Kayla Martell (born June 27, 1989) is an American beauty queen from Milford, Delaware and the winner of the Miss Delaware 2010 pageant.[1][2] Martell placed in the Top 10 at the Miss America 2011 pageant.[3] In the fifth grade, Martell was diagnosed with alopecia areata and subsequently lost all her hair.[4] Martell had competed in the Miss Delaware pageant four other times; three times without a wig.[1] Martell plans to use her platform to raise awareness for alopecia areata.[5] Martell had previously won Miss Kent County in order to compete in the Miss Delaware competition. During the state competition, she also won the pageant community service award, the state community service award, and the Thursday evening gown and Friday swimsuit competitions.[6] Martell made it to a semifinalist round in the 2011 Miss America pageant, becoming the first bald contestant in Miss America history.[7]
Kayla Martell | |
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| Born | Kayla Martell June 27, 1988 |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Sussex County 2006 Miss Indian River 2007 Miss Georgetown 2008 Miss Newark 2009 Miss Kent County 2010 Miss Delaware 2010 |
| Major competition(s) | Miss America 2011 (Top 10) |
References edit
- ^ a b "Kayla Martell, Bald Miss Delaware, Draws Inspiration From Young Alopecia Patient". Huffington Post. June 28, 2010. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
- ^ "Newly crowned Miss Delaware Kayla Martell thinks that 'Bald is beautiful'". Retrieved June 30, 2010.
- ^ "Miss America 2011: Miss Nebraska Teresa Scanlan, Youngest Ever". Retrieved January 16, 2011.
- ^ "Miss Delaware, Bald and Bold". CBS News. June 28, 2010. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
- ^ "Bald beauty queen seeks to raise awareness for disease at Miss America pageant". Fox News. June 29, 2010. Archived from the original on June 30, 2010. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
- ^ "Miss Delaware 2010 begins her reign". Archived from the original on June 19, 2010. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
- ^ "Miss America firsts: Nina Davuluri, Vanessa Williams and more". Washington Post.
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