1. Nichole Renee Mead Zahner was born on March 23,1988 and is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Newport, Oregon.
21 Facts About Nichole Mead
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Nichole Mead was crowned Miss Oregon 2012 after pageant officials discovered that the original winner did not meet state residency requirements.
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In 2006, Nichole Mead won the Miss Lincoln County 2006 title.
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Nichole Mead was one of 24 qualifiers for the 2006 Miss Oregon pageant and performed a lyrical dance routine to the Andrew Lloyd Webber song "The Phantom of the Opera" from the musical of the same name in the talent portion of the competition.
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Nichole Mead was not a Top-10 semi-finalist for the state title.
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In 2007, Nichole Mead did not win a qualifying local pageant title and so did not participate in the 2007 Miss Oregon pageant.
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Nichole Mead competed in the 2008 Miss Oregon pageant with the platform "Promoting Awareness of the Dangers Caused by Drinking and Driving" and a lyrical dance performance to the Christina Aguilera song "Hurt" in the talent portion of the competition.
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Nichole Mead was named a Top-10 semi-finalist for the state title and earned a $1,000 scholarship prize.
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Nichole Mead did not participate in the 2009 Miss Oregon pageant.
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On March 20,2010, Nichole Mead won the Miss University of Oregon 2010 title.
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Nichole Mead competed in the 2010 Miss Oregon pageant with the platform "Raising Awareness of the Dangers Caused by Drinking and Driving" and a lyrical jazz dance performance in the talent portion of the competition.
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Nichole Mead was named a Top-10 semi-finalist for the state title.
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Nichole Mead was named first runner-up to winner Caroline McGowan.
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Nichole Mead entered the Miss Oregon pageant in June 2012 as one of 23 qualifiers for the state title.
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Nichole Mead was named first runner-up at the competition on Saturday, June 30,2012, as Rachel Berry received the crown.
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On July 25,2012, pageant officials announced that former first runner-up Nichole Mead would take the crown and serve as the new Miss Oregon 2012.
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Nichole Mead's reign lasted until June 29,2013, when she crowned her successor, Allison Cook, Miss Oregon 2013.
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Nichole Mead was Oregon's representative at the Miss America 2013 pageant in Las Vegas, Nevada, in January 2013.
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Nichole Mead was not chosen as a Top 16 Semi-Finalist and earned a $3,000 scholarship prize as a non-finalist.
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Nichole Mead was raised in Newport, Oregon, and she is a 2006 graduate of Newport High School.
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Nichole Mead is a 2011 graduate of the University of Oregon where she earned a bachelor's degree in psychology with a minor in communication studies.