Julie Smith (Miss Alabama)

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Julie Smith
Born1975/1976 (age 45–46)
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Alabama 1999[1]
Major
competition(s)		Miss America 2000

Julie Smith West is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Birmingham, Alabama, who was named Miss Alabama 1999.

Career[]

Smith won the title of Miss Lake Harding 1997. Her two sisters also won qualifying pageants that year and were among the 45 women competing to become Miss Alabama 1997.[2] Smith was crowned Miss Magic City 1998. She went on to tie for first place in the preliminary swimsuit competition then placed second runner-up at the 1998 Miss Alabama pageant.[3][4]

In 1999, Smith won the Miss Chattahoochee Valley title.[5] Entering the 1999 Miss Alabama pageant as one of 47 finalists, Smith's preliminary competition talent for Miss Alabama was playing the marimba.[6] Smith won the competition on Saturday, June 19, 1999, when she received her crown from outgoing Miss Alabama titleholder Ashley Halfman.[5] Along with the title, she received a $10,000 scholarship and other prizes.[5]

On February 15, 2000, the Alabama Legislature passed a joint house resolution congratulating Smith on her victory, praising her breast cancer awareness work, and lauding her academic achievement.[7] As Miss Alabama, her activities included public appearances across the state of Alabama, including speaking engagements and fashion shows.[8]

Smith was Alabama's representative at the Miss America 2000 pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey.[6] As part of the festivities surrounding the pageant, Smith participated in the traditional "Show Us Your Shoes Parade".[9] Her competition talent was playing a medley of "Flight of the Bumblebee" and "Csárdás" on the marimba.[6] Smith was a top ten semi-finalist for the national title.[1] Her reign as Miss Alabama continued until Jana Sanderson was crowned on June 17, 2000.[10]

Personal life[]

Smith is a graduate of Huffman High School in Birmingham, Alabama.[6] She graduated cum laude from Samford University in 1998 with a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism.[7]

Her father, Robert Smith, is a strategic planner. Her mother, Sharon Ingram Smith, is an administrator.[11] She has younger sisters, Jennifer and Jill, who are identical twins.[2][6][11] Smith was raised Southern Baptist.[12] She and her husband, Rob West, live in Roswell, Georgia.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Miss Alabama History". Miss Alabama. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Hall of Fame entry winner". TimesDaily. Florence, AL. Associated Press. June 13, 1997. p. 1B. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
  3. ^ "Birmingham native named Miss Alabama". The Tuscaloosa News. Tuscaloosa, AL. June 21, 1998. p. 1A. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
  4. ^ "Hargett finishes second to winner". TimesDaily. Florence, AL. Associated Press. June 18, 1998. p. 2B. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  5. ^ a b c "Miss Chattahoochee Valley is named Miss Alabama". The Tuscaloosa News. Tuscaloosa, AL. Associated Press. June 20, 1999. p. 4B. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Miss Alabama". Miss America. Archived from the original on July 27, 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  7. ^ a b "House Joint Resolution 72 - Commending Miss Julie Smith" (PDF). Montgomery, AL: Alabama Legislature. February 15, 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2006. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
  8. ^ "Fashion show models include local officials, beauty queens". The News Courier. Athens, AL. April 2, 2000. p. DF8. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
  9. ^ Moore, Tamika (September 6, 2013). "Miss Alabama Show Us Your Shoes Parade outfits over the years". The Birmingham News. Birmingham, AL. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
  10. ^ "Gadsden native crowned". The Gadsden Times. Gadsden, AL. Associated Press. June 18, 2000. p. A1. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  11. ^ a b "Twins vying for crown at same time". The Tuscaloosa News. Tuscaloosa, AL. Associated Press. April 7, 1996. p. 3B. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
  12. ^ "Missions takes center stage during WMU meeting". The Alabama Baptist. June 22, 2000. Archived from the original on May 14, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2014.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Ashley Halfman
 Miss Alabama
1999 		Succeeded by
Jana Sanderson
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