Brittany Wiser
Born
Brittany Wiser

(1987-08-02) August 2, 1987 (age 36)
Bozeman, Montana, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Oklahoma Independent Learning High School
University of Denver
Montana State University
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Beauty pageant titleholder
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Hair colorBrunette
Eye colorHazel
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Brittany Wiser (born August 2, 1987) is an American model and beauty pageant titleholder. she is one of only two women to earn both the Miss Montana and Miss Montana USA titles. She is also the only titleholder to do so consecutively.

Early life and education

Wiser was born in Bozeman, Montana, on August 2, 1987, to Betty and Lee Wiser.[1] She is a summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 2009 graduate of the University of Denver with a degree in communications management and minors in chemistry & leadership.[2][3] After graduation, she enrolled in the pre-medical post-baccalaureate program at Montana State University.[3]

Pageant career

On June 18, 2009, Brittany Wiser entered her first-ever beauty pageant.[4][5] On June 20, she was crowned Miss Montana 2009.[6][7] Unlike most state pageants in the Miss America system, Montana does not use preliminary local pageants to limit entrants to the state-level competition.[8] In January 2010, she competed in the Miss America 2010 pageant in Las Vegas, Nevada.[2][9] Wiser was a Top-10 finalist for the Quality of Life Award. Her platform was suicide prevention and her talent was singing.[1][10]

In September 2010, Wiser won the title of Miss Montana USA 2011.[5][11] She competed in the Miss USA 2011 pageant at the Theatre for the Performing Arts in the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip in January 2011.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b French, Brett (June 27, 2009). "New Miss Montana discovers her voice". Billings Gazette. Billings, MT: Lee Enterprises. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Rogers, Rob (January 29, 2010). "Confidence high for pageant contestant". Billings Gazette. Billings, MT: Lee Enterprises. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  3. ^ a b Boswell, Evelyn (June 2, 2011). "Aspiring physician now aims for Miss USA crown". Montana State University. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  4. ^ "13 vie for Miss Montana title in Glendive this weekend". Billings Gazette. Billings, MT: Lee Enterprises. June 18, 2009. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  5. ^ a b Strickler, Lee (April 30, 2011). "Brains and Beauty: You Can Have Both?". Bozeman Magazine. Bozeman, MT. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  6. ^ "Brittany Wiser crowned Miss Montana". Billings Gazette. Billings, MT: Lee Enterprises. June 22, 2009. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
  7. ^ "Former Titleholders". Miss Montana. Archived from the original on February 3, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  8. ^ Cole, Erin (July 6, 2010). "An Uphill Climb for Miss Montana". Flathead Beacon. Kalispell, MT. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  9. ^ "Miss Montana 2009 Brittany Wiser en route to Miss America pageant". Missoula, MT: KPAX-TV. January 18, 2010. Archived from the original on February 3, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  10. ^ "Miss Montana". Miss America. 2010. Archived from the original on February 3, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  11. ^ "Past Miss Montana USA Delegates". Miss Montana USA. December 15, 2014. Archived from the original on February 3, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  12. ^ "Brittany Wiser, Miss Montana USA 2011". Pageant Update. Archived from the original on December 17, 2012. Retrieved February 3, 2015.

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Preceded byJennifer Hepner Miss Montana 2009 Succeeded byKacie West Preceded byElizabeth Anseth Miss Montana USA 2011 Succeeded byAutumn Muller
Montana pageant winners
Miss America 2010, state titleholders
Miss USA 2011 delegates
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