Chelsea Cooley

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Chelsea Cooley Altman
Cooley in 2005
Born
Chelsea Scott Cooley

(1983-10-30) October 30, 1983 (age 40)
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Spouse
Heath Altman
(m. 2008)
Children2
Miss Teen International 2001
(1st runner-up)
  • Miss Universe 2005

  • (Top 10)

    Chelsea Scott Cooley Altman (born October 30, 1983) is an American actress, singer, model and beauty pageant titleholder who has competed in the Miss Teen USA, Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants and who has held the Miss USA 2005 title.

    As Miss USA, Cooley represented the

    Miss Universe Organization. Her "sister" 2005 titleholders were Natalie Glebova (Miss Universe, of Canada) and Allie LaForce (Miss Teen USA, of Ohio). She raised $22.8 million for breast- and ovarian-cancer research during her time as Miss USA.[1]

    Pageant competitions

    Miss North Carolina Teen USA, Miss North Carolina USA

    Cooley won the Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2000 title and represented North Carolina in the Miss Teen USA 2000 pageant, but did not place. Cooley first entered the Miss North Carolina USA pageant in 2004, where she placed first runner-up to Ashley Puleo. Puleo went on to place second-runner up at the Miss USA 2004 pageant. The following year, Cooley won the Miss North Carolina USA 2005 title on her second attempt.

    Miss USA 2005 pageant

    Cooley represented North Carolina in the Miss USA 2005 pageant broadcast live from Baltimore, Maryland on April 21, 2005. For her final question, Cooley drew the question of former Miss USA Shandi Finnessey. She was asked: "What famous person does your personality most parallel?" Her answer was: "I guess it would be Oprah. She has a passion for life. She loves what she does, and she works so hard to try to achieve everything in her life... I try to emulate myself after that."[2]

    Miss Universe 2005 pageant

    Cooley competed as Miss USA in the Miss Universe pageant held in Bangkok, Thailand on May 31, 2005. The eventual winner of that pageant was Natalie Glebova of Canada.

    As Miss USA

    Within days of her pageant win in

    Trump Tower apartment in New York City which she shared with Miss Universe and Miss Teen USA during her reign. Cooley then traveled to Thailand to compete in the Miss Universe pageant, and she and newly crowned queen Natalie Glebova
    stayed in Thailand for a week after the competition.

    Race for the Cure
    U.S. Army
    in March 2006

    Post-pageant

    Cooley expressed a desire to move into the entertainment industry after passing on her crown.[3]

    Cooley is the president of an image consulting company, StandOut. Productions.[4]

    References

    1. ^ Price, Mark, Goodbye, Miss USA - hello to NYC and TV, Charlotte Observer, April 17, 2006; URL accessed April 21, 2006.
    2. ^ Cool(ey) choice! Chelsea Cooley Miss USA 2005 Archived 2006-03-07 at the Wayback Machine, accessed April 21, 2011.
    3. ^ Goodbye, Miss USA - hello to NYC and TV URL accessed April 21, 2006.
    4. ^ "StandOut Productions Premier Image Consulting and leadership Training Agency". Standoutproductions.net. Archived from the original on 2012-09-05. Retrieved 2012-08-25.

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    Awards and achievements
    Preceded by Miss USA
    2005
    Succeeded by
    Preceded by
    Ashley Puleo
    Miss North Carolina USA
    2005
    Succeeded by
    Samantha Holvey
    Preceded by
    Stephanie Holt
    Miss North Carolina Teen USA
    2000
    Succeeded by
    Erin O'Kelley