Monica Renee Louwerens (born October 27, 1973 in

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) is a Canadian-American actress and beauty queen who has competed in the Miss America pageant and has appeared on numerous episodes of ''

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''.

Early life

Miss America pageant

Louwerens, at the time an American citizen and resident of

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, won the

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1995 title in the summer of 1995. She went on to represent her state at the Miss America 1996 pageant held in Atlantic City, New Jersey in September 1995. Louwerens placed in the top ten of the nationally televised pageant, which was won by

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of Oklahoma. Her talent was a vocal performance of ''Vanilla Ice Cream'' from the musical ''She Loves Me.'' Louwerens graduated from

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in May, 1995 with honors with a BA in English and Theater. She was a member of the Alpha Delta Phi society's Middletown chapter.

Career

Louwerens has appeared as Angela Fairweather in the ''

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'' series. Then she appeared in the hit TV show ''

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''. In the episode "

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", she plays a woman that gets her purse stolen by

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(played by Milo Ventimiglia) in the first 10 minutes of the episode. When she worked on ''

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'', she voiced and motion-captured

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's personality known as the Weird Sisters.

Filmography

Live-action/television roles

* The Joe and Buzz Show - Amy Ann * '' The Chronicle'' - Jane * '' Pacific Blue'' - Claire Trewitt * ''

'' - Ms. Angela Fairweather * ''

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'' - Mainframe Computer (voice, uncredited), Timeship Computer (voice, uncredited), Ms. Angela Fairweather-Rawlings * ''

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'' - Karaoke Org, Flute Org (voices) * ''

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'' - Smiling Gate Agent * ''

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'' - Doctor * ''

'' - The Weird Sisters (in "Jane Patrol") * ''

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'' - Debra's Mom (in "Queen Bee")

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Louwerens, Monica Living people 1973 births Canadian emigrants to the United States Canadian television actresses Miss America 1996 delegates Actresses from Vancouver Wesleyan University alumni Miss Mississippi winners