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Nicole Michele Johnson Phelps (born July 12, 1985) is an American model and beauty queen who was
On February 21, 2015, Johnson became engaged to swimmer
Nicole Johnson's Miss USA profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Nicole 1985 births Living people People from Westlake Village, California USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism alumni Miss USA 2010 delegates
Miss California USA
Miss California USA is the beauty pageant that selects the representative for the state of California in the Miss USA pageant, and the name of the title held by that winner. The pageant is directed by Crown Diva Productions.
California's most ...
2010 and competed in the Miss USA
Miss USA is an American beauty pageant that has been held annually since 1952 to select the entrant from United States in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operated both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA, until 2020, ...
pageant.
Early life and education
Johnson, the daughter of Annette, a science teacher, and Richard, a pharmaceutical sales manager, was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, spent her early childhood in Pennsylvania, and moved toWestlake Village, California
Westlake Village is a city in Los Angeles County on its western border with Ventura County. The City of Westlake Village incorporated in 1981 becoming the 82nd municipality of Los Angeles County.Baker, Pam (2002). ''Thousand Oaks Westlake Vil ...
, prior to starting middle school. She graduated from Westlake High School in 2003.
In 2007, Johnson graduated with honors from the University of Southern California
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with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication, concentrating in sports and entertainment.
Career
When Johnson was 17, she read an advertisement in the ''Thousand Oaks Acorn'' for Miss California Teenager. Johnson, a student atMoorpark College
Moorpark College is a public community college in Moorpark, California. It was established in 1967 with enrollment of 2,500 students and enrolled 14,254 students in 2014. An Exotic Animal Training and Management center houses over 200 animals o ...
, wanted to transfer to the University of Southern California and thought the scholarship would help pay her education. Out of 304 contestants Johnson took first runner-up.
After previously being first runner-up in the 2007 pageant, Johnson won the Miss California USA
Miss California USA is the beauty pageant that selects the representative for the state of California in the Miss USA pageant, and the name of the title held by that winner. The pageant is directed by Crown Diva Productions.
California's most ...
2010 title in November 2009. She went on to compete in the Miss USA 2010
Miss USA 2010 was the 59th Miss USA pageant, held at the Theatre for the Performing Arts in Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 16, 2010 which was broadcast live on NBC. Kristen Dalton of North Carolina, crowned her succ ...
pageant held in Las Vegas
Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas ...
where she placed ninth. She had been considered a favorite to win the title.
Personal life
On February 21, 2015, Johnson became engaged to swimmer Michael Phelps
Michael Fred Phelps II (born June 30, 1985) is an American former competitive swimmer. He is the most successful and most decorated Olympian of all time with a total of 28 medals. Phelps also holds the all-time records for Olympic gold med ...
. Johnson and Phelps had first met at the 2007 ESPY Award
An ESPY Award (short for Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly Award) is an accolade currently presented by the American broadcast television network ABC, and previously ESPN (as of the 2017 ESPY Awards the latter still airs them in the for ...
s. They started dating in 2009 and temporarily broke up prior to the 2012 Summer Olympics before reuniting in 2014. On June 13, 2016, the couple wed in a private ceremony. The couple have three sons together.
References
External links
Nicole Johnson's Miss USA profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Nicole 1985 births Living people People from Westlake Village, California USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism alumni Miss USA 2010 delegates