Reina Almon

Reina Almon (born August 28, 1991) is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Yakima, Washington, who was chosen as Miss Washington's Outstanding Teen 2009 and crowned Miss Washington 2013. She competed for the Miss America 2014 title in September 2013 but was not a finalist.
Pageant career
Early pageants
Almon began competing in pageants at age 13 after witnessing her cousin competing in one.<ref name="tewu130508"/><ref name="yakh090718"/>
On March 9, 2008, Almon was crowned as the first Miss Yakima County's Outstanding Teen.<ref name="kndo080309"/><ref name="yakh110822"/><ref name="yakh130712"/> She competed in the 2008 Miss Washington's Outstanding Teen pageant and was named third runner-up to Tori Knight.<ref name="yakh090718"/><ref name="mwot4evr"/><ref name="msycwati"/> In 2009, Almon won the title Miss Apple County's Outstanding Teen.<ref name="mwot4evr"/><ref name="msycwati"/> She competed for and won the Miss Washington's Outstanding Teen crown in July 2009.<ref name="yakh110822"/><ref name="yakh130716"/> In August 2009, Almon competed in the Miss America's Outstanding Teen pageant in Orlando, Florida.<ref name="yakh090718"/><ref name="yakh100530"/> She was not a Top-10 Finalist for the national title.<ref name="maot09wi"/>
On August 21, 2011, in a local pageant held at Yakima's Capitol Theatre, Almon won the Miss Yakima County 2012 title.<ref name="yakh110822"/><ref name="yakh130712"/><ref name="kitv110822"/> She competed in the 2012 Miss Washington pageant with the platform "Sustain-Ability: Impacting Tomorrow, Today" and a vocal performance in the talent portion of the competition.<ref name="msam2012"/> She was named first runner-up to winner Mandy Schendel.<ref name="yakh130716"/>
Miss Washington 2013
On April 7, 2013, Almon was crowned Miss Evergreen 2013.<ref name="tewu130508"/><ref name="msam14wa"/> The title was one of several awarded by the 2013 Miss Washington Sweeper Pageant, a competition open only to former local pageant titleholders or runners-up as a last chance to qualify for that year's state pageant.<ref name="yakh130716"/>
In July 2013, Almon entered the Miss Washington pageant at Burien's Highline Performing Arts Center as one of 22 qualifiers for the state title.<ref name="komo130707"/> Her competition talent was a vocal performance of a song from the musical Les Misérables.<ref name="wsue1301014"/> Her platform was "Sustain-Ability: Impacting Tomorrow, Today".<ref name="yakh130716"/>
Almon won the competition on Saturday, July 6, 2013, when she received her crown from outgoing Miss Washington titleholder Mandy Schendel.<ref name="mswa4evr"/><ref name="sepi130709"/> She earned thousands of dollars in scholarship money and other prizes from the state pageant. As Miss Washington, her activities included public appearances across the state of Washington.<ref name="kima130804"/> Almon's reign as Miss Washington came to an end on July 5, 2014, when she crowned her successor, Kailee Dunn.<ref name="msam140702"/>
Vying for Miss America
She was Washington's representative at the Miss America 2014 pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in September 2013.<ref name="yakh130712"/><ref name="msam2013"/> She was not selected as one of the 16 finalists for the national title and earned a $3,000 non-finalist scholarship award.<ref name="msam14wi"/>
Early life and education
Almon is a native of Yakima, Washington, and was active in the 4-H program as a child.<ref name="wsue1301014"/> She is a 2010 graduate of West Valley High School.<ref name="yakh130716"/><ref name="yakh100530"/><ref name="kitv110822"/> Her father is Brett Almon and her mother is Mary Almon.<ref name="yakh130716"/>
Almon is a graduate of Eastern Washington University where she studied government in a pre-law program.<ref name="yakh130716"/> , she is enrolled at the University of Washington School of Law.

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