Menshouse won the Miss Kentucky USA
Miss Kentucky USA
The Miss Kentucky USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Kentucky in the Miss USA pageant. The current director for the Miss Kentucky USA and Miss Kentucky Teen USA titles is Connie Clark Harrison. Mrs...
1999 title, becoming one of few women from Kentucky who have held both titles. She went on to represent Kentucky 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...
1999 pageant held in Branson, Missouri
Branson, Missouri
Branson is a city in Taney County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It was named after Reuben Branson, postmaster and operator of a general store in the area in the 1880s....
on February 2, 1999. Menshouse did not place in the nationally televised pageant, which was won by Kimberly Pressler
Kimberly Pressler
Kimberly Pressler is an entertainment presenter and former Miss USA. She is one of few women to win both the Miss New York Teen USA and Miss New York USA titles.-Pageant career:...
of New York
Miss New York USA
The Miss New York USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New York in the Miss USA pageant. Amber Collins is the reigning Miss New York USA 2011...
.
In 2001, Menshouse sued the Miss Kentucky Scholarship Organization for failing to provide her with the full $10,800 in scholarship money that she had been awarded for winning the pageant.
Menshouse received her B.S., cum laude in biology with a minor in chemistry, in 1995 from Morehead State University
Morehead State University
Morehead State University is a public, co-educational university located in Morehead, Kentucky, United States in the foothills of the Daniel Boone National Forest in Rowan County, midway between Lexington, Kentucky, and Huntington, West Virginia. The 2012 edition of "America's Best Colleges" by U.S...
. After working as a spokesperson for several organizations and companies, including the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, she received her J.D. from the University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public co-educational university and is one of the state's two land-grant universities, located in Lexington, Kentucky...
College of Law in 2003. While at Kentucky Law, she was a William Mills Scholar, on the editorial board of the Journal of Natural Resources and Environmental Law, a member of the moot court board and received the CALI
Calì
Calì, also written in English as Cali, is an Italian surname, widespread mainly in the Ionian side of Sicily.For the surname Calì is assumed the origin of the Greek word kalos , or from its Sanskrit root kali, "time."The surname refers to:...
award (highest grade in the class) in her patent class. She then became an associate in the Intellectual Property Litigation Group at Alston and Bird in Atlanta.