Caressa Cameron (born c. 1987) is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Fredericksburg, Virginia, who won the title of Miss America 2010. [1]
Cameron graduated from Massaponax High School [2] and currently attends Virginia Commonwealth University located in Richmond, Virginia.
She won the Miss Virginia title on June 28, 2009 having previously competed for that title three times.[3] In prior competitions she had placed first runner-up in 2008 and second runner-up in 2007 and 2006.[4] In addition to competing at Miss Virginia, Cameron placed 2nd runner-up to Tori Hall at Miss Virginia Teen USA 2005 and 2nd runner-up to Amber Copley at Miss Virginia USA 2006.
On January 27, 2010, she Caressa Cameron (born c. 1987) is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Fredericksburg, Virginia, who won the title of Miss America 2010. [1]
Cameron graduated from Massaponax High School [2] and currently attends Virginia Commonwealth University located in Richmond, Virginia.
She won the Miss Virginia title on June 28, 2009 having previously competed for that title three times.[3] In prior competitions she had placed first runner-up in 2008 and second runner-up in 2007 and 2006.[4] In addition to competing at Miss Virginia, Cameron placed 2nd runner-up to Tori Hall at Miss Virginia Teen USA 2005 and 2nd runner-up to Amber Copley at Miss Virginia USA 2006.
On January 27, 2010, she won a $2,000 scholarship in winning the Preliminary Talent competition in vocal pop.[5]
On January 30, 2010, she won the Miss America 2010 pageant held at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, Nevada.[1] She won a $50,000 scholarship, beating out 52 other contestants, and became the third Miss Virginia to win the national title.[6]
She is 5 foot 4 inches, and wears a size 7 shoe. [2]
Cameron is the eighth African American woman to win the prestigious title. The first African American woman to win the title was Vanessa L. Williams in 1984, who was then followed by Suzette Charles who is biracial with African American heritage. Cameron is the first African American among the three Miss Virginia winners to be crowned Miss America.won a $2,000 scholarship in winning the Preliminary Talent competition in vocal pop.[5]On January 30, 2010, she won the Miss America 2010 pageant held at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, Nevada.[1] She won a $50,000 scholarship, beating out 52 other contestants, and became the third Miss Virginia to win the national title.[6]
She is 5 foot 4 inches, and wears a size 7 shoe. [2]
Cameron is the eighth African American woman to win the prestigious title. The first African American woman to win the title was Vanessa L. Williams in 1984, who was then followed by Suzette Charles who is biracial with African American heritage. Cameron is the first African American among the three Miss Virginia winners to be crowned Miss America.
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