Lizzi Jackson

Lizzi Jackson
Born
Elisabeth Gabrielle Jackson

(1991-09-20) September 20, 1991 (age 33)
EducationWestern Washington University
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Whatcom County 2014
Miss Rainier 2015
Miss Washington 2015
Major
competition(s)		Miss America 2016

Elisabeth Gabrielle Jackson (born September 20, 1991) is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Bellingham, Washington, who was crowned Miss Washington 2015. She competed for the Miss America 2016 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.[1] Shifting to the Miss USA 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.[2][3][4]

Entering the Miss America system as an adult, Jackson won the Miss Whatcom County 2014 title on March 8, 2014.[5][6] This was her third attempt at the local title.[7][8] She competed in the 2014 Miss Washington pageant with the platform "Compass to Campus: Investing in Our Future" and performed a medley of movie themes on clarinet in the talent portion of the competition.[9] She was not a Top-5 finalist for the state title.[10]

Miss Washington 2015

In March 2015, Jackson was crowned Miss Rainier 2015.[11][6] She entered the Miss Washington pageant in Burien, Washington, 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.[12] Her platform is "Community Through Mentorship: Investing in Our Future".[11]

Jackson won the competition on Saturday, July 4, 2015, when she received her crown from outgoing Miss Washington titleholder Kailee Dunn.[13][14][15] She earned more than $10,000 in scholarship money and other prizes from the state pageant.[13] As Miss Washington, her activities include public appearances across the state of Washington.[8]

Vying for Miss America 2016

Jackson was Washington's representative at the Miss America 2016 pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in September 2015.[12][15][16] 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.[17][18]

Early life and education

Jackson is a graduate of River Ridge High School in Lacey, Washington. Her father is Troy Jackson and her mother is Dee Jackson.[3]

Jackson is a June 2014 graduate of Western Washington University where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in marketing and management information systems.[11] In August 2014, Jackson became a market analyst for Haggen Food & Pharmacy, an independent grocery retailer in the Pacific Northwest.[19]

References

  1. ^ "2006 State Washington". National American Miss. 2006. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
  2. ^ "2008 Miss Washington Teen USA Contestants". Miss Washington USA. 2008. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
  3. ^ a b Simpson, J.M. (August 1, 2009). "Fort Lewis: Dependent Works to be Miss Washington Teen USA". Northwest Military. Pierce County, WA: Swarner Communications. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
  4. ^ "2010 Miss Washington Teen USA Contestants". Miss Washington USA. 2010. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
  5. ^ "Miss Whatcom County 2014 Results". Miss Whatcom County. Archived from the original on July 30, 2015. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Past Titleholders". Miss Whatcom County. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  7. ^ "2011 Miss Whatcom County Winners". Miss Whatcom. Archived from the original on April 18, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  8. ^ a b Knight, Jake (April 1, 2014). "A Crowning Achievement". The Horizon. Bellingham, WA: Whatcom Community College. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  9. ^ "State Contestants: Washington - 2014". Miss America. 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  10. ^ "Miss Washington 2014 Recap". Miss Washington Scholarship Organization. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
  11. ^ a b c "Western Washington University Graduate Will Compete for Miss America Preliminary". Whatcom Talk. Whatcom County, WA. June 5, 2015. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  12. ^ a b "State Contestants: Washington - 2015". Miss America. 2015. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  13. ^ a b Barksdale, Dave (July 4, 2015). "Lizzi Jackson is crowned Miss Washington 2015" (video). Miss Washington Scholarship Organization. Retrieved August 1, 2015 – via Vimeo.
  14. ^ "Miss Washington Lizzi Jackson". Miss Washington Scholarship Organization. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  15. ^ a b Mischke, Nichole (July 20, 2015). "Miss Washington 2015, Lizzi Jackson on the Wake Up Show". Spokane, WA: KHQ-TV. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  16. ^ "Congratulations to Lizzi Jackson on being crowned Miss Washington 2015!". Miss Washington Scholarship Organization. July 4, 2015. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  17. ^ "Miss America Show Scholarships 2016". Miss America. Archived from the original on October 13, 2015. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
  18. ^ "The 2016 Miss America Competition Scholarships & Awards" (Press release). Miss America. September 16, 2015. Archived from the original on September 27, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  19. ^ "Elizabeth Jackson". LinkedIn. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Miss Washington
2015 		Succeeded by
Alicia Nicole Cooper