1. Rebecca Anderson was born on May 1991 and is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Oregon City, Oregon.
27 Facts About Rebecca Anderson
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Rebecca Anderson won a series of local titles beginning in 2011 and was crowned Miss Oregon 2014.
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Rebecca Anderson made appearances across the state and represented Oregon at Miss America 2015 in September 2014 but was not a finalist for the national crown.
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Rebecca Anderson is a native of Oregon City, Oregon, and a 2009 graduate of Oregon City High School.
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Rebecca Anderson's father is Ted Anderson, a wholesale nursery operator and licensed tax consultant.
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From 1999 to 2019, her mother Shari Rebecca Anderson served as the elected County Treasurer of Clackamas County, Oregon.
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Rebecca Anderson has one younger sister, Malea, who is an occasional pageant competitor.
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Rebecca Anderson is a 2013 graduate of Portland State University where she earned a bachelor's degree in environmental science.
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In 2014, in addition to her Miss Oregon duties, Rebecca Anderson worked part-time as a "cute" clown for an event company.
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Rebecca Anderson began entering pageants at age 19, waiting until she felt was "responsible enough" to hold a pageant title.
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In early 2011, Rebecca Anderson won the Miss Cascade 2011 title.
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Rebecca Anderson finished in the top ten but was not a Top-5 finalist for the state title.
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In early 2012, Rebecca Anderson won the Miss Columbia Gorge 2012 title.
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Rebecca Anderson competed in the 2012 Miss Oregon pageant with the platform "Environmental Education" and a vocal performance in the talent portion of the competition.
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Rebecca Anderson finished in the top ten but was not a Top-5 finalist for the state crown.
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In March 2013, Rebecca Anderson won the Miss Portland 2013 title.
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Rebecca Anderson competed with a platform of "American Red Cross: Red for Life" and a vocal performance of "Astonishing" from the musical Little Women in the talent portion of the competition.
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Rebecca Anderson was named third runner-up to winner Allison Cook.
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Rebecca Anderson entered the Miss Oregon pageant in June 2014 as one of 23 qualifiers for the state title.
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Rebecca Anderson's competition talent was a vocal performance of "Let it Go" from the Disney movie Frozen.
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Rebecca Anderson's platform was "American Red Cross: Red for Life".
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Rebecca Anderson's on-stage interview question asked whether discrimination was a factor in the gender pay gap in the United States.
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Rebecca Anderson agreed but countered that "women need to be more assertive" and strive to close the gap themselves rather than wait for a government-mandated solution.
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Rebecca Anderson won the competition on Saturday, June 28,2014, when she received her crown from outgoing Miss Oregon titleholder Allison Cook.
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Rebecca Anderson earned more than $10,000 in scholarship money and other prizes from the state pageant.
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Rebecca Anderson was Oregon's representative at the Miss America 2015 pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in September 2014.
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Rebecca Anderson was not a Top-16 semi-finalist for the national crown.