Kamie Crawford

Kameran "Kamie" Crawford (/kæmiː/ KAMM-ee; born October 25, 1992) is a television host, and beauty pageant winner who was crowned Miss Teen USA 2010 on July 24, 2010 at the Atlantis Paradise Island Resort in the Bahamas. Upon being crowned, Crawford won a $100,000 scholarship, trips, clothes, and got to share a New York City apartment with Donald Trump's other titleholders – Ximena Navarrete, Miss Universe and Rima Fakih, Miss USA – for a year.[2]

Kamie Crawford
Crawford at Lajes Field in 2011
Born
Kameran Crawford

(1992-10-25) October 25, 1992[1]
Potomac, Maryland, U.S.
EducationFordham University
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
TitleMiss Maryland Teen USA 2010
Miss Teen USA 2010
Beauty pageant titleholder
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorBrown
Major
competition(s)		Miss Teen USA 2010
(Winner)

Career

Pageantry

Kamie Crawford won the Miss Maryland Teen USA 2010 title on November 1, 2009, competing in her first pageant.[3] Crawford spent 5 months training for the Miss Maryland Teen USA pageant and decided to enter after a talk with her friend. "I decided to enter the Miss Maryland Teen USA pageant after a friend, who had competed two years before me, encouraged me to take part. She thought I would be successful and have fun. After winning the state pageant, the winner represents the state at the national competition, Miss Teen USA," she said.[4] She also won the Miss Photogenic award. She had been trained by LauRen Merola, Miss Pennsylvania USA 2008.[5]

On July 24, 2010, Crawford represented Maryland in the Miss Teen USA 2010 pageant where she made history by being the first contestant from Maryland to win the title.[6] Crawford was the fourth African American to win the title of Miss Teen USA after Janel Bishop in 1991, Ashley Coleman in 1999, and Marissa Whitley in 2001 as well as the third Hispanic to win the title after Charlotte Lopez in 1993 and Hilary Cruz in 2007. Contestants in the Miss Teen USA 2010 contest from 50 states and the District of Columbia competed in three categories: swimsuit, evening gown and interview during the pageant. The pageant was co-hosted by NBC's "Entertainment Buzz", Seth Goldman and Miss USA 2008, Crystle Stewart and webcast live streamed to a worldwide audience at www.missteenusa.com and at www.seventeen.com.[7] The panel of judges included: Chuck LaBella, Emmy-nominated producer associated with shows such as "The Celebrity Apprentice" and "Last Comic Standing"; Fred Nelson, President of People's Choice and oversees the People's Choice Awards; Michelle Malcolm, President of Michelle Malcolm and Associates and producer of the Miss Bahamas Beauty Pageant; Chet Buchanan, radio and television personality, creator and host of Las Vegas' top-rated radio show "Chet Buchanan & The Morning Zoo"; Heather Kerzner, Ambassador of Kerzner International; and Eva Chen, Beauty and Health Director, Teen Vogue.[8]

In October 2016, Crawford tweeted that while at the pageant, she was warned that pageant owner "Mr. [Donald] Trump doesn't like black people. So don't take it the wrong way if he isn't extremely welcoming towards you."[9][10]

Television hosting

Throughout 2019, she served as part of a panel of rotating hosts for the second part of season 7 of the television series Catfish, along with singer Elle King, basketball athlete Nick Young, actress Kimiko Glenn, and model Slick Woods, after Max Joseph's departure from the series. In 2020, she became the permanent co-host of the MTV series.[11]

Personal life

Crawford is the daughter of Victor and Carla Crawford and is the oldest of five girls, Victoria, Karynton, and twins, Kenadi and Kendal.[12] She is of a diverse background, which includes Jamaican, German, English, Cuban, Indian, and African-American ancestry.[13] She is also fluent in three languages, including Spanish and Patois.[12]

Kamie enjoys computers and technology, and designs websites as one of her hobbies. She also enjoys modeling, makeup artistry, and shopping.[14] Kamie's favorite musical artist is Beyoncé because she's "so beautiful and a talented, smart businesswoman." [4]

Crawford graduated from Winston Churchill High School in Potomac, Maryland in 2010 where she was captain of the varsity cheerleading team.[3] Prior to winning Miss Teen USA, Kamie was selected into the medical program for the Congressional Student Leadership Conference at Georgetown University.[14] In September 2010, Crawford enrolled in classes at the New York Film Academy while taking some core classes at a local college. She graduated from Fordham University in 2015 and began a career in television and hosting.[4][15] Crawford signed with JAG Models in 2013.[16][17][18]

References
  1. "Miss Maryland Teen USA 2010", Facebook, retrieved July 25, 2010
  2. "This just in...: Maryland's Kamie Crawford crowned Miss Teen USA". The Washington Post. July 27, 2010.
  3. Donoghue, Erin (November 18, 2009). "Potomac, North Potomac residents crowned in state pageants". Gazette. Archived from the original on August 3, 2010.
  4. "Miss Teen USA Kamie Crawford and her Jamaican connection". Images Newsletter. Archived from the original on October 24, 2017. Retrieved November 15, 2010.
  5. Soler, Eileen (September 20, 2009). "Beauty queens groomed". The Miami Herald. p. 9BE.
  6. "This just in...: Maryland's Kamie Crawford crowned Miss Teen USA; Obama to appear on "The View"". The Washington Post. July 27, 2010.
  7. "Kamie Crawford won Miss Teen USA 2010". Today24News. July 26, 2010.
  8. "Md. student Kamie Crawford, Miss Maryland Teen USA, now Miss Teen USA 2010". Examiner. July 26, 2010.
  9. Lockhart, P.R. (October 13, 2016). "Former Miss Teen USA Accuses Trump of Racial Preferences at Pageants". Mother Jones. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  10. Rogo, Paula (October 13, 2016). "Former Miss Teen USA: I Was Warned 'Trump Doesn't Like Black People'". Essence. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  11. Heyn, Elizabeth (January 8, 2020). "Kamie Crawford Co-Hosts MTV's 'Catfish' with Nev Schulman". Heavy. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  12. "Miss Teen USA 2010 Kamie Crawford". NewsFunia.com. Archived from the original on August 23, 2011. Retrieved November 15, 2010.
  13. "Kamie Crawford biography". Miss Maryland Teen USA. Archived from the original on June 10, 2017. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
  14. "Kamie Crawford Miss Maryland Teen USA 2010". Pageant Update. Archived from the original on August 4, 2010. Retrieved November 15, 2010.
  15. Miss Maryland Teen USA Kamie Crawford Competes for National Title. MyFoxDC. July 12, 2010.
  16. Chernikoff, Leah. "First Modeling Agency Devoted to Girls of All Sizes Sets Up Shop in NYC". fashionista.com. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
  17. Chang, Juju. "Jag Model Agency Pledges to Feature 'Real Women'". abcnews.go.com. ABC News. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
  18. Stewart, Sara (August 20, 2013). "NYC modeling agency showcases full-figured beauties to mirror the real world". nypost.com. New York Post. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Stormi Henley		 Miss Teen USA
2010		 Succeeded by
Danielle Doty
Preceded by
Kasey Staniszewski		 Miss Maryland Teen USA
2010		 Succeeded by
Kristen Nicholson
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