18 Iconic Women Whose Careers Began As Beauty Queens

Published on 08/18/2021
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Now: Ali Landry

Landry eventually won the 1996 Miss USA competition and did incredibly well in the Miss Universe of the same year. Following her successful time in pageantry, Landry went on to become a model. She was also a Doritos representative and appeared in various acclaimed adverts in the late 90s and 2000. In the 2000s, Landry made a few television appearances in shows like Spy TV in 2002, where she was the second season’s host, and joined the Eve cast from 2003 to 2006.

NOW Ali Landry

NOW Ali Landry

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Then: Kenya Moore

Kenya Moore was only three days old when her mother walked out of her life, leaving the Detroit, Michigan baby girl to be raised by Doris Grant, her grandmother on her father’s side. Despite a troubled upbringing, Moore managed to graduate in 1989 from Class Technical High School and later from Wayne State University with a psychology major. In 1993, Moore took the Miss Michigan USA crown and later Miss US. In the same year, she placed fifth in Miss Universe.

THEN Kenya Moore

THEN Kenya Moore

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