Kristen Dalton (Miss USA)
Kristen Jeannine Dalton-Wolfe (born December 13, 1986) is an American actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss USA 2009 and represented the United States at the Miss Universe 2009 pageant.
Kristen Dalton | |
|---|---|
 Kristen Dalton (2009) | |
| Born | Kristen Jeannine Dalton December 13, 1986 Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
| Spouse(s) | Kris Wolfe (m. 2013) |
| Children | 3 |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss North Carolina USA 2009 Miss USA 2009 |
| Hair color | Blonde |
| Eye color | Blue |
| Major competition(s) | Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2005 (1st Runner-Up) Miss North Carolina USA 2009 (Winner) Miss USA 2009 (Winner) Miss Universe 2009 (Top 10) |
Personal life
Dalton is the daughter of Jeannine Dalton (née Boger), who was Miss North Carolina USA 1982.[1] Her younger sister, Kenzie, also competed in the Miss North Carolina Teen USA pageant, and placed 1st runner-up.[2] The third Dalton sister, Julia, was Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2008 and placed second runner-up at Miss Teen USA 2008. Julia won the title of Miss North Carolina USA 2015 and competed at Miss USA 2015. The Daltons are the only family to have a mother and two daughters win the same title.
Dalton graduated from Hoggard High School and was an Honors psychology and Spanish major at East Carolina University.
She dated Reid Rosenthal, who appeared in the fifth season of The Bachelorette, but the couple broke up in March 2012.[3][4]
In 2009, Dalton appeared on Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader as a contestant.
She is a public advocate for Children International.[5]
Dalton is the creator and founder of She is MORE, an online faith-based magazine, which claims to have 400,000 readers visit the site every month.[6]
She is the author of Rise Up, Princess: 60 Days To Revealing Her Royal Identity and Rise Up With God: The Guided Journal.
Dalton is the host of Hot Off the Press on JUCE TV, TBN's sister network for millennials. Her show was a reach of 90 million worldwide.
She has also done international print and commercial campaigns.
She is married to Kris Wolfe.[6]
Pageants
.jpg.webp)
Miss North Carolina USA 2009
Dalton won the Miss North Carolina USA 2009 title in a state pageant held in High Point, North Carolina produced by RPM Productions in November 2008.[7] She previously placed first runner-up to Nikkie Groat in the Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2005 pageant.
Miss USA 2009
Dalton represented North Carolina in the Miss USA 2009 pageant broadcast live from Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, Nevada, where she became the second Miss North Carolina USA to win the Miss USA title; the state's only prior winner was Chelsea Cooley, Miss USA 2005.[8] Dalton won both the swimsuit and evening gown competitions during the final pageant competition, and was crowned by former titleholder Crystle Stewart of Texas.[9]
Miss Universe 2009
Dalton represented the United States in the Miss Universe 2009 pageant, held at the Atlantis Paradise Island Resort in the Bahamas. She finished in 10th place overall.
References
- Kennedy, Lori (2009-04-13). "Miss N.C. USA gets ready for competition". Star News Online. Archived from the original on 2012-03-07. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
- "Chad Michael Murray Is Engaged". People. 2006-04-05. Archived from the original on 2016-04-19. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
- Leach, Robin (2010-05-15). "I'll be a little sad when it's over for me". Vegas Deluxe. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2010-05-16.
- Klein, Michael (2011-03-01). "'Bachelor' party in Rittenhouse Square". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
- "Children International". Children International. Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 2010-08-30.
- "About Kristen". sheismore.com. 30 March 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
- Bond, Allyson. "Miss N.C., Teen crowned". High Point Enterprise.
- Price, Mark (2009-04-13). "Many beauty queens owe crowns to this coach". Charlotte Observer.
- Hennessey, Kathleen (2009-04-19). "Miss North Carolina USA crowned Miss USA 2009". Associated Press. Archived from the original on April 28, 2009.
