Lesa Wilson

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Lesa Wilson
Born
Lisa Marie Wilson
Other namesLesa Wilson
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
TitleActress, Model and Musician Miss Georgia USA 2006
Website http://www.lesawilson.com/

Lesa Wilson is an American actress, singer, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She appeared on American Idol in 2004, [1] was Miss Georgia USA in 2006, and was second runner-up in the competition for Miss USA 2006. She portrayed the superhero Rhea Jones (a.k.a. Lodestone) in the web television series Doom Patrol in 2019. Stay tuned for her latest work portraying Bobbie Burman in StarGirl (CW 2020) and Alexandra Stone in Steven Spielberg's "Amazing Stories" set to release late 2020.

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Biography

Wilson graduated from Armuchee High School in Rome, Georgia, in 1998 [2] and obtained a diploma in radio and television broadcasting from Coosa Valley Technical High School.

Wilson auditioned for the third season of American Idol in 2004 and made it to the semi-finals. She sang Melissa Etheridge's "Come to My Window" and was eliminated.

Wilson won the 2006 Miss Georgia USA title at the state pageant in Newnan, Georgia. [3] It was her first attempt at the title, although she had competed in other competitions such as Hawaiian Tropic and Venus Swimwear. She then represented Georgia in the Miss USA 2006 pageant in Baltimore, Maryland, in April 2006 and was second runner-up. [4] Wilson passed on her crown to 2007 Miss Georgia USA Brittany Swann, who had placed third runner-up to Wilson in the 2006 pageant.

She appeared in the web television series Doom Patrol in 2019 as the superhero Rhea Jones (a.k.a. Lodestone), and is the first actress who has portrayed the character in a live adaptation.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. ↑ "Lisa Wilson". American Idol . Retrieved 2011-01-14.
  2. ↑ "Alumni Center". Floyd County Schools. Archived from the original on 2010-11-30. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
  3. ↑ "Miss Georgia Hall of Fame". Greenwood Productions, Inc. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
  4. ↑ "Miss Kentucky, Tara Conner, Is New Miss USA". The Washington Post . April 22, 2006. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
Preceded by
Tanisha Brito 		Miss Georgia USA
2006		Succeeded by
Brittany Swann
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