Renee Bull

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Renee Bull
Born
Renee Charmaine Bull

1993 (age 3031)
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title Miss Delaware USA 2015
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBrown
Major
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Renee Charmaine Bull (born February 24, 1993, in Dover) is an American beauty pageant titleholder. She was first Runner-Up at Miss Delaware 2012 and a Top 11 Finalist at Miss Delaware 2013. She was crowned Miss Delaware USA 2015 and represented her state at Miss USA 2015 where she became the first delegate from her state to place in the semifinals, finishing in the Top 11.

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Pageantry

Miss Delaware 2012

In June 2012, Bull entered the Miss America system's Miss Delaware pageant as Miss Blue Gold. [1] She ran on a platform of "Mitigating Violence" and performed a lyrical dance during the talent competition. [1] [ dead link ] Bull was honored with both the Miss Congeniality and Miss Spirit awards and won the swimsuit portion of the competition at the statewide pageant. [2] [3] On June 16, she was announced as first runner-up to winner Alyssa Murray. [2]

Miss Delaware 2013

In June 2013, Bull competed for the Miss Delaware crown again, this time as Miss Atlantic Coast. [4] [5] She ran on a platform of "Mentorship: The Power of One" and performed an interpretive dance of a Maya Angelou poem for the talent portion of the competition. [6] Bull was a Top 11 finalist for the state crown. [5] [7]

Miss Delaware USA 2015

In November 2014, Bull entered the Miss USA system's Miss Delaware USA pageant. She was crowned Miss Delaware USA 2015 at the state pageant in Wilmington on November 30, 2014. [8] She is the second African American woman to be crowned Miss Delaware USA but the first to actually hold on to the title. [7] Another African American woman, Renee Smith, won the title in 1991, but was forced to resign just after winning. [9]

Miss USA 2015

Bull represented her home state of Delaware at the Miss USA 2015 where she became the first woman from her state of Delaware to place in the Top 15, becoming the last state to ever place in the competition effectively ending the "Delaware Curse" and eventually finished in the Top 11. The eventual winner was Olivia Jordan of Oklahoma. [8] [10] [11] During the pageant Bull and Miss Alaska also made history by becoming the first two delegates to tie for Miss Congeniality.

Community work

In August 2011, Bull led a group of Appoquinimink High students to win the Delaware Girls Initiative competition with a plan to "Promote Peace Now" by using peer interaction and intervention to prevent bullying. [12] Her group, dubbed Prominent Leaders, won a $3,000 grant to implement their plans across the state. [13]

In 2014, Bull launched a non-profit organization called Girls to Girls, which assists young women to overcome poor self-image and low self-esteem. [8] [9]

Personal life and education

Bull was born in Dover and raised in Middletown, the middle of seven children. [7] She is a 2011 Graduate of Appoquinimink High School in Middletown. [12] [14] Before her scholarship pageant win, Bull attended Delaware Technical Community College. [11]

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Kelsey Miller
Miss Delaware USA
2015
Succeeded by
Alexandra Vorontsova