Gloria Sophia Almonte (born July 19, 1983 in

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) is an American beauty queen who represented

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and

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and represented Carolina municipality at

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Pageant participation

Miss Teen USA 2001

Almonte won the Miss New York Teen USA 2001 title in late 2000, after placing 2nd Runner-Up in the same competition the year prior. She represented New York at the

pageant held in

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on August 22, 2001 where placed 1st Runner-Up to

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. This was New York's first placement since 1996 and their highest since 1988, when

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also placed 1st Runner-Up.

Miss USA 2001

In late 2005, Almonte competed in the Miss New York USA 2006 pageant for the first time, placing in the Top 15. The following year she won the 2007 title, becoming the fifth former Miss Teen USA delegate to win the pageant. Almonte succeeded Adriana Diaz, a fellow native of

, who also held the title

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and competed in

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. Almonte competed in the

pageant, broadcast live from the

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on March 23, 2007, but failed to place. The pageant was won by

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, who was also Miss Tennessee Teen USA 2002 and placed in the Top 10 of the

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pageant. Almonte was similar to Miss Georgia Teen USA 1991, Meredith Young, who placed 1st Runner-Up at

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and later won the Miss Georgia USA 1999 crown but failed to placed at

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Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2009

Gloria later represented Carolina at the

pageant, finishing in the Top 20.

References

External links

Miss New York USA & Miss New York Teen USA official websiteMiss Teen USA official websiteMiss USA official website
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