Stormi Bree Henley (born December 6, 1990), also known simply as Stormi Bree, is an American actress, singer and beauty queen. In 2008 she was crowned

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, then became Miss Teen USA 2009.

Early and personal life

Henley grew up in

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. She has one sister. Their father was a professional

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, and the family would often road trip from city to city for tournaments. She is a 2009 graduate of Cumberland County High School where she participated in soccer, golf, and theatre. Prior to modelling, she had planned to become an

occupational therapist Occupational therapists (OTs) are health care professionals specializing in occupational therapy and occupational science. OTs and occupational therapy assistants (OTAs) use evidence-based practice, scientific bases and a Holism, holistic perspec ...

. In July 2017, Henley gave birth to a daughter, Gravity Blue Smith, with model

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; when she was 26 and he was 19. She briefly dated singer

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in 2024. She is

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Career

Miss Teen USA

Henley won the

2009 title on October 5, 2008, after competing in the pageant for the first time. In July 2009, Henley represented

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in the Miss Teen USA 2009 pageant held in

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. On July 31, 2009, Henley was crowned Miss Teen USA 2009, becoming the second teen from

to win Miss Teen USA. During her reign Henley made appearances on the behalf of the

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Music

Henley auditioned for

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of ''

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'', where she appeared in one episode and was eliminated in the first round of Hollywood week. In 2012 Henley joined the music group called U.G.L.Y. (abbreviating 'Underneath Greatness Lies You'), which was signed to

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's recording label, CBE. She had planned to be signed under him as a country artist before getting offered to replace

Teyana Taylor Teyana Me Shay Jacqueli Taylor (born December 10, 1990) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, model, dancer, choreographer, and music video director. After choreographing the video for Beyoncé's 2006 single " Ring the Alarm," she signed ...

when the latter left the group.

Acting

Between 2015 and 2021, Henley appeared in seven minor roles across various

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s, music videos,

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films, and the " Boyle's Hunch" (2015) episode of ''

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''.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Henley, Stormi 1990 births Living people People from Crossville, Tennessee Beauty pageant contestants from Tennessee American beauty pageant winners Miss Teen USA winners 21st-century American women singers 21st-century American singers American Idol participants