Camille Schrier
Camille Schrier | |
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Born | Camille Thomasina Schrier June 30, 1995 Doylestown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Education | Hun School of Princeton University of Michigan Virginia Tech VCU School of Pharmacy |
Title | Miss Dominion 2019 Miss Virginia 2019 Miss America 2020[1] |
Term | December 19, 2019 – December 16, 2021 |
Predecessor | Nia Franklin |
Successor | Emma Broyles |
Camille Thomasina Schrier (/ˈʃraɪər/; born June 30, 1995) is an American pageant titleholder.[2] On June 22, 2019, she was crowned Miss Virginia 2019.[3] On December 19, 2019, she was crowned Miss America 2020 in Uncasville, Connecticut.[4]
In May 2020, following the cancellation of the Miss America 2021 competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Miss America organization announced that Schrier would serve an additional year after her term as Miss America was due to expire in December 2020.[5][6]
Early life and education
Schrier was born in
Schrier graduated with honors from the
Pageantry
Early pageantry
Schrier began competing in pageants at the age of 14.[12] She previously earned titles of National American Miss (NAM) Pennsylvania Teen 2012 and was named the 1st runner-up in 2012 national competition.[10][13]
Miss Virginia 2019 pageant
On June 22, 2019, she competed as Miss Dominion at the 2019 Miss Virginia pageant in Lynchburg, Virginia after a 6-year hiatus from competing in pageants.[14] For the talent competition, she completed a chemistry demonstration of the catalytic decomposition of hydrogen peroxide with potassium iodide (also known as "elephant toothpaste").[14][15] At the conclusion of the pageant, she was crowned Miss Virginia 2019 and took a year off from pharmacy school to fulfill her responsibilities as Miss Virginia.[3][11]
Miss America 2020 competition
Schrier represented Virginia at the Miss America 2020 competition held at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut, on December 19, 2019, with a platform of "Mind Your Meds: Drug Safety and Abuse Prevention from Pediatrics to Geriatrics."[2]
She bested first runner-up, Miss Georgia 2019, Victoria Hill, for the 2020 Miss America title and was crowned by Miss America 2019, Nia Franklin, on December 19, 2019.[4] Along with the title of Miss America, Schrier also won a $50,000 scholarship and a $2,000 scholarship for her preliminary talent competition win.[citation needed] Schrier was the fourth Miss Virginia (and second Virginia Tech alumna) to win the Miss America title.[11]
Schrier's reign was originally scheduled to end in December 2020, but the planned 2021 competition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the next pageant scheduled at the end of 2021.
References
- ^ "Miss Virginia - Miss Virginia". missva.org. Virginia, U.S.: Miss Virginia. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
- ^ a b Roberto, Melissa (December 20, 2019). "Miss America 2020 goes to Virginia biochemist Camille Schrier after on-stage science experiment". Fox News. U.S.: Fox News. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
- ^ a b "Richmond woman named Miss Virginia 2019 at Liberty University". The News & Advance. June 22, 2019.
- ^ a b Goldstein, Joelle; Maslow, Nick (December 19, 2019). "Miss America Is Now a Scientist! Camille Schrier of Virginia Wins Crown After On-Stage Experiment". People.
- ^ Goldstein, Joelle (June 1, 2020). "Miss America Will Be First to Reign for 2 Years Due to Pandemic: 'I Better Be a Jeopardy Question'". PEOPLE.
- ^ Bilinski, Molly (May 9, 2020). "Miss America postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic". The Press of Atlantic City.
- ^ a b Silvestri, Vivian (June 15, 2013). "Camille Works to Raise Awareness of Ehlers Danlos Syndrome". Chronic Pain Partners.
- ^ "Two students from Princeton's Hun School to attend National American Miss Pageant". NJ.com. November 14, 2012.
- ^ Haas, Susan (December 19, 2019). "Miss America crowns Camille Schrier of Virginia as fans pan changes: Everything you missed". USA Today.
- ^ a b c "Camille Schrier to attend National American Miss Competition". Patch.com. August 16, 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Virginia Tech alumna takes science to pageant stage". Virginia Tech. July 12, 2019.
- ^ a b Locker, Melissa (July 20, 2019). "Biochemist from Richmond Wins the Miss Virginia Crown". Southern Living.
- ^ "2012 National Results". National America Miss.
- ^ a b Parkar, Nabihah (July 4, 2019). "Scientist Camille Schrier wins Miss Virginia by 'breaking stereotypes'". BBC.
- ^ Willingham, AJ (July 3, 2019). "The newly crowned Miss Virginia did a science experiment for her talent performance". CNN.