Kimberly Marie Wimmer (born December 25, 1970) is an American actress, singer, and educator from

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, who was crowned

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1992. She competed for the

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title and won the pageant's Quality of Life Award. She co-starred in the

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series ''

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''.

Career

As an actress, Wimmer has appeared on stage and screen. She began her acting career working in Disney shows in Florida, Japan, New York and California. She appeared

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in ''Mr. Pimm Passes By'' as well as at regional theaters around the country, including Yale Rep (''First Lady'') and Indiana Rep (world premiere of ''Les Trois Dumas''). She is best known for her co-starring role as "Elyce Cantwell" in the

sitcom ''

'' for two seasons from 2000 through 2001 and her role in the 1999 comedy film ''Lucid Days in Hell''. She has also made guest appearances on American television series including ''

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''. As lead singer of her band, Clockwork, she was a performer-in-residence at both the Bellagio and the Mirage in Las Vegas. Wimmer teaches acting, improv, musical theatre and life skills, and serves as chair of the theatre department at The Young Americans College of the Performing Arts in Southern California, where she is loved dearly by many of her students. She is a certified NLP practitioner. In 2016 Kim Wimmer became founder, CEO at The Invincible Artist.

Pageants

While a student at Baker High School, in

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, Wimmer was chosen as Alabama's

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for 1989. The win earned her $11,000 in scholarship money plus a $1,000 cash prize as the scholastic achievement winner. Wimmer won the Miss Leeds Area 1991 title, competing unsuccessfully in the 1991 Miss Alabama pageant. Wimmer was crowned Miss Point Mallard in July 1991 which made her eligible to compete at the June 1992 Miss Alabama pageant. Entering the state pageant as one of 45 finalists, Wimmer's preliminary competition talent for Miss Alabama was singing "Hold On" from the musical ''

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''. Her platform involved educating homeless youth in the

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, area. Wimmer won the competition on Saturday, June 20, 1992, when she received her crown from outgoing Miss Alabama titleholder Wendy Neuendorf. She became the first

, resident to win the state title since

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won it in 1950. Wimmer was Alabama's representative at the

pageant in

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, in September 1992. Her competition talent was singing. She was not one of the finalists for the national title but she did win the Quality of Life Award and a $10,000 scholarship for her community service efforts. As Miss Alabama, her activities included public appearances across the state of Alabama, including pageant hosting, autograph signings, and speaking engagements with school, church, and civic groups. She was included in two

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sets produced by Cypher Entertainment in 1992. The first set celebrated the winners of each of the 50 state pageants in the Miss America system. The second detailed the Miss America 1993 pageant and Wimmer appeared on multiple cards. Her reign as Miss Alabama continued until

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was crowned on June 19, 1993.

Personal life and education

Wimmer is a native of

, and graduated from Baker High School in 1989. She earned a bachelor's degree in musical theater with a minor in psychology, graduating ''

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'' from

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in August 1993. , she is a graduate student at

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in the Master of Applied Positive Psychology program. She married actor Mark Totty on June 8, 2002. They reside in

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References

External links

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Miss Alabama official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wimmer, Kim 1970 births Living people Actresses from Alabama American beauty pageant winners Miss Alabama winners Miss America 1993 delegates Actors from Mobile, Alabama Birmingham–Southern College alumni 20th-century American people 21st-century American women