Kelsey Earley

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Kelsey Earley
Born (1991-09-12) September 12, 1991 (age 30)
Education University of New England
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Sanford Region 2010
Miss Southern Coast 2011
Miss Sanford Region 2012
Miss Southern Coast 2013
Miss York County Coast 2014
Miss York Harbor 2015
Miss Maine 2015
Major
competition(s)		 Miss America 2016

Kelsey Earley (born September 12, 1991) is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Lebanon, Maine, who was crowned Miss Maine 2015. She competed for the Miss America 2016 title in September 2015.

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Pageant career

Early pageants

Earley competed in the 2010 Miss Maine pageant as Miss Sanford Region with the platform "Self-Esteem" and a clogging performance in the talent portion of the competition. [1] She was not a finalist for the state title and received a $300 scholarship prize. [2] She competed in the 2011 Miss Maine pageant as Miss Southern Coast with the platform "Literacy: Read-Pass It On" and a clogging performance in the talent portion of the competition. [3] She was not a top finalist for the state title. [4]

Earley competed in the 2012 Miss Maine pageant as Miss Sanford Region with the platform "Literacy: Healthy Minds and Body" and a contemporary clogging performance in the talent portion of the competition. [5] [6] She was named second runner-up to winner Molly Bouchard. [7] [8] Earley went on to represent Maine at the 2012 National Sweetheart pageant in Hoopeston, Illinois, but was not a finalist for the national title. [9]

Earley competed in the 2013 Miss Maine pageant as Miss Southern Coast with the platform "Literacy Matters" and a clogging performance in the talent portion of the competition. [10] She was named was third runner-up to winner Kristin Korda. [11] Earley also earned the Talent Award and an additional $1,000 scholarship along with the Miss America Community Service Award. [11] She competed in the 2014 Miss Maine pageant as Miss York County Coast with the platform "Be A Superhero: Volunteer" and a clogging performance in the talent portion of the competition. [12] She was not a top finalist for the state title.

Miss Maine 2015

Earley entered the Miss Maine pageant in April 2015 as Miss York Harbor, one of 7 qualifiers for the state title. Earley's competition talent was clogging. Her platform is "Be a Superhero" for which Earley hand-sews superhero capes for patients at Barbara Bush Children's Hospital in Portland, Maine. [13] [14]

Earley won the competition at Catherine McAuley High School in Portland, Maine, on Sunday, April 26, 2015, when she received her crown from outgoing Miss Maine titleholder Audrey Thames. [15] She earned several thousand dollars in scholarship money and other prizes from the state pageant. As Miss Maine, her activities include public appearances across the state of Maine. [14]

Vying for Miss America 2016

Earley was Maine's representative at the Miss America 2016 pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in September 2015. [15] [16] In the televised finale on September 13, 2015, she placed outside the Top 15 semi-finalists and was eliminated from competition. She was awarded a $3,000 scholarship prize as her state's representative. [17] [18]

Early life and education

Earley is a native of Lebanon, Maine, and a 2009 graduate of Noble High School in North Berwick, Maine. [5] Earley is a student at the University of New England where she studies dental hygiene. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "State Contestants: Maine – 2010". Miss America. 2010. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  2. ↑ "2010 Miss Maine Results". Miss Maine. Archived from the original on November 4, 2010. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  3. ↑ "State Contestants: Maine – 2011". Miss America. 2011. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  4. ↑ Bouthillette, Emma (June 20, 2011). "Dayton teen crowned Miss Maine". Portland Press Herald . Portland, ME: MaineToday Media . Retrieved July 21, 2015. Kelsey Earley is not mentioned in this source.
  5. 1 2 3 "Honorable mentions". Foster's Daily Democrat . Dover, NH: Local Media Group. July 19, 2012. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  6. ↑ "State Contestants: Maine – 2012". Miss America. 2012. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  7. ↑ "New Miss Maine Crowned". The Cryer. Brunswick, ME. June 18, 2012. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  8. ↑ "New Miss Maine crowned; Molly Bouchard of Caribou crowned Miss Maine 2012". Poland Spring, ME: WMTW. June 17, 2012. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  9. ↑ "National Sweetheart". Pageantopolis. Archived from the original on July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  10. ↑ "State Contestants: Maine – 2013". Miss America. 2013. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  11. 1 2 "New Titleholders Crowned". Rocky Coast News. Rockland, ME: Rocky Coast Media. June 24, 2013. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  12. ↑ "State Contestants: Maine – 2014". Miss America. 2014. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Senator Susan Collins Welcomes Miss Maine America 2015 to Washington, D.C." (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The Office of Senator Susan Collins. June 1, 2015. Archived from the original on July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  14. 1 2 "Kelsey Earley crowned Miss Maine America 2015". Biddeford, ME: University of New England. June 4, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  15. 1 2 "Miss Maine 2015 crowned in Portland". Bangor, ME: WLBZ-TV. April 26, 2015. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
  16. ↑ "State Contestants: Maine – 2015". Miss America. 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Miss America Show Scholarships 2016". Miss America. Archived from the original on October 13, 2015. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
  18. ↑ "The 2016 Miss America Competition Scholarships & Awards" (Press release). Miss America. September 16, 2015. Archived from the original on September 27, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Miss Maine
2015		Succeeded by
Marybeth Noonan
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