Julie Smith (Miss Alabama)

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Julie Smith
Born1975or1976(age 47–48)
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title Miss Alabama 1999 [1]
Major
competition(s)		 Miss America 2000

Julie Smith West is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Birmingham, Alabama, who was named Miss Alabama 1999.

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Career

Smith won the title of Miss Lake Harding 1997. Her two sisters also won qualifying pageants that year and were among the 45 women competing to become Miss Alabama 1997. [2] Smith was crowned Miss Magic City 1998. She went on to tie for first place in the preliminary swimsuit competition then placed second runner-up at the 1998 Miss Alabama pageant. [3] [4]

In 1999, Smith won the Miss Chattahoochee Valley title. [5] Entering the 1999 Miss Alabama pageant as one of 47 finalists, Smith's preliminary competition talent for Miss Alabama was playing the marimba. [6] Smith won the competition on Saturday, June 19, 1999, when she received her crown from outgoing Miss Alabama titleholder Ashley Halfman. [5] Along with the title, she received a $10,000 scholarship and other prizes. [5]

On February 15, 2000, the Alabama Legislature passed a joint house resolution congratulating Smith on her victory, praising her breast cancer awareness work, and lauding her academic achievement. [7] As Miss Alabama, her activities included public appearances across the state of Alabama, including speaking engagements and fashion shows. [8]

Smith was Alabama's representative at the Miss America 2000 pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey. [6] As part of the festivities surrounding the pageant, Smith participated in the traditional "Show Us Your Shoes Parade". [9] Her competition talent was playing a medley of "Flight of the Bumblebee" and "Csárdás" on the marimba. [6] Smith was a top ten semi-finalist for the national title. [1] Her reign as Miss Alabama continued until Jana Sanderson was crowned on June 17, 2000. [10]

Personal life

Smith is a graduate of Huffman High School in Birmingham, Alabama. [6] She graduated cum laude from Samford University in 1998 with a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism. [7]

Her father, Robert Smith, is a strategic planner. Her mother, Sharon Ingram Smith, is an administrator. [11] She has younger sisters, Jennifer and Jill, who are identical twins. [2] [6] [11] Smith was raised Southern Baptist. [12] She and her husband, Rob West, live in Roswell, Georgia.

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  2. 1 2 "Hall of Fame entry winner". TimesDaily . Florence, AL. Associated Press. June 13, 1997. p. 1B. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Birmingham native named Miss Alabama". The Tuscaloosa News . Tuscaloosa, AL. June 21, 1998. p. 1A. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Hargett finishes second to winner". TimesDaily . Florence, AL. Associated Press. June 18, 1998. p. 2B. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 "Miss Chattahoochee Valley is named Miss Alabama". The Tuscaloosa News . Tuscaloosa, AL. Associated Press. June 20, 1999. p. 4B. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
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  7. 1 2 "House Joint Resolution 72 - Commending Miss Julie Smith" (PDF). Montgomery, AL: Alabama Legislature. February 15, 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2006. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Fashion show models include local officials, beauty queens". The News Courier . Athens, AL. April 2, 2000. p. DF8. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
  9. ↑ Moore, Tamika (September 6, 2013). "Miss Alabama Show Us Your Shoes Parade outfits over the years". The Birmingham News . Birmingham, AL. Archived from the original on August 11, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Gadsden native crowned". The Gadsden Times . Gadsden, AL. Associated Press. June 18, 2000. p. A1. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  11. 1 2 "Twins vying for crown at same time". The Tuscaloosa News . Tuscaloosa, AL. Associated Press. April 7, 1996. p. 3B. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Missions takes center stage during WMU meeting". The Alabama Baptist . June 22, 2000. Retrieved July 26, 2014.[ dead link ]
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Ashley Halfman
 Miss Alabama
1999		Succeeded by
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