Carol Grow
Carol Grow | |
|---|---|
| Born | Carol Ann Hovenkamp May 23, 1971 Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Other names | Carol Hovenkamp Carbone |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Kansas USA 1994 |
| Hair color | Blonde |
| Eye color | Blue |
| Major competition(s) | Miss USA 1994 (Top 12) |
Carol Ann Hovenkamp-Grow (born May 23, 1971) is an American former actress, model, television personality and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Kansas USA 1994 and competed at Miss USA 1994 where she placed Top 12.
Hovenkamp was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. She won the Miss Kansas USA title in 1993 and went on to represent Kansas in the Miss USA 1994 pageant broadcast live from South Padre Island, Texas on February 11, 1994.[1] She became the fourth consecutive delegate from her state to make the top twelve in the pageant, with an average preliminary score that put her eighth.[2] Once the scores were leveled Grow placed twelve in the interview competition and eleventh in swimsuit and evening gown, which gave her an average score placing her eleventh overall.
After this, she modeled for Venus Swimwear for 14 years consecutively. She also hosted Co-Ed Training on ESPN2 and appeared regularly on body shaping. On E-Entertainment she was the host of Search Party and did several "Wild On" episodes as well as various guest appearances on television programs such as Baywatch and General Hospital. Grow Co-Hosted the E!'s 1999 Reality Series Search Party with Scott Lasky. She was also a sideline reporter for the XFL and on Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors. She was ranked #80 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2001.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Blackburn, Anne (1994-02-09). "Miss Kansas-USA about to vie for crown on nationwide TV". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved 2007-02-22.
- ^ "South Carolina Teacher wears Miss USA Crown". Wichita Eagle. 1994-02-12. p. 3A. Retrieved 2007-02-22.
- ^ "FreeJose.com". Maxim Magazine Hot 100 Women of 2001. Archived from the original on July 1, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2007.
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