Actress and television personality Vanessa Lachey’s beauty pageant days included winning Miss South Carolina Teen USA and then Miss Teen USA in 1998. She was the first South Carolina representative to win the title and that of Miss Congeniality.
While Lachey has hosted numerous television programs since her pageant days, including Entertainment Tonight and Love is Blind, she’s also starred in shows such as NCIS: Hawaiʻi, Dads, and 30 Rock.
Diane Sawyer
While Diane Sawyer is known for her time in front of the news cameras for Good Morning America, ABC World News Tonight, and 60 Minutes, she took another path during high school.
As a senior in high school in 1963, Sawyer was a representative from the Commonwealth of Kentucky during the annual national America’s Junior Miss scholarship pageant. She won the crown!
Gal Gadot
“The biggest Israeli star,” Gal Gadot began her career at the age of 18, winning the title of Miss Israel in 2004. She also competed in Miss Universe but didn’t take home the crown.
While in college, she began working on her acting career, landing the small role of Gisele in the Fast and Furious franchise. She didn’t gain international stardom until 2016, when she began playing the role of Diana Prince, aka Wonder Woman, in the DCEU.
Ali Landry
Before becoming the Doritos Girl in 1998 and Rita Lefleur in the sitcom Eve, Ali Landry was in the beauty pageant circuit. Her first pageant was in 1998, where she won the title of Miss Louisiana Teen USA.
Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
