Name |
Alyssa Campanella |
Height |
5 ft 8 1⁄2 in |
Naionality |
American |
Date of Birth |
21-March-1990 |
Place of Birth |
Manalapan, New Jersey, U.S. |
Famous for |
Modeling |
Alyssa Campanella is a beauty pageant titleholder from the United States, who won the 2011 Miss USA pageant. She was named the first runner-up in the 2007 Miss Teen USA pageant while representing New Jersey and represented California in the 2011 Miss USA pageant. As the reigning Miss USA, she represented the United States in the Miss Universe 2011 pageant held in São Paulo, Brazil, in September 2011, where she finished in the top 16.
In October 2006, Campanella was crowned Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2007 and represented her state at Miss Teen USA 2007, broadcast live from Pasadena, California on August 24, 2007, placing first runner up to eventual winner, Hilary Cruz of Colorado. She is currently the highest placing New Jersey teen state titleholder in the Miss Teen USA competition. Campanella competed in the Miss New Jersey USA pageant twice, placing first runner-up in 2008 and in the top fifteen in 2009. On November 21, 2010, she competed in the Miss California USA pageant and won the title. She was the first Miss Teen USA state delegate to represent California at Miss USA since Shauna Gambill in 1998. She was heavily favored by oddsmakers to win the title of Miss USA.
On June 19, 2011, she won the Miss USA title in Las Vegas, Nevada. She is the second redhead to win the Miss USA title. As Miss USA 2011, she went on to compete in Miss Universe 2011 on September 12, 2011 in Brazil, and placed in the top 16. Her sister titleholders were Danielle Doty of Texas and Leila Lopes of Angola. She is the first Miss Teen USA first runner up to win the Miss USA title.