Monica Day (born Monica Day Hillegass; July 5, 1982) is a

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broadcaster who competed in the

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pageant in 2008.

Early life

Day was born in

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to Jim Hillegass and Linda Sapp. Day is a 2000 graduate of

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where she was raised by her mother and her stepfather Charles Boggs. Day's grandfather is Bill Sapp, a central Ohio restaurateur who, with his partner Lee Henry, established The Top steakhouse, The Kahiki and The Wine Cellar restaurant in the 1950s and 1960s.

Pageant experience

She was successful after previously placing as a semi-finalist in the pageant in 2003, 2004 and 2006 and making the Top 5 at

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2000 (under the name Monica Day-Boggs). Day won the

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title in late 2007, she went on to represent

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in the

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pageant held in

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on April 11, 2008. Although she did not place in the national pageant, she did win the Miss Congeniality award, the first for her state.

Broadcast career

Day appears on WCMH 4, an

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affiliate based in Columbus Ohio where she is an anchor for the morning news broadcast.

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