Chelsea Cooley
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Cooley in 2005
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| Born |
October 30, 1983 Charlotte, North Carolina U.S. |
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| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Title(s) |
Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2000 Miss North Carolina USA 2005 Miss USA 2005 |
| Major competition(s) |
Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2000 (winner) Miss Teen USA 2000 Miss Teen International 2001 (1st Runner-Up) Miss North Carolina USA 2005 (winner) Miss USA 2005 (winner) Miss Universe 2005 (Top 10) |
| Spouse | Heath Altman (m. 2008) |
| Children | 2 |
Chelsea Cooley Altman (born October 30, 1983) is an American actress, singer, model and beauty queen who has competed in the Miss Teen USA, Miss USA, and Miss Universe pageants and who has held the Miss USA 2005 title. She is a member of the pop/R&B group BQ Girls.
Cooley attended The Art Institute of Charlotte and hopes to become a buyer for the fashion industry. In addition to beauty pageants, she has competed in the Grand National Shag Dancing Competition. Cooley has also worked for a number of non-profit organizations, including Toys for Tots and the Special Olympics.
As Miss USA, Cooley represented the Miss Universe Organization. Her "sister" 2005 titleholders were Natalie Glebova (Miss Universe, of Canada) and Allie LaForce (Miss Teen USA, of Ohio). She raised $22.8 million for breast- and ovarian-cancer research during her time as Miss USA.
Cooley won the Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2000 title and represented North Carolina in the Miss Teen USA 2000 pageant, but did not place. Her preliminary scores put her in 11th place, only a spot away from the top 10. Had there been a top twelve or top fifteen chosen, as in future years, Cooley would have been a semi-finalist. She had greater success in 2001, when she became Miss United States Teen.
Cooley first entered the Miss North Carolina USA pageant in 2004, where she placed 1st runner-up to Ashley Puleo. She also won her state's Miss Photogenic award in that year. Puleo went on to place second-runner up at the Miss USA 2004 pageant. The following year, Cooley won the Miss North Carolina USA 2005 title on her second attempt.
Cooley represented North Carolina in the Miss USA 2005 pageant broadcast live from Baltimore, Maryland on April 21, 2005. She was the 14th of 15 women called into the semi-finals. For the evening gown competition she wore a flowing black gown with a deep v and a high slit. She wore her hair in a high ponytail for the evening gown competition and it was let loose for the swimsuit competition.
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