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]
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) |
Early life
editShe attended Jacksonville State University, graduating in 1979 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in vocal performance with a minor in drama.[4]
Miss Alabama
editEntering 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
editFollowing 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
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- ^ "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.
