Kayla Martell (born June 27, 1989) is an American
beauty queen from
Milford Milford may refer to:
Place names Canada
* Milford (Annapolis), Nova Scotia
* Milford (Halifax), Nova Scotia
* Milford, Ontario
England
* Milford, Derbyshire
* Milford, Devon, a place in Devon
* Milford on Sea, Hampshire
* Milford, Shro ...
,
Delaware and the winner of the
Miss Delaware 2010 pageant.
Martell placed in the Top 10 at the
Miss America 2011
Miss America 2011 was the 84th Miss America pageant. Since the first Miss America pageant was held years ago, in 1921, the Miss America Organization was celebrating its 90th anniversary in 2011.
It was held at the Theatre for the Performing Art ...
pageant.
In the fifth grade, Martell was diagnosed with
alopecia areata and subsequently lost all her hair.
Martell had competed in the Miss Delaware pageant four other times; three times without a wig.
Martell plans to use her platform to raise awareness for alopecia areata.
Martell had previously won Miss Kent County in order to compete in the Miss Delaware competition. During the state competition, she also won the pageant community service award, the state community service award, and the Thursday evening gown and Friday swimsuit competitions.
Martell made it to a semifinalist round in the 2011 Miss America pageant, becoming the first bald contestant in Miss America history.
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Living people
Miss America 2011 delegates
People from Milford, Delaware
American beauty pageant winners
1989 births
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