Teresa Cheatham

Teresa Ann Cheatham-Crosby (née Cheatham) is a vocal instructor from Wellington, Alabama who was named Miss Alabama 1978 and finished first runner-up at Miss America 1979.[3]

Teresa Cheatham
Born
Teresa Ann Cheatham[1]

(1957-12-28) December 28, 1957
Wellington, Alabama
Other namesTeresa Crosby
EducationJacksonville State University
Height5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)[2]
TitleMiss Point Mallard 1978
Miss Alabama 1978
Spouse(s)Joe Crosby
Children1
Beauty pageant titleholder
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorBrown
Major
competition(s)		Miss America 1979
(1st runner-up)

Early life

She attended Jacksonville State University, graduating in 1979 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in vocal performance with a minor in drama.[4]

Miss Alabama

Entering the statewide pageant as Miss Point Mallard, Cheatham-Crosby won the title of Miss Alabama in 1978.[5][6][7] She finished first runner-up at Miss America 1979 on September 9, 1978.[3][8] She won the talent competition[9][10] and the swimsuit competition in the Miss America Pageant.[2][11][12]

Life after Miss Alabama

Following her reign as Miss Alabama, she toured England, Iceland, and Germany performing as part of the Miss America USO tour along with several other contestants in the pageant.[1]

Cheatham married Tommy Charles "Chuck" Stricklin in Anniston, Alabama on May 26, 1990.[13] Since 2001, she has worked as a vocal instructor at Jacksonville State University.[14]

References
  1. Edwards, Bill (March 18, 2004). "A look back at this date in history". The Anniston Star. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
  2. "Alabama, Minnesota win preliminary competition". The Sumter Daily Item. Associated Press. September 7, 1978. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
  3. "Alabama runner-up in pageant". The Gadsden Times. Gadsden, AL: Public Welfare Foundation. Associated Press. September 10, 1978. p. 1. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
  4. "Teresa Cheatham - Biography". IMDb. Retrieved October 11, 2010.
  5. Freeman, Laura Ann (June 17, 1979). "Miss Alabama Teresa Cheatham comes off cloud". The Anniston Star. Anniston, Alabama. p. 46. Retrieved April 7, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
  6. "Teresa wears state crown!". The Anniston Star. Anniston, Alabama. June 18, 1978. p. 1. Retrieved April 7, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
  7. McDougal, Wendy N. (June 8, 2005). "Cookout fetes Miss Point Mallard Jamie Langley". The Decatur Daily. Decatur, AL. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
  8. "Road has Teresa's name". The Anniston Star. Anniston, Alabama. September 12, 1978. p. 1. Retrieved April 7, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
  9. "Teresa's singing winner in pageant". The Anniston Star. Anniston, Alabama. September 7, 1978. p. 1. Retrieved April 7, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
  10. "Miss Alabama Wins Talent Competition". The Alabama Journal. Montgomery, Alabama. September 7, 1978. p. 23. Retrieved April 7, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
  11. Ludlam, Dianne (March 30, 1979). "Miss Alabama visits here". The Tuscaloosa News. Tuscaloosa, AL: Public Welfare Foundation. p. 6. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
  12. "Teresa Cheatham a double preliminary winner". The Anniston Star. Anniston, Alabama. September 8, 1978. p. 1. Retrieved April 7, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
  13. "Cheatham, Stricklin". The Anniston Star. Anniston, Alabama. May 27, 1990. p. 48. Retrieved April 7, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
  14. "Teresa Cheatham Crosby". Jacksonville State University. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Julie Houston		 Miss Alabama
1978		 Succeeded by
Kathy Pickett
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