Monique Evans (Miss Texas)

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Monique Evans
Monique Evans at Miss America 2015.jpg
Evans at Miss America 2015
Born
Monique Elyse Evans

(1992-01-17) January 17, 1992 (age 32) [1]
Laguna Beach, California, U.S.
Education University of Texas at Austin
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title Miss Texas 2014
Miss Florida USA 2020
Hair color Brown
Eye color Brown
Major
competition(s)		 Miss America 2015
(Top 16)
Miss USA 2020
(Unplaced)

Monique Elyse Evans (born January 17, 1992) is an American dancer and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Texas 2014 and Miss Florida USA 2020. She represented Texas at Miss America 2015 and placed in the top sixteen and also represented Florida at Miss USA 2020.

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Career

Evans won the Miss Austin 2011 crown, and placed 8th at the Miss Texas 2011 pageant. [2] Evans was named Miss Hunt County 2012 on October 29, 2011, and placed 11th at Miss Texas 2012. [3] [4] Evans won the Miss Dallas 2013 title, but was a non-finalist for Miss Texas 2013. [5] [6] In July 2013, Gulfshore Life magazine named her one of three finalists in their "Model of the Year" contest for amateur models with ties to Southwest Florida. [7] [8]

In November 2013, Evans earned the title of Miss Park Cities, and the right to compete for the Miss Texas 2014 crown. [9] Evans is a professionally trained ballerina, and her Miss Texas competition talent was performing ballet en pointe to "Requiem for a Tower". [10] [11] Evans won the Miss Texas 2014 title on July 5, 2014, when she received her crown from outgoing titleholder Ivana Hall at the Eisemann Center for Performing Arts in Richardson, Texas. [10] [12] Prizes for winning Miss Texas include a $10,000 cash scholarship, a wardrobe by fashion designer Vince Camuto, and use of an automobile from Grubbs Infiniti in Euless, Texas, while she holds the title. [12]

As Miss Texas, Evans competed to be crowned Miss America 2015 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on Sunday, September 14, 2014. [10] [13] Her platform, "Remember Your Heart: One Beat at a Time", focused on heart disease prevention and was inspired by cardiac issues in her immediate family. [3] [13] She placed in the Top 16 as a semi-finalist. During her year of service, Evans made a record-setting 470 appearances as Miss Texas. [14]

In January 2020, she competed for and won Miss Florida USA 2020 title. [15] She was crowned by outgoing titleholder Nicolette Jennings, and would represent the state of Florida at Miss USA 2020. [15] In addition, she will serve as a goodwill ambassador for the organization.[ citation needed ]

Miss USA 2020 was originally scheduled for the spring of 2020, the competition was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and later held on November 9, 2020, but did not place.

In July 2021, Evans passed the title to Ashley Cariño of Kissimmee, becoming the longest state titleholder in the history, surpassing Linette De Los Santos due to COVID delays. [16]

Personal life

Evans is a 2010 graduate of Naples High School in Florida. [17] [18] As of 2017, she was living in Naples, Florida, working as a specialty pharma rep and ballet instructor. Her older brother was born with Shone's syndrome, a rare congenital heart disease. [3] [18] On Dec. 12, 2021 Monique married Geoffrey Paul Isringhausen in Naples, Florida.

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References

  1. ↑ Evans, Monique (January 17, 2015). "Thank you everyone..." Twitter . Retrieved January 19, 2015.
  2. ↑ Quintanilla, Michael (July 2, 2011). "S.A. beauty queens shut out of Miss Texas finals". San Antonio Express-News . San Antonio, TX . Retrieved July 12, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 Evans, Monique (November 27, 2011). "Heartfelt passion stems from family crises". Herald-Banner . Greenville, TX . Retrieved July 12, 2014.
  4. ↑ "No state crowns for county titleholders". Herald-Banner . Greenville, TX. July 9, 2012. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Miss Dallas 2013 - History and Memories". Miss Dallas Organization. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Miss Texas - 2013 Contestants". Miss Texas. Archived from the original on April 14, 2013. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
  7. ↑ Sendler, David (July 2013). "From the Editor: Getting to Know Our Models". Gulfshore Life. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
  8. ↑ Jean, Pamela (July 2013). "Model of the Year: A Star is Born". Gulfshore Life. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
  9. ↑ Koller, Dan (February 21, 2014). "Did You Know There's a Miss Park Cities?". Park Cities People . Highland Park, TX . Retrieved July 12, 2014.
  10. 1 2 3 Alexander, Heather (July 8, 2014). "New Miss Texas is UT student and professional ballerina". Houston Chronicle . Retrieved July 12, 2014.
  11. ↑ Evans, Monique (July 3, 2014). "I danced to "Requiem for a Tower" last night..." Twitter . Retrieved July 12, 2014.
  12. 1 2 "Miss Texas Pageant To Move to The Eisemann Center". Focus Daily News. DeSoto, TX. July 1, 2014. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
  13. 1 2 Gilfillian, Trudi (July 8, 2014). "Miss Texas Monique Evans". The Press of Atlantic City . Pleasantville, NJ . Retrieved July 12, 2014.
  14. ↑ Bryan, Ellen (July 2, 2015). "A Year in the Life of Miss Texas". Fort Worth, TX: KXAS-TV . Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  15. 1 2 Atkins, Andrew. "Southwest Florida contestants snag Miss Florida USA, Miss Florida Teen USA pageant title". Naples Daily News. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  16. ↑ "Joven boricua de Kissimmee gana la corona de Miss Florida USA" [Young Puerto Rican from Kissimmee has crowned Miss Florida USA] (in Spanish). WTMO-CD. July 19, 2021. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  17. ↑ "Graduation 2010: Naples High School". Naples Daily News . Naples, FL. June 4, 2010. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
  18. 1 2 Begley, Emily (July 12, 2014). "Naples native takes Miss Texas title". Naples Daily News . Naples, FL . Retrieved July 12, 2014.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Ivana Hall
 Miss Texas
2014		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Nicolette Jennings
 Miss Florida USA
2020		Succeeded by
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