Melinda Toole
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Melinda Toole is a native of the Birmingham, Alabama
area. Toole won the title of Miss Alabama 2006 as Miss Samford University. She had previously placed in the top ten of the 2005 event. She was crowned by outgoing titleholder Alexa Jones.
Toole competed in the Miss America 2007
pageant broadcast live on CMT
from the Theatre for the Performing Arts
on 29 January 2007. During this process, she was named 4th Runner Up to Miss America, 2nd Runner up for the Quality of Life Award for her platform character education, and Miss Congeniality. Melinda was the first Miss Alabama to be awarded the honor of Miss Congeniality, which was decided by the 2007 Miss America contestants and the American public. While competing in this event, her talent is a vocal performance of Time to Say Goodbye
, a song made famous by Sarah Brightman and Andrea Bocelli.
Toole, who attended Pinson Valley High School, graduated from Samford University
with a degree in elementary education in May 2006.
Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County. According to the 2010 United States Census, Birmingham had a population of 212,237. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, in estimate by the U.S...
area. Toole won the title of Miss Alabama 2006 as Miss Samford University. She had previously placed in the top ten of the 2005 event. She was crowned by outgoing titleholder Alexa Jones.
Toole competed in the Miss America 2007
Miss America 2007
Miss America 2007, the 86th Miss America, pageant, was held on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada on January 29, 2007, which was a Monday, making it the first time that the pageant was held on a weekday, rather than the traditional Saturday....
pageant broadcast live on CMT
Country Music Television
Country Music Television, or CMT, is an American country music-oriented cable television network. Programming includes music videos, taped concerts, movies, biographies of country music stars, game shows, and reality programs...
from the Theatre for the Performing Arts
Theatre for the Performing Arts
The Theatre for the Performing Arts is a 7,000 seat theater located in the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip.- History :...
on 29 January 2007. During this process, she was named 4th Runner Up to Miss America, 2nd Runner up for the Quality of Life Award for her platform character education, and Miss Congeniality. Melinda was the first Miss Alabama to be awarded the honor of Miss Congeniality, which was decided by the 2007 Miss America contestants and the American public. While competing in this event, her talent is a vocal performance of Time to Say Goodbye
Con te Partiró
- History :The song's original single release by Polydor Records was not commercially successful in Italy, and received little radio airplay there. Elsewhere, however, it was a massive hit. In France and Switzerland, the single topped the charts for 6 weeks, earning a triple Gold sales award. In...
, a song made famous by Sarah Brightman and Andrea Bocelli.
Toole, who attended Pinson Valley High School, graduated from Samford University
Samford University
Samford University, founded as Howard College is a private, coeducational, Alabama Baptist Convention-affiliated university located in Homewood, a suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, United States. It includes the , Cumberland School of Law, McWhorter School of Pharmacy, Brock School of Business, Ida V....
with a degree in elementary education in May 2006.