Kristi Lauren Glakas
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Kristi Lauren Glakas (born March 15, 1981 in Centreville, Virginia) is an American beauty pageant contestant, best known as a Triple Crown winner, one of only six contestants to hold state titles for Miss Teen USA, Miss USA and Miss America.
Glakas graduated from Centreville High School. She has a long track record of pageantry, having entered her first pageant when she was 11 years old. Her first major title was Miss Virginia Teen USA 1999, and she won the Miss Virginia USA crown in 2004. Not long after giving up her Miss USA state title she won Miss Apple Blossom Festival 2005, going on to win Miss Virginia 2005.
She is currently attending Graduate school at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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[edit] Pageants
Glakas won the Miss Virginia Teen USA 1998 title in late 1997 and competed in the Miss Teen USA 1998 pageant held in Shreveport, Louisiana in August 1998. She placed in the top ten in the nationally televised pageant, which was won by Vanessa Minnillo of South Carolina.
Glakas competed in the Miss Virginia USA 2003 pageant in 2002 and placed first runner-up to Mimi Abraham. She returned the following year, and won the 2004 title. She represented Virginia in the Miss USA 2004 pageant broadcast live from the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California in April 2004, but failed to place.
Less than a year after giving up her title Glakas competed for and won the Miss Apple Blossom Festival and Miss Virginia titles. In the Miss America 2006 pageant she made it to the top five finalists, taking home a $10,000 award in the event as the third runner-up. She also was one of the three preliminary swimsuit winners along with Shannon Schambeau, Miss District of Columbia and Miss Utah, Julia Marie Bachison. Glakas' platform as Miss Virginia in the Miss America pageant was "Life Skills: Enabling America's Youth to Achieve Excellence."
Glakas is involved in numerous organizations that advocate for disadvantaged children. As a spokesperson for Locks of Love, which provides hairpieces for sick kids with hair loss, she cut off 18 inches of her hair and donated to Richard Simmons TV show DreamMaker. She has said that the Miss America 2006 pageant will be her last.
Kristi Glakas crowned her successor, Adrianna Sgarlata on June 24, 2006. Adrianna will represent the Commonwealth of Virginia at the Miss America 2007 pageant, to be held in Las Vegas, Nevada in January 2007.
[edit] Education
George Mason University; 20th Century English, Pre-Medicine Concentration.
George Mason University Dean's List Scholar; Portfolio submission and board review earned credits in English curriculum; Hoya Crystal Scholarship.
[edit] Career Ambitions
Her future plans are to continue her education and earn a Doctorate of Medicine. To become a medical doctor and continue advocacy for children, and to act on their behalf as a community and public leader.
[edit] Trivia
- Sponsored and appointed by the United States Center for Substance Abuse Prevention as speaker and workshop presenter at the P.R.I.D.E.
- Speaker at the American Cancer Society‚s Annual Golf Tournament
- Major advocate for promoting Achieve Excellence programs for young people
- Wants to make modeling 'Christian'
- Cousin of former C.I.A. Director George Tenet
- Is good friend with Miss Oklahoma Jennifer Berry-Miss America 2006.
- Favorite movie Napoleon Dynamite
- Her biggest fan is her mom.
- Favorite clothing lines: Ralph Lauren, Express and Abercrombie and Fitch
- Firmly believes Jesus helped her win Miss Virginia 2005
[edit] External link
| Miss USA 2004 | State Delegates |
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| KS: Lisa Forbes | LA: Melissa McConnell | MA: Maria Lekkakos | MO: Shandi Finnessey | NE: Guerin Austin | NJ: Janaye Ingram | NY: Jaclyn Nesheiwat | OR: Jennifer Murphy | SC: Amanda Pennekamp | TN: Stephanie Culberson | VA: Kristi Glakas |
