Rachel Smith
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Rachel Smith at Miss USA 2007
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| Born |
Rachel Renee Smith April 18, 1985 Panama City, Panama |
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| Hometown | Clarksville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Agency |
Greenwood Productions (State Titles) Miss Universe Organization (National Title) |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Hair color | Black |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Title(s) |
Miss Tennessee Teen USA 2002 Miss Tennessee USA 2007 Miss USA 2007 |
| Major competition(s) |
Miss Tennessee Teen USA 2002 (Winner) Miss Teen USA 2002 (Top 10) Miss Tennessee USA 2007 (Winner) Miss USA 2007 (Winner) Miss Universe 2007 (4th Runner-Up) |
Rachel Renee Smith (born April 18, 1985) is a Panamanian born-American actress, TV host, model and beauty pageant titleholder who won the Miss USA 2007 and who previously had competed in the Miss Teen USA 2002 pageant. She represented the United States at Miss Universe 2007 and placed 4th runner-up.
Smith was born on a U.S. Army base in Panama. She lived in Clarksville after her parents were stationed at Fort Campbell. She is multiracial (White, Black, and Native American), She attended Clarksville Academy and graduated from Davidson Academy for high school.
Smith graduated magna cum laude from Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee in 2006 with a bachelor of science in journalism. Smith graduated a semester early, in December 2006. She received a full tuition scholarship to attend Belmont due to her community service activities and academic achievements throughout high school. While she was at Belmont, she interned for eight months with Chicago-based Harpo Productions, a company owned by Oprah Winfrey. In January 2007, it was announced that she had been chosen by Winfrey to volunteer for one month at her Leadership Academy for Girls.
Smith won her first major pageant title in 2001 when she was crowned Miss Tennessee Teen USA 2002. This was her second attempt at the title, having placed third runner-up to Jessica Myers the previous year. Smith then competed in the nationally televised Miss Teen USA 2002 pageant at South Padre Island, Texas, where she placed in the top ten and won the Miss Photogenic award. Of the semi-finalists, Smith placed tenth in the swimsuit competition and seventh in evening gown, finishing ninth on average. The pageant was won by Vanessa Semrow of Wisconsin.
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