Hilary Cruz

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Hilary Cruz
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Hilary Cruz in the lobby of the Grauman's Chinese Theatre
Born
Hilary Carol Cruz

(1988-12-04) December 4, 1988 (age 33)
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title Miss Colorado Teen USA 2007
Miss Teen USA 2007
Hair colorBrunette
Eye colorGreen
Major
competition(s)
Miss Teen USA 2007 (Winner)

Hilary Carol Cruz (born December 4, 1988) is an American actress, model and beauty queen who won Miss Teen USA 2007.

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Biography

Cruz graduated from Centaurus High School in 2007 and was going to attend the University of Northern Colorado but chose to put those plans on hold after winning the national title. [1]

Miss Colorado Teen USA

Hilary Cruz was crowned Miss Colorado Teen USA 2007 in 2006, gaining the right to represent the state of Colorado in the national televised pageant of Miss Teen USA 2007

Miss Teen USA

In 2007, Cruz represented Colorado in the Miss Teen USA 2007 pageant held in Pasadena, California in August 2007. During the live television broadcast on August 24, 2007, Cruz was crowned Miss Teen USA 2007 by outgoing titleholder Katie Blair. She was the first titleholder from Colorado in the history of Miss Teen USA and Miss USA. She was the first titleholder from Colorado to place since 1998, and only the fourth to record a placement.

Television

Cruz starred in Donald Trump's new MTV reality show Pageant Place along with Rachel Smith, Riyo Mori and Katie Blair (former Miss Teen USA 2006). The show began airing on October 10, 2007. In 2012 Cruz was cast as the female lead in Michael Addison's music video "Come Back to Me". In 2014 Cruz was cast as the lead in Jesse McCartney's music video "Superbad". In 2012 she was on Hell's Kitchen Season 10 as guest chef.

In 2016, she was a guest judge at the Miss Teen USA 2016 Pageant in The Venetian Theatre, Las Vegas, Nevada.

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References

  1. McGhee, Tom (2007-08-26). "Louisville teen is USA's crown jewel". Denver Post. Retrieved 2007-08-27.