1. Nana Meriwether was born on May 24,1985 and is an American former professional volleyball player and beauty pageant titleholder.
19 Facts About Nana Meriwether
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Nana Meriwether competed at Miss USA 2012, representing Maryland, and finished as the first runner-up.
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On December 19,2012, winner Olivia Culpo won Miss Universe 2012, and Meriwether assumed the title of Miss USA three weeks later.
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Nana Meriwether is the cofounder of the nonprofit organization the Meriwether Foundation, and a two-time All-American volleyball player at University of California, Los Angeles.
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Nana Meriwether was born on May 24,1985, in Acornhoek, Tintswalo Hospital, South Africa.
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Nana Meriwether's father is Delano Meriwether, the first African-American student at Duke University School of Medicine, and her mother, Nomvimbi Meriwether, is South African and works as a lawyer.
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Nana Meriwether's parents had been doing volunteer work in South Africa at the time of Meriwether's birth.
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Nana Meriwether was raised in Potomac, Maryland and graduated from Sidwell Friends School in Washington, DC.
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Nana Meriwether later transferred to the University of California, Los Angeles, where she was named a two-time NCAA All-American volleyball player and graduated with a degree in political science.
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Nana Meriwether later completed a degree in premedical sciences at the University of Southern California.
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Nana Meriwether returned to Miss California USA in 2009, representing Beverly Hills, where she finished as the third runner-up to Carrie Prejean.
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Nana Meriwether competed in Miss California USA 2010 and finished as first runner-up.
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Nana Meriwether competed in the Miss California USA for the final time in 2011, where she finished as fourth runner-up.
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Nana Meriwether won the title and received the right to represent the state at Miss USA.
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Nana Meriwether represented Maryland at Miss USA 2012, where she eventually finished as the first runner-up to Olivia Culpo of Rhode Island.
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The first runner-up assumes the title of Miss USA, meaning that Nana Meriwether became the new Miss USA 2012 three weeks later.
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Nana Meriwether is a cofounder of the Nana Meriwether Foundation, which she runs along with the members of her family.
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Nana Meriwether worked as an executive assistant to Glenda Bailey, the editor-in-chief of Harper's Bazaar.
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Nana Meriwether has worked for and contributed to Carine Roitfeld's CR Fashion Book, Vanity Fair, and Vogue Australia.