Cristina Nardozzi is an American model, actress, television personality, and beauty pageant titleholder who has competed in the

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pageant but Unplaced. In late 2004, Nardozzi won the

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2005 title in

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. She represented her state at the

pageant held in

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in April 2005 but failed to place. The nationally televised pageant was won by Chelsea Cooley of

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. Nardozzi, a Communications major at

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was a three-year member of the women's indoor track and field program and holds their high jump record at 5'4". In August 2003, she was one of forty finalists selected to compete in the ''

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'' Fresh Faces Swimsuit Model Search. Nardozzi has worked as an intern in the sports department at WHDH 7 in

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and aspires for a career in television broadcasting. Nardozzi, Jennifer Fairbank (

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2005), Kristen Berset (

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2004),

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(

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2006), Ellen Chapman (Miss California USA 2004), Angelique Breux (Mis California USA 1999) and Lindsay Douglas (

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2002 appeared on

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's new show ''

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'' which aired September 2006.Blog entry: NBC's 1 vs. 100
, Cristina Nardozzi's official website, 2006-08-13. Retrieved on 2006-09-05. She was a contestant on

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in 2005 on the Miss USA episode #5.29.

References

External links

Cristina Nardozzi official website"Models Best Friend" interview
with Kristen Rose on Actors Entertainment {{DEFAULTSORT:Nardozzi, Cristina 1983 births Living people People from Seekonk, Massachusetts Miss USA 2005 delegates Bridgewater State University alumni