Elisabeth Gabrielle Jackson (born September 20, 1991) is an American

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titleholder from

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, who was crowned

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2015. She competed for the

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title in September 2015.

Pageant career

Early pageants

In 2006, Jackson contended for the Miss Washington Junior Teen in the National American Miss pageant system, placing third runner-up in the spokesmodel category. Shifting to the

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pageant system, Jackson won the Thurston County Teen USA title in 2007 and again in 2009 and tried twice, unsuccessfully, for the Miss Washington Teen USA crown. Entering the

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system as an adult, Jackson won the Miss Whatcom County 2014 title on March 8, 2014. This was her third attempt at the local title. She competed in the 2014

pageant with the platform "Compass to Campus: Investing in Our Future" and performed a medley of movie themes on

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in the talent portion of the competition. She was not a Top-5 finalist for the state title.

Miss Washington 2015

In March 2015, Jackson was crowned Miss Rainier 2015. She entered the

pageant in

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, at the Highline Performing Arts Center in July 2015 as one of 21 qualifiers for the state title. Jackson's competition talent was a jazz vocal performance. Her platform is "Community Through Mentorship: Investing in Our Future". Jackson won the competition on Saturday, July 4, 2015, when she received her crown from outgoing Miss Washington titleholder

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. She earned more than $10,000 in scholarship money and other prizes from the state pageant. As Miss Washington, her activities include public appearances across the state of Washington.

Vying for Miss America 2016

Jackson was Washington's representative at the

pageant in

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, in September 2015. In the televised finale on September 13, 2015, she placed outside the Top 15 semi-finalists and was eliminated from competition. She was one of the 5 contestants awarded the $5000 STEM scholarship. She also was awarded a $3,000 scholarship prize as her state's representative.

Early life and education

Jackson is a graduate of

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. Her father is Troy Jackson and her mother is Dee Jackson. Jackson is a June 2014 graduate of

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where she earned a

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degree in marketing and

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s. In August 2014, Jackson became a

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for Haggen Food & Pharmacy, an independent grocery retailer in the

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References

External links

Lizzi Jackson official website
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Miss Washington official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jackson, Lizzi Living people 1991 births American beauty pageant winners Miss America 2016 delegates People from Bellingham, Washington Western Washington University alumni