Kimberly Seelbrede is an American model and beauty pageant titleholder who held the title Miss USA 1981. Seelbrede is a licensed psychotherapist in the states of

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and

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. Seelbrede holds a graduate degree from

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. Following the pageant, Seelbrede embarked on a career in television, commercials and print modeling.

Biography

Seelbrede, who hails from Germantown, Ohio won the Miss Ohio USA pageant in late 1980. She represented her state at the nationally televised 1981

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pageant that was held in

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in May 1981, where she became the second woman from Ohio to win the Miss USA title. Seelbrede later competed at the

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pageant held in New York City in July 1981. Seelbrede placed in the semi-finals at the pageant, which was won by Irene Saez of

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External links

Kim Seelbrede professional websiteMiss Ohio USA official websiteMiss USA official website
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