Nancy Redd
Encyclopedia
Nancy Redd, a.k.a. Nancy Amanda Redd, (born April 28, 1981) won the Miss Virginia
Pageant in 2003 and competed in the Miss America
Pageant
, finishing in the Top 10 and winning the preliminary "Lifestyle & Fitness in Swimwear" competition. She is a native of Martinsville, Virginia
, and graduated with honors from Harvard in 2003 with a degree in woman's studies. In 2001 she won $250,000 on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire and donated a considerable amount of her winnings to 4-H
, which she had been active in as a child. She is also an alumna of Girls State
.
She is an author and a model. She's married to Rupak Ginn and lives in Los Angeles, California.
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...
Pageant in 2003 and 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
Beauty contest
A beauty pageant or beauty contest, is a competition that mainly focuses on the physical beauty of its contestants, although such contests often incorporate personality, talent, and answers to judges' questions as judged criteria...
, finishing in the Top 10 and winning the preliminary "Lifestyle & Fitness in Swimwear" competition. She is a native of Martinsville, Virginia
Martinsville, Virginia
Martinsville is an independent city which is surrounded by Henry County, Virginia, United States. The population was 13,821 in 2010. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Martinsville with Henry County for statistical purposes...
, and graduated with honors from Harvard in 2003 with a degree in woman's studies. In 2001 she won $250,000 on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire and donated a considerable amount of her winnings to 4-H
4-H
4-H in the United States is a youth organization administered by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture of the United States Department of Agriculture , with the mission of "engaging youth to reach their fullest potential while advancing the field of youth development." The name represents...
, which she had been active in as a child. She is also an alumna of Girls State
Boys/Girls State
Boys State and Girls State are summer leadership and citizenship programs sponsored by the American Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary for high school students between their junior and senior years. Boys and Girls State programs both began in 1937 and are held in each of the U.S. states ,...
.
She is an author and a model. She's married to Rupak Ginn and lives in Los Angeles, California.
External links
- Official site
- IMDB listing
- ISBN 1592403263 Body Drama: Real Girls, Real Bodies, Real Issues, Real Answers by Nancy Redd