CC Barber

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CC Barber
Born1986or1987(age 36–37)
Education Samuel Merritt University
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Columbia County 2006
Miss Three Rivers 2008
Miss Tri Valley 2009
Miss Oregon 2009
Major
competition(s)		 Miss America 2010 (Top 15)

CC Barber is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Scappoose, Oregon, who was crowned Miss Oregon 2009. She competed for the Miss America 2010 title in January 2010 and placed in the Top 15 semi-finalists.

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Pageant career

Early pageants

In 2006, Barber won the Miss Columbia County 2006 title. [1] She competed in the 2006 Miss Oregon pageant with the platform "Aiding Children and Families of Foster Care/Improving the Foster Care System" and a dance performance in the talent portion of the competition. [1] [2] She was named runner-up to winner Donilee McGinnis. [3]

Barber did not compete in the 2007 Miss Oregon pageant. [4]

In 2008, Barber won the Miss Three Rivers 2008 title. [5] She competed in the 2008 Miss Oregon pageant with the platform "Friends of the Children – Revolutionary Mentoring for High-Risk Youth" and a dance performance in the talent portion of the competition. [6]

Miss Oregon 2009

In 2009, Barber was crowned Miss Tri Valley 2009. She entered the Miss Oregon pageant in early July 2009 as one of 24 qualifiers for the state title. [7] [8] Barber's competition talent was a dance performance to "Bleeding Love" by Leona Lewis. Her platform was "Friends of the Children – Revolutionary Mentoring for High-Risk Youth". [3]

Barber won the competition on Saturday, July 11, 2009, when she received her crown from outgoing Miss Oregon titleholder Danijela Krstić. [7] [8] She earned more than $12,500 in scholarship money and other prizes from the state pageant. [3] As Miss Oregon, her activities included public appearances across the state of Oregon. [9] Barber's reign continued until she crowned her successor, Stephenie Steers, Miss Oregon 2010 on July 10, 2010. [10]

Vying for Miss America

Barber was Oregon's representative at the Miss America 2010 pageant in Las Vegas, Nevada, in January 2010. [8] [11] Barber was placed in the Top 15 semi-finalists by a vote among the pageant contestants in addition to those semi-finalists selected by the judges. [12] [13] She was eliminated from the pageant after the swimsuit competition. [12] Barber earned a $4,000 scholarship award as a Top 15 semi-finalist plus an additional $1,000 award for winning the Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness in Swimsuit competition. [14] [15]

Personal life and education

Barber is a native of Scappoose, Oregon, and a 2005 graduate of Scappoose High School. [9] [16] From the time she was five months old, Barber was raised by her grandmother, Dona Hadley. [3]

After high school, Barber enrolled at Mills College in Oakland, California, to pursue a degree in nursing. [1] [3] She transferred to Samuel Merritt University where she earned a bachelor's degree in nursing, graduating in 2010. [16]

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  2. ↑ "State Contestants: Oregon – 2006". Miss America. 2006. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Holley, David (July 14, 2009). "Scappooses CC Barber wins Miss Oregon crown". Portland Tribune . Portland, OR: Pamplin Media Group. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  4. ↑ "State Contestants: Oregon – 2007". Miss America. 2007. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Past Miss Title-Holders". Miss Three Rivers Scholarship Program. Archived from the original on April 28, 2015. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
  6. ↑ "State Contestants: Oregon – 2008". Miss America. 2008. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
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  9. 1 2 "Miss Oregon Will Your Portland Air National Guard Base" (Press release). Oregon Military Department. August 6, 2009. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2015– via HighBeam Research.
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  12. 1 2 "Miss Oregon cut from Miss America after swimsuit competition". The Oregonian . Portland, OR: Advance Publications. Associated Press. January 30, 2010. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Danijela Krstić
 Miss Oregon
2009		Succeeded by
Stephenie Steers
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