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'' Shelly Moore (born September 18, 1978) is an American beauty queen who won the

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1997 title. In 1996, Moore won the Miss Northern Tennessee local title before competing for and winning the

Miss Tennessee Teen USA The Miss Tennessee Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Tennessee in the Miss Teen USA pageant. The pageant is directed by Greenwood Productions under the ownership of Miss Tennessee USA 1989, Kim ...

1997 contest. She went on to represent Tennessee in the

contest held at

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on 20 August 1997. During the final competition Moore won all three areas of competition: evening gown, swimsuit and interview. She was the first delegate from Tennessee to win the Miss Teen USA or Miss USA titles. Her prize package included more than $150,000 of cash and prizes. Moore was born and grew up in

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before moving to Knoxville. She graduated from

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in Knoxville in 1997 and studied education at the

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, having postponed her freshman year because of her duties as Miss Teen USA. In May 1999, Moore married college football player Will Bartholomew. Both were twenty years old at the time. The couple later had three children.

References

External links

Miss Tennessee Teen USA official websiteMiss Teen USA official website
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