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Nicole Johnson, Miss
America 1999
HOMETOWN: Roanoke, Virginia
AGE: 24
EDUCATION:
Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA
Masters Degree in Journalism, 1998
Deans Fellow
Recipient of more than $60,000 in Miss America Scholarships
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
Bachelor of Arts in English, 1996
AMBITION: To obtain a doctorate in mass communications,
pursue a career in professional journalism and serve as a national
spokesperson for diabetes issues.
PLATFORM:
Diabetes Awareness
"I would like to see greater
national awareness of diabetes, a silent killer that claims the
lives of some 200,000 Americans every year. With close to six
million undiagnosed victims, it is vitally important that we
implement a national education campaign to increase funding and
legislative support."
BOOKS: Nicole has
written or contributed to three books:
Living with Diabetes: Nicole Johnson, Miss America 1999
Mr. Food Every Day's a Holiday Diabetic Cookbook: More Quick & Easy Recipes
Everybody Will Love,
Mr. Food's Quick & Easy Diabetic Cooking: Over 150 Recipes Everybody Will
Love
BACKGROUND & ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
- A National Celebrity Spokesperson,
Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
- Virginia Spokesperson, American
Diabetes Association
- Lobbied U.S. Congress for increased
funding for national diabetes research
- Assisted in passing diabetes-related
legislation in the Virginia General Assembly through the Virginia
Diabetes Legislative Coalition
- Producer/Writer, Promotions
Department, Christian Broadcasting Network
Date of Birth: 01/09/74
Parents: George and Emily Johnson
Talent: Jazz Vocal
Scholastic Honors:
(Graduate School: Dean's Fellow), College: President:
Baptist Union; president and secretary Student Union Board; Greenfeather
Community Service Award recipient, 1992
Soroptomist International Community Service Scholarship recipient;
president and founder-Youth Alive; Student Government secretary
Employment: Writer/producer of 700 Club promotions; administrative
assistant
Family: Father is a teacher and a US Army Reserve command
sergeant major. Mother is a medical office manager. She has one
brother, Scott, 22.
Career Ambition: National news anchor and national diabetes
spokesperson
Local Pageant Sponsor: Miss Lynchburg Pageant
State Pageant Sponsor: Miss Virginia Pageant, Inc., Roanoke
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Miss Virginia 1999
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Miss America 1999
• Talent: Vocal
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Nicolejohnson.com
Miss America biography
courtesy of Miss America Organization
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