Teresa Cheatham
Teresa Cheatham | |
|---|---|
| Born | Teresa Ann Cheatham[1] December 28, 1957 |
| Other names | Teresa Crosby |
| Education | Jacksonville State University |
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)[2] |
| Spouse | Joe Crosby |
| Children | 1 |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Point Mallard 1978 Miss Alabama 1978 |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Major competition(s) | Miss America 1979 (1st runner-up) |
Teresa Ann Cheatham-Crosby (née Cheatham) is a vocal instructor from Wellington, Alabama who was named Miss Alabama 1978 and finished first runner-up at Miss America 1979.[3]
Early life
[edit]She attended Jacksonville State University, graduating in 1979 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in vocal performance with a minor in drama.[4]
Miss Alabama
[edit]Entering the statewide pageant as Miss Point Mallard, Cheatham-Crosby won the title of Miss Alabama in 1978.[5][6][7] She finished first runner-up at Miss America 1979 on September 9, 1978.[3][8] She won the talent competition[9][10] and the swimsuit competition in the Miss America Pageant.[2][11][12]
Life after Miss Alabama
[edit]Following her reign as Miss Alabama, she toured England, Iceland, and Germany performing as part of the Miss America USO tour along with several other contestants in the pageant.[1]
Cheatham married Tommy Charles "Chuck" Stricklin in Anniston, Alabama on May 26, 1990.[13] Since 2001, she has worked as a vocal instructor at Jacksonville State University.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Edwards, Bill (March 18, 2004). "A look back at this date in history". The Anniston Star. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
- ^ a b "Alabama, Minnesota win preliminary competition". The Sumter Daily Item. Associated Press. September 7, 1978. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
- ^ a b "Alabama runner-up in pageant". The Gadsden Times. Gadsden, AL: Public Welfare Foundation. Associated Press. September 10, 1978. p. 1. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
- ^ "Teresa Cheatham - Biography". IMDb. Retrieved October 11, 2010.
- ^ Freeman, Laura Ann (June 17, 1979). "Miss Alabama Teresa Cheatham comes off cloud". The Anniston Star. Anniston, Alabama. p. 46. Retrieved April 7, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
. - ^ "Teresa wears state crown!". The Anniston Star. Anniston, Alabama. June 18, 1978. p. 1. Retrieved April 7, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ McDougal, Wendy N. (June 8, 2005). "Cookout fetes Miss Point Mallard Jamie Langley". The Decatur Daily. Decatur, AL. Archived from the original on August 9, 2014. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
- ^ "Road has Teresa's name". The Anniston Star. Anniston, Alabama. September 12, 1978. p. 1. Retrieved April 7, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Teresa's singing winner in pageant". The Anniston Star. Anniston, Alabama. September 7, 1978. p. 1. Retrieved April 7, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Miss Alabama Wins Talent Competition". The Alabama Journal. Montgomery, Alabama. September 7, 1978. p. 23. Retrieved April 7, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Ludlam, Dianne (March 30, 1979). "Miss Alabama visits here". The Tuscaloosa News. Tuscaloosa, AL: Public Welfare Foundation. p. 6. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
- ^ "Teresa Cheatham a double preliminary winner". The Anniston Star. Anniston, Alabama. September 8, 1978. p. 1. Retrieved April 7, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Cheatham, Stricklin". The Anniston Star. Anniston, Alabama. May 27, 1990. p. 48. Retrieved April 7, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Teresa Cheatham Crosby". Jacksonville State University. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
