1. Crystle Stewart Sebrechts was born on 20 September 1981 and is an American actress and beauty pageant titleholder.
27 Facts About Crystle Stewart
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Crystle Stewart won Miss Texas USA 2008 and Miss USA 2008, she represented the United States at Miss Universe 2008, where she reached in the placed Top 10.
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From 2020 to 2023, Crystle Stewart was the national director of Miss USA and Miss Teen USA.
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Crystle Stewart won the Miss Texas USA 2008 title in a state pageant held in Laredo, Texas on July 1,2007, after competing against 121 other contestants.
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Crystle Stewart represented Texas in the Miss USA 2008 pageant held in April 2008.
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Crystle Stewart graduated from Elkins High School in Missouri City, and graduated from the University of Houston in 2007.
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Additionally, Crystle Stewart graduated from Barbizon Modeling and Acting School in Houston.
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In 2004, Crystle Stewart again competed as Miss Fort Bend County and placed third runner-up to Tyler Willis at Miss Texas USA 2005.
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Crystle Stewart competed at Miss Texas USA 2006 as Miss Harris County, and placed first runner-up to Lanning for the second time.
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Crystle Stewart made the final two in the state-televised pageant, alongside Miss Houston Brooke Daniels, who was a runner-up at Miss Texas USA 2007.
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Crystle Stewart won the Everything but Water Swimsuit award, announced during the preliminary competition.
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Crystle Stewart is the second African American to win the crown at Miss Texas USA; Chelsi Smith was crowned Miss Texas USA 1995.
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Crystle Stewart holds a degree in consumer science and merchandising from the University of Houston.
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Crystle Stewart is represented as a model by Neal Hamil Agency in Houston.
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On July 13,2008, Crystle Stewart represented the US at the Miss Universe pageant Nha Trang, Vietnam, and advanced to the top 10.
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Crystle Stewart became the second consecutive Miss USA, following Rachel Smith in 2007, to stumble and fall during the evening gown competition.
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Unlike Smith, Crystle Stewart did not advance to the top five, finishing eighth overall.
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In November 2020, Crystle Stewart became the national director of Miss USA and Miss Teen USA, splitting the pageants into a new independent organization away from the Miss Universe Organization.
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Crystle Stewart was the first African American woman to hold this position.
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Crystle Stewart officially stepped down from the position in August 2023.
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Crystle Stewart hosted the Miss Teen USA 2009 competition on July 31,2009, along with Seth Goldman.
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On July 24,2010, Goldman and Crystle Stewart hosted the Miss Teen USA pageant.
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Crystle Stewart co-hosted multiple Miss Texas USA pageants including some with her Belgian-born husband, model Max Sebrechts, and she co-hosted with Jason Feinberg.
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Crystle Stewart served as a finals judge at the Miss USA 2016 pageant on June 5,2016, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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In 2011, Crystle Stewart made her acting debut appearing in an episode of the sitcom House of Payne.
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In 2024, Crystle Stewart was cast as lead in the Netflix drama series, Beauty in Black.
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Crystle Stewart married Belgian model Max Sebrechts in August 2014.