Brooke Elizabeth McLaurin, (born June 13, 1981) is an American
beauty pageant
A beauty pageant is a competition that has traditionally focused on judging and ranking the physical attributes of the contestants. Pageants have now evolved to include inner beauty, with criteria covering judging of personality, intelligence, ...
titleholder from
Eastover, North Carolina
Eastover is a town in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,628 at the 2010 census. It was incorporated on July 25, 2007.
History
The Robert Williams House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in ...
who was named
Miss North Carolina 2005.
Biography
She won the title of
Miss North Carolina on June 25, 2005, when she received her crown from outgoing titleholder Kirstin Elrod. At the age of 22, McLaurin was diagnosed with a brain tumor.
After successful surgery to remove the tumor, she changed her platform to brain tumor awareness and research, and was able to raise $10,000 for brain tumor research.
McLaurin is a graduate of
Fayetteville State University. She accepted a position as a hostess on the
Jewelry TV
Jewelry Television is an American television network specializing in the sale of jewelry for both men and women. On-air and online, the network is mainly branded by its jtv initials in lower-case letters. It has an estimated reach of more than ...
network and relocated to
Knoxville, Tennessee
Knoxville is a city in and the county seat of Knox County, Tennessee, Knox County in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 United States census, Knoxville's population was 190,740, making it the largest city in the East Tennessee Grand Di ...
in January 2015.
References
External links
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Miss America 2006 delegates
1981 births
Living people
People from Fayetteville, North Carolina
Fayetteville State University alumni
American beauty pageant winners
Miss North Carolina winners
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