Nancy Amanda Redd (born April 28, 1981) is an American author who was Miss Virginia in 2003 and competed in Miss America, finishing in the top ten and winning the preliminary "Lifestyle & Fitness in Swimwear" competition.[1]
Nancy Redd | |
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| Born | Nancy Amanda Redd April 28, 1981 |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (B.A., 2003) |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
| Spouse | Rupak Ginn |
| Children | 2 |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Virginia 2003 |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Major competition(s) | Miss America 2004 (Top 10) |
Redd authored the body positive nonfiction book Body Drama: Real Girls, Real Bodies, Real Issues, Real Answers (2007), and hosted the show HuffPost Live.[2] She is also the author of Diet Drama: Feed Your Body! Move Your Body! Love Your Body (2010)[3] and Pregnancy, OMG!: The First Ever Photographic Guide for Modern Mamas-to-Be (2018).
Redd has since authored the children's books Bedtime Bonnet (2020) and The Real Santa (2021).
Early life and education
editNancy Amanda Redd was born in Martinsville, Virginia on April 28, 1981. As a child in Virginia, she was active in 4-H, and was in Girls State in high school.[citation needed] In February 2002, while attending Harvard University, Redd won $250,000 on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, and donated a considerable amount of her winnings to 4-H. Redd was one of Glamour's Top Ten College Women in October 2002.[4] Redd graduated from Harvard with honors in 2003, with a degree in women's studies.[5]
Pageantry
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Miss Virginia 2003
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Miss America 2003
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Career
editBooks
editRedd is the author of many nonfiction books, including the New York Times bestseller Body Drama.[6] Her other nonfiction works on women's bodies include Diet Drama and Pregnancy OMG!.[7][8]
Redd's first children's book, Bedtime Bonnet, was released in 2020. She wrote the book for her daughter to celebrate "black nighttime hair routines".[9][10] Redd's second children's book is entitled The Real Santa, which was released in 2021. The book's goal was to fill a demand in the black community for representation of a black Santa Claus.[11][12]
Hosting
editRedd was a longtime host of HuffPost Live, which ran from 2012 to 2016. Redd hosted her last segment in 2015.[13] Redd would go on to host the show SoMe in 2016.[citation needed]
Personal life
editRedd is married to Indian-American actor Rupak Ginn. They have two children, a son named August and a daughter also named Nancy.[14]
Bibliography
edit- Body Drama: Real Girls, Real Bodies, Real Issues, Real Answers (2007)
- Diet Drama: Feed Your Body! Move Your Body! Love Your Body! (2010)
- Pregnancy, OMG!: The First Ever Photographic Guide for Modern Mamas–to–Be (2018)
- Bedtime Bonnet (2020; with illustrator Nneka Myers)
- The Real Santa (2021; with illustrator Charnelle Pinkney Barlow)
References
edit- ^ Carmon, Irin (22 September 2003), "Alums Wow, Fall Short At Pageant", The Crimson
- ^ "Bob Roth―Meditation Teacher To The Stars". Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- ^ What's on your nightstand? Body Drama: Real Girls, Real Bodies, Real Issues, Real Answers (Book review), 1 September 2008, Ebony (magazine)
- ^ There she is, Miss Harvard?
- ^ Okunseinde, O.I. (14 February 2002), "Redd Hot", The Crimson
- ^ "Body Drama: Real Answers for Real Girls' Issues". ABC News.
- ^ "Nancy Redd Discusses Her New Book Diet Drama". Diets in Review.
- ^ Gillette, Sam. "Pregnancy, OMG!; A New Pregnancy Book Gets Real". People.
- ^ Balaban, Samantha. "A Little Girl Didn't Like Her 'Bedtime Bonnet,' So Mom Wrote A Book To Help". NPR.
- ^ Boone, Keyaira (6 December 2020). "This Black Mom Is Normalizing Bedtime Bonnets With A New Children's Book". Essence.
- ^ Tharpe, Stephanie. "Black Santa Is Coming To Town In Author Nancy Redd's New Children's Book 'The Real Santa'". Forbes.
- ^ Redd, Nancy (9 December 2021). "In Search of Black Santa". The New York Times.
- ^ "Nancy Redd". HuffPost.
- ^ Gillette, Sam. "How Nancy Redd's Bedtime Bonnet Helped Her Daughter Love Her Hair: 'There's No Shame'". People.
External links
edit- Official website
- Nancy Redd at IMDb
- ISBN 1592403263 Body Drama: Real Girls, Real Bodies, Real Issues, Real Answers by Nancy Redd
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