Savvy Shields
Savvy Shields | |
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Betty Cantrell | |
Successor | Cara Mund |
Spouse |
Nate Wolfe (m. 2018) |
Website | savvyjanine |
Savannah Janine Shields Wolfe (
Early life and education
Shields earned a degree in fine arts and a minor in business at the University of Arkansas in 2018.[2][3] She was also a member of the Gamma Nu chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma at the University of Arkansas.[4] After her reign as Miss America, she returned to the University of Arkansas in January 2018.[5]
Pageantry
Early pageantry
Shields won the
Miss Arkansas 2016
In July 2016, Shields competed as Miss Heart of the Ozarks and won the preliminary lifestyle and fitness and preliminary talent awards at the Miss Arkansas 2016 pageant.[2] She went on to win the Miss Arkansas 2016 title, with a platform of “Eat Better, Live Better.”[2][7][8]
Miss America 2017
Shields represented Arkansas at the Miss America 2017 competition held at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey in September 2016. Her platform was "Eat Better, Live Better."[7]
Shields won the talent portion and a $2,000 scholarship at the conclusion of the second round of preliminary competitions on Wednesday, September 7, 2016, for her jazz dance performance to the song, “They Just Keep Moving the Line” from the TV show
She bested first runner-up,
Personal life
About three months after her passing on the crown at the Miss America 2018 pageant, Shields' long-time boyfriend, Nate Wolfe, proposed on December 15, 2017.[12][13] The couple were married on July 28, 2018 in Bentonville, Arkansas.[14][15]
References
- ^ a b "Miss Arkansas Savvy Shields Crowned Miss America 2017". Huffington Post. 12 July 2016.
- ^ a b c "Savvy Shields crowned Miss Arkansas at Hot Springs pageant". Harrison Daily. 12 July 2016.
- ^ "Miss America 2017: 'Savvy' Miss Arkansas wins crown, 6-figure salary". NJ.com. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
- ^ Stampler, Laura (September 12, 2016). "7 Things to Know About Miss America 2017 Savvy Shields". Teen Vogue.
- ^ a b "Miss America 2017 is: Miss Arkansas Savvy Shields". USA Today. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
- ^ "Shields crowned Miss Arkansas' Outstanding Teen". Log Cabin Democrat. 29 June 2009.
- ^ a b "Savvy Shields of Fayetteville crowned Miss Arkansas 2016". Washington Times. 10 July 2016.
- ^ "Miss Arkansas 2016 Savvy Shields". Fox 24 News. 20 July 2016.
- ^ "Miss Arkansas and Miss Maryland Win Preliminary Awards on Wednesday September 7th, the Second Night of the 2017 Miss America Competition". Miss America Organization. September 7, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
- ^ "New Miss America Savvy Shields is Asked About Hillary Clinton". YouTube. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
- ^ GuzmÁN, Natasha (September 11, 2017). "Fox Writer Bashes Miss America Contestants As Nasty Women For Calling Out Trump". Bustle.
- ^ Christman, Jennifer (December 24, 2017). "PAPER TRAILS: Beau pops question to Savvy Shields, former Miss America from Arkansas". Arkansas Online.
- ^ "December 15, 2017". Savvy Janine. December 20, 2017.
- ^ "Former Miss America Savvy Shields Talks Wedding Planning, Bridesmaid Proposals & More". Arkansas Bride. April 10, 2018.
- ^ Chen, Joyce (August 13, 2018). "Exclusive: Miss America Savvy Shields Shares Her Dreamy Wedding Album". The Knot.
External links
- ^ "New Miss Arkansas named after Shields wins Miss America". Arkansas Online. 12 September 2016.