Candice Crawford

Candice Loren Crawford,

 (born December 16, 1986) is an American beauty queen. She is best known for winning the Miss Missouri USA competition in 2008. She later competed in the Miss USA pageant of which she placed in the top ten.

Personal life

Born in Lubbock, Texas and then raised in Dallas, Texas, Crawford is the younger sister of the actor Chace Crawford, from the television show Gossip Girl.Crawford attended Trinity Christian Academy in Addison, TX. She competed in the Miss Texas Teen USA 2003 and 2005 pageants, placing third runner-up in both competitions.

After high school, Crawford enrolled at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri, where she studied journalism and business. While at Columbia, Missouri, Candice worked with the local NBC affiliate KOMU-TV as a reporter. During college, Crawford also worked for Dallas, Texas CBS affiliate KTVT, as a reporter covering the Dallas Cowboys on the CBS show, The Blitz. She was also an active member of Pi Beta Phi Fraternity for Women. Plus, Crawford served as a volunteer writer for sports blog Midwest Sports Fans.She has been romantically linked[weasel words] to Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo since summer 2009.

Career

She competed in the Miss Texas Teen USA 2003 and 2005 pageants, placing third runner-up in both competitions.

Crawford competed in the Miss Missouri USA 2007 pageant in November 2006 and placed first runner-up to Amber Seyer. She then competed the following year and won the 2008 title. She represented Missouri in the Miss USA 2008 pageant held in Las Vegas, Nevada in April 2008.

Crawford now works for KDAF as the 33TV's High School Sports Reporter. When not working for The 33 Candice will host the Dallas Cowboys' weekend sports show, "Special Edition."

References

^ "Miss USA 2008 - Candice Crawford biography". Retrieved 2009-02-13.

^ a b Raubolt, Jordan (2007-11-16). "Crowning achievement: MU student sets sights on career". Columbia Daily Tribune.

^ "Candice Crawford - From the Sideline". Retrieved 2009-02-13.

^ "MU student wins Miss Missouri tiara". Columbia Daily Tribune. 2007-11-12.

^ "Miss USA Marks a Scandal-Light Year". Associated Press. 2008-04-12.

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