Jena Michelle Sims (born December 30, 1988) is an American actress who has appeared in

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and

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s like ''

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'' (2012), ''

3-Headed Shark Attack ''3-Headed Shark Attack'' is a 2015 American direct-to-video independent science fiction action film developed by The Asylum and starring Danny Trejo, Karrueche Tran and Rob Van Dam. Directed by Christopher Ray, it is a sequel to '' 2-Headed Shar ...

'' (2015) and '' Sharknado 5: Global Swarming'' (2017). She was

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in 2007. She is married to the former world number one professional golfer

Brooks Koepka Brooks Koepka (, born May 3, 1990) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LIV Golf tour. In October 2018, he became world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking for 47 weeks after winning the 2018 CJ Cup. He won the U.S. Ope ...

Early life and education

Sims grew up in

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and graduated from Winder-Barrow High School in 2007. She briefly attended

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in Nashville, Tennessee, where she studied International Business.

Career

Pageantry

In 2004, Sims was crowned Miss Georgia Junior National Teenager and later won the Miss Junior National Teenager title 2005. A year later, Sims won the

2007 title in a state pageant held in

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on November 11, 2006. Sims represented

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in the

Miss Teen USA 2007 Miss Teen USA 2007, the 25th Miss Teen USA pageant, was held on August 24, 2007 in Pasadena, California. At the conclusion of the final night of the competition Hilary Cruz of Colorado was crowned Miss Teen USA 2007 by outgoing titleholder Katie ...

pageant in

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in August 2007, but did not place. She was the first Miss Georgia Teen USA not to place in the pageant since 2003.

Acting

Sims has starred in ''

'' (2012), and has appeared in an episode of television series ''

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''. She also appeared in '' Sharknado 5'' in August 2017.

Pageant of Hope

Sims runs a non-profit organisation that hosts beauty pageants for children with cancer and other disadvantages called the Pageant of Hope. (Google cache) The pageants have been held in

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Personal life

On April 1, 2021, Sims announced on Instagram that she was engaged to PGA Tour golfer

. They were married on June 4, 2022 in the Turks and Caicos. Sims co-owns a house with her mother, named "Beach Blanket" in

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, Bahamas that she rents as a vacation rental.

Filmography

* ''

'' as Cassie Stratford (2012) * ''

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as'' Dean's Girl (2013) * '' Kill the Messenger as'' Quail's Girlfriend (2014) * ''

'' as Dr. Laura Thomas (2015) * ''American Beach House'' as Lola (2015)

References

External links

* official website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sims, Jena 1988 births Belmont University alumni Living people 2007 beauty pageant contestants 21st-century Miss Teen USA delegates People from Winder, Georgia