Nicole Johnson, Miss Virginia, Miss America 1999
HOMETOWN: Roanoke, Virginia
AGE: 24
EDUCATION:
Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA
Master’s Degree in Journalism, 1998
Dean’s 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."
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
Miss America biography courtesy of Miss America Organization
