Amy Diaz (born August 6, 1984) is an American actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who competed in the Miss USA 2008 and Miss Earth United States 2009. She is from Providence,

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. Diaz, along with her husband Jason Case, won the twenty-third installment of the U.S. reality television show ''

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''.

Background

Diaz attended

Classical High School Classical High School, founded in 1843, is a public magnet school in the Providence School District, in Providence, Rhode Island. It was originally an all-male school but has since become co-ed. Classical's motto is ''Certare, Petere, Reperire, ...

in Providence, Rhode Island. She is of Dominican descent. She graduated cum laude with a

Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of arts (BA or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree course is generally completed in three or four year ...

in Broadcast Communication with a Minor in Psychology from

Barry University Barry University is a private Catholic university in Miami Shores, Florida. Founded in 1940 by the Adrian Dominican Sisters, it is one of the largest Catholic universities in the Southeast and is within the territory of the Archdiocese of Mia ...

. In May 2007 she completed dual master's degrees in Business Administration and Sport Management there. She is a nationally recognized President and Founding Sister of the Iota Theta chapter of

Phi Sigma Sigma Phi Sigma Sigma (), colloquially known as Phi Sig, was the first collegiate nonsectarian sorority to allow membership of women of all faiths and backgrounds. The sorority was founded on November 26, 1913, and lists 60,000 initiated members, 115 ...

sorority and was the recipient of several leadership awards including: Graduate Assistant of the Year, Greek Organization President of the Year, Residential Life Hall Staff of the Year, and National Broadcasting Society Outstanding Member of the Year. Diaz was a co-host of "Social Women", a Rhode Island's talk-show and entertainment program. In 2013, Diaz was nominated for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Man & Woman of the Year Award, and she raised close to $10,000 in a 10-week period to help cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. She has worked in media and production since 1999, and has been a Screen Actors Guild (SAG) member since 2000. She was also employed as the first personal assistant to tennis champion,

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Television career

She competed on the 23rd season of ''

'' with her boyfriend, Jason Case. After having six second-place finishes overall, she and her partner Jason won the one million dollar grand prize and the and ''Amazing Race 23'' title over exes Tim & Marie and married ER doctors Nicole & Travis.

Beauty pageant

Miss Rhode Island Teen USA

Diaz won her first notable pageant title in 2001 when she was crowned

Miss Rhode Island Teen USA The Miss Rhode Island Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Rhode Island in the Miss Teen USA pageant and the name of the title held by that winner. Rhode Island has placed six times at the Miss Tee ...

2001. She represented Rhode Island in the

Miss Teen USA 2001 Miss Teen USA 2001, the 19th Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from South Padre Convention Island Center, South Padre Island, Texas on 22 August 2001. At the conclusion of the final competition, Marissa Whitley of Missouri was crowned ...

pageant held in

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in August 2001.

Miss Rhode Island USA

In September 2007, Diaz won the

Miss Rhode Island USA The Miss Rhode Island USA competition is the beauty pageant that selects the representative for the state Rhode Island in the Miss USA pageant. It is currently directed by D&D Productions. Rhode Island made its first placement at Miss USA in 19 ...

2008 title in a state pageant held in Providence. This was Diaz's first attempt at the Rhode Island title, although she placed third runner-up at Miss Florida USA 2007. Diaz is the first Miss Teen USA delegate to win a Miss USA 2008 state title.

Miss USA

She competed in the Miss USA 2008 pageant held in

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and placed in the top 15.

Miss Earth 2009

Diaz won the crown and title of Miss Earth United States 2009 on July 22, 2009. She represented the

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in the 9th edition of Miss Earth beauty pageant, which was held at the Boracay Ecovillage Resort and Convention Center, in the Island of Boracay,

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, which started on November 1, 2009, and concluded on November 22, 2009. The Miss Earth winner serves as the spokesperson for the

Miss Earth Foundation Miss (pronounced ) is an English language honorific typically used for a girl, for an unmarried woman (when not using another title such as "Doctor" or " Dame"), or for a married woman retaining her maiden name. Originating in the 17th century, i ...

, the

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(UNEP) and other environmental organizations. There were 80 delegates from different countries and territories competed in the event.

Miss Tourism Intercontinental 2010

She competed in the 2010 pageant held in Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia on May 20. She placed 2nd runner-up.

References

External links

Miss Earth official website

Miss Earth United States official website

Miss Rhode Island USA official website

The Amazing Race

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