Chelsi Smith
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Born |
Chelsi Mariam Pearl Smith August 23, 1973 Redwood City, California, U.S. |
|---|---|
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Hair color | Black |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Title(s) |
Miss Texas USA 1995 Miss USA 1995 Miss Universe 1995 |
| Major competition(s) |
Miss Texas USA 1995 (Winner) (Miss Congeniality) Miss USA 1995 (Winner) (Miss Congeniality) (Best in Swimsuit) Miss Universe 1995 (Winner) (Best in Swimsuit) |
Chelsi Mariam Pearl Smith (born August 23, 1973) is an American actress, singer, TV Host and beauty queen who won Miss USA 1995 and Miss Universe 1995.
Smith was born in Redwood City, California, to 19-year-old parents Craig Smith, an African-American maintenance man, and Denise Trimble, a White American secretary. Her parents divorced before she was two, and her mother, an alcoholic at the time, granted Smith's grandparents Barnie and Jeanette custody of her.
When Smith was seven, she moved with her maternal grandparents to Kingwood, Texas, where they would later get divorced as well, causing Smith to grow up in a divided home while she attended high school in Deer Park. Prior to her win at Miss USA, she was a sophomore majoring in education at San Jacinto College.
Smith competed in her first major beauty contest in 1994, when she was a semifinalist in the Miss Texas USA pageant, as Miss South East Texas USA. The following year she competed again as Miss Galveston County USA, and won the title, as well as the Miss Congeniality award. Smith, a multiracial American, became the first titleholder of African-American heritage in the pageant's history.
Smith went on to compete in the 1995 Miss USA pageant broadcast live from South Padre Island, Texas, on February 10, 1995. Her roommate was Britt Powell, Miss Missouri USA and was crowned by the reigning titleholder, Lu Parker of South Carolina.
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