Kirsten Haglund
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| Born | Kirsten Lora Haglund September 14, 1988 Farmington Hills, Michigan |
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| Education | Walled Lake Western High School University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Hair color | Blonde |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Title(s) | Miss Michigan 2007 Miss America 2008 |
| Major competition(s) |
Miss America 2008 (winner) |
Kirsten Lora Haglund (born September 14, 1988) is a beauty queen from Farmington Hills, Michigan who was Miss America 2008.
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[edit] Biography
Haglund graduated from Walled Lake Western High School in 2006 and spent one year pursuing a BFA in Musical Theatre at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music in Cincinnati, Ohio. She took time off to fulfill her duties as Miss Michigan and prepare for the Miss America pageant. After completing her year of service, Kirsten continued to travel and speak on body-image issues and eating disorders, also having begun her own Foundation (the Kirsten Haglund Foundation) to provide treatment scholarships for women struggling with the illness. Kirsten lived for one year in Los Angeles, California, and will now be finishing her education (using over $60,000 in scholarships from the MAO) at Emory University.[1][2]
[edit] Pageants
[edit] Miss Michigan
After winning the Miss Oakland County local title Haglund competed in the Miss Michigan pageant for the first time, in June 2007. She won a preliminary swimsuit award and at the conclusion of the final competition was crowned Miss Michigan.[3] For her state talent she performed "Adele's Laughing Song" from the operetta Die Fledermaus.
[edit] Miss America
[edit] Competition
Haglund went on to represent Michigan in the Miss America 2008 pageant broadcast on TLC from the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino on January 26, 2008.[4] She won a preliminary swimsuit award on Wednesday night, becoming her state's first Preliminary Swimsuit award since 1987. For her talent she sang "Over the Rainbow".[3][4] At the conclusion of the live telecast, Haglund was crowned the 83rd Miss America. She succeeds Lauren Nelson, of Lawton, Oklahoma and is Michigan's fifth Miss America and her state's first for twenty years.[5] At 19, Haglund was the youngest girl in the competition, and the youngest Miss America winner since Kimberly Clarice Aiken took the title in 1993.[6] Haglund's grandmother Iora Hunt represented Detroit, Michigan at Miss America 1944.[7]
Her platform is eating disorder awareness, as she suffered from anorexia that began at age twelve.[7] In fact, her body mass index was 16.29 (BMIs <18.5 suggest a person is underweight) at the time she was crowned.[8]
[edit] Reign
During her first week as Miss America, Haglund appeared on Live with Regis and Kelly, ABC News Now, Inside Edition and Fox and Friends[9][10] As part of her support of the Children's Miracle Network, the official platform of Miss America, Haglund was named spokesperson of IHOP's third annual National Pancake Day.[11]
[edit] References
- ^ Associated Press (2008-01-26). "Brother recalls Haglund playing at winning Miss America". mlive.com. http://www.mlive.com/newsflash/index.ssf?/base/news-50/1201409758251600.xml&storylist=newsmichigan.
- ^ Associated Press (2008-01-28). "Michigan's Miss America takes time off from U. of Cincinnati". mlive.com. http://www.mlive.com/newsflash/index.ssf?/base/news-50/1201523343230170.xml&storylist=newsmichigan.
- ^ a b "Farmington Hills woman wins Miss Michigan pageant". Associated Press. 2007-06-17.
- ^ a b Associated Press (2008-01-26). "Farmington Hills native wins Miss America". http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080126/NEWS03/80126057.
- ^ Lewis, Shawn (2008-01-28). "A dream come true for Miss America". The Detroit News. http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080128/METRO/801280377.
- ^ Padgett, Sonya (2008-01-27). "Miss Michigan wins crown in a song". Las Vegas Review Journal. http://www.lvrj.com/news/14465102.html.
- ^ a b Clarke, Norm (2008-01-24). "Michigan pageant success is in genes". Las Vegas Review Journal. http://www.lvrj.com/news/14177677.html.
- ^ http://www.nursingcenter.com/prodev/ce_article.asp?tid=1024096
- ^ Tom, Greenwood (2008-01-28). "Miss America 'wows' TV show audience". http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080128/METRO/801280397&imw=Y.
- ^ "Tune In Alert - Miss America 2008 Begins Her NYC Media Tour" (Press release). Miss America Organization. 2008-01-27. http://www.missamerica.org/news/press-releases.asp?press=313.
- ^ http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Miss-America-2008-Joins-IHOP-Help-Turn-Pancakes-Into-Miracles-on-National-Pancake-Day-NYSE-IHP-814532.htm
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| Preceded by Angela Corsi |
Miss Michigan 2007 |
Succeeded by Gina Valo |
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