Amanda Aardsma (born October 24, 1979) is an American actress and former beauty pageant contestant who competed in the 1997 Miss Teen USA pageant. Aardsma was the Miss Teenage California winner. She won the Miss Colorado Teen USA title and competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant. Aardsma made the top ten in the nationally televised competition, becoming only the second Colorado native to make the semi-finals and the first since 1990. She attended Cherry Creek High School in Colorado, where she was a member of the varsity basketball team. Her first acting role came in 2000 when she appeared in Table One, a movie. She has acting credits as co-host of the Temptation game show and on CSI and Judging Amy. She appeared in the 2013 horror movie Hyenas. She is the sister of Major League Baseball player David Aardsma.<ref name="Boston Herald" />
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