Jessie Allen

Jessie Allen (born May 23, 1990) is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Lander, Wyoming, who was crowned Miss Wyoming 2014. She competed for the Miss America 2015 title in September 2014 but was not a finalist.
Pageant career
Early pageants
Allen competed in both the 2013 and 2014 Miss Wyoming USA pageants.<ref name="poac140708wy"/> She placed second runner-up both times.<ref name="mswyus13"/><ref name="mswyus14"/>
Miss Wyoming 2014
Allen entered the Miss Wyoming pageant for the first time in late May 2014 after a qualifying win in a local pageant earned her the title Miss Fremont County 2014.<ref name="cpst140524"/> She was one of 7 qualifiers for the state title.<ref name="cpst140524"/><ref name="poac140708wy"/> Allen's competition talent was a contemporary dance.<ref name="msam2014"/> Her platform was "Exploring Nature's Playground: Getting Children Active Outdoors".<ref name="kgwn141026"/><ref name="cbwk140715"/>
Allen won the competition at Sheridan's WYO Theatre on Saturday, May 31, 2014, when she received her crown from outgoing Miss Wyoming titleholder Rebecca Podio.<ref name="cpst140607"/> She earned several thousand dollars in scholarship money and other prizes from the state pageant. As Miss Wyoming, her activities included public appearances across the state of Wyoming.<ref name="kgwn141026"/> Allen's reign lasted until May 30, 2015, when she crowned her successor, Miss Wyoming 2015 Mikaela Shaw.<ref name="kroe150530"/><ref name="kroe150531"/>
Vying for Miss America
Allen was Wyoming's representative at the Miss America 2015 pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in September 2014.<ref name="msam2014"/><ref name="cbwk140715"/> She was not a finalist for the national title.<ref name="msam15wi"/> Allen earned a $3,000 scholarship prize for her participation in the pageant.<ref name="msam15sc"/>
Early life and education
Allen is a native of Lander, Wyoming, and a 2008 graduate of Lander Valley High School.<ref name="kgab140605"/> Her father is Jim Allen and her mother is Mary Allen.<ref name="cpst140607"/><ref name="cotn140602"/> Her sister Holly Allen won the title Miss Wyoming USA 2012.<ref name="cotn140602"/>
Allen grew up in Lander but spent summers living and working at Allen's Diamond Four Ranch, her family's guest ranch in the Wind River Mountains.<ref name="cbwk140715"/><ref name="cpst140607"/> The ranch does not have electrical service.<ref name="poac140708wy"/>
Allen is a 2012 graduate of the University of Wyoming where she earned a bachelor of arts degree in communications.<ref name="cbwk140715"/><ref name="kgab140605"/> In January 2015, Allen moved from Lander to Sheridan, Wyoming.<ref name="kroe150221"/>

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