Laverne is a town in Harper County,Oklahoma,United States. The population was 1,344 at the 2010 census.
Chelsi Mariam Pearl Smith was an American actress,singer,television host and beauty queen who was crowned Miss USA 1995 and Miss Universe 1995. Smith was the third Miss USA of African-American origin,after Carole Gist (1990) and Kenya Moore (1993),in addition to being the sixth American woman to win Miss Universe and the first since Shawn Weatherly was crowned Miss Universe 1980.
Christiane Crane Fichtner is an American actress and beauty queen who won Miss USA 1986. In 2003,she participated in Who Wants to Marry My Dad?.
The Miss Texas competition was founded in 1937 as a scholarship contest for young women. The winner represents Texas in the Miss America pageant;three winners have gone on to be crowned Miss America.
The Miss Oklahoma competition selects a winner to compete on behalf of Oklahoma in the Miss America pageant. Miss Oklahoma has won the Miss America crown on five occasions. Also,in the years when city representatives were common,Norma Smallwood won,competing as Miss Tulsa,giving the state of Oklahoma a total of six crowns. Oklahoma is also one of three states to win back to back Miss America titles.
The Cabinet of the governor of Oklahoma is a body of the most senior appointed officials of the executive branch of the government of Oklahoma. Originally an informal meeting between the governor of Oklahoma and various government officials,the Governor's Cabinet has evolved into an important information link between the governor and the various agencies,boards and commissions that operate within state government.
Oscar B. Jackson Jr. is an American civil servant from the state of Oklahoma. Jackson is the current Oklahoma Secretary of Human Resources and Administration,having served in that position since he was appointed by Governor of Oklahoma David Walters in 1991. With almost twenty years of continuous service,Jackson is the longest serving Cabinet Secretary in State history.
Natalie Shirley is an American lawyer and businesswoman and university president from Oklahoma. Shirley previously served as the Oklahoma Secretary of Commerce and Tourism under Governor of Oklahoma Brad Henry,having been in that position from 2007 to 2011. She was Governor Henry's second Secretary of Commerce and Tourism,having succeeded Kathy Taylor. Concurrent with her service as Commerce Secretary,Shirley was appointed by Governor Henry to serve as the Director of the Oklahoma Department of Commerce from 2007 to 2011. In March 2012,she became the fourth president at Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City.
Pamela M. Warren is an American civil servant who served as the Oklahoma Secretary of Administration under Governor of Oklahoma Frank Keating. Warren served as secretary from January 1,1997,until her retirement from state service in January 2004. In addition to her service as secretary,Warren served as the director of the Oklahoma Department of Central Services during that same time period.
Howard G. Barnett Jr. is an American businessman and politician from Oklahoma who is currently serving as the President of Oklahoma State University-Tulsa. Barnett previously served as the Oklahoma Secretary of Commerce under Governor of Oklahoma Frank Keating from 1998 to 1999. Keating appointed Barnett to serve concurrently as the Director of Oklahoma Department of Commerce.
Edward H. "Ed" Cook is an American businessman from Oklahoma. Cook has held numerous positions with the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber,that City's chamber of commerce,serving as that organization's president. After a return to the private sector,Governor of Oklahoma Frank Keating appointed him as his Secretary of Tourism and Recreation in 1995. Serving in that position until 1999,Cook oversaw all efforts to promote Oklahoma as a tourism destination.
Miss America 1967,the 40th Miss America pageant,was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City,New Jersey on September 10,1966. It was televised in the United States on NBC.
Ashley Lauren Melnick is an American beauty pageant titleholder who won the title of Miss Texas 2010. She competed in the Miss America 2011 Pageant on January 15,2011,in Las Vegas,Nevada,placing in the Top 12. She competed at the pageant as Miss Fort Worth,and it was her third try for the title. She also won the Preliminary Talent and Preliminary Physical Fitness awards. Her platform is “The Voice of Autism”which she chose because her older brother is autistic. Her goal is to educate others both on autism and the needs of those who are autistic. She is a senior at Texas Christian University with a major in broadcast journalism and a minor in political science. Her career goals are to become both a news broadcaster and a recording artist.
Olivia Jordan Thomas is an American actress,model,television host,and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss USA 2015. She represented the United States at Miss Universe 2015,where she placed as second runner-up. Jordan also represented the United States at Miss World 2013 where she finished in the top 20. She is the first woman from Oklahoma to be crowned Miss USA.
Georgia Lynn Canady is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Tulsa,Oklahoma,who was crowned Miss Oklahoma's Outstanding Teen 2009 and Miss Oklahoma 2015. She competed for the Miss America 2016 title in September 2015 and placed in the Top 10.
Haely Anne Jardas is an American actress and beauty pageant titleholder from Fort Myers,Florida,who was crowned Miss District of Columbia 2015. She competed for the Miss America 2016 title in September 2015.
Shannon Lee Sanderford is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Coppell,Texas,who was crowned Miss Texas 2015. She competed for the Miss America 2016 title in September 2015 and placed in the Top 10.
Destiny Vélez is a beauty pageant titleholder from San Juan,Puerto Rico,who was crowned Miss Puerto Rico 2015. She competed for the Miss America 2016 title in September 2015 and placed outside the Top 15. On December 20,2015,she was suspended indefinitely from her Miss Puerto Rico position after a series of Islamophobic comments via Twitter.
Catherine May Moylan was an American film and television actress,model,and beauty queen who won the 1926 International Pageant of Pulchritude. She subsequently appeared in two Broadway productions before having a short film career,including roles in Our Blushing Brides and Love in the Rough.
