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			{{short description\|American beauty queen (born 1981)}}
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	\|title=] 2005
			\| name = Kandice Pelletier
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	}}'''Kandice Pelletier''' is a former ], ], contestant in the 2006 ] Pageant, <ref>http://www.realitytvworld.com/realitytvdb/kandice-pelletier/person-791</ref> and competitor on ] with race partner ]. They finished in 4th place. Both will appear again on ].

			'''Kandice Pelletier Halpin''' (born November 21, 1981) is an American beauty queen, swimwear designer, and dancer from ]. She competed in the ] ]<ref name="missny">{{cite web\|date=September 1, 2005 \|title=Kandice Pelletier \|publisher=Comcast \|url=http://www.cmt.com/asm/events/miss_america/2006/comcast/contestant.jhtml?data=/shows/events/miss_america/2006/xml/contestants/new_york.jhtml \|access-date=2015-09-28 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929165912/http://www.cmt.com/asm/events/miss_america/2006/comcast/contestant.jhtml?data=%2Fshows%2Fevents%2Fmiss_america%2F2006%2Fxml%2Fcontestants%2Fnew_york.jhtml \|archive-date=September 29, 2015 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> and on two seasons of the ] show '']''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race11/bios/bio11.shtml \|title=Amazing Race 11 profile \|publisher=CBS.com \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070118051612/http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race11/bios/bio11.shtml \|archive-date=2007-01-18 }}</ref>
	Born in ], ], she was also the 2002 Miss ].<ref>http://www.misscobbcounty.org/pages/history.asp</ref>

	==~~External link~~==		==Education==
			Pelletier graduated with honors from ] in 2000 and went on to attempt a major in communications at ].<ref name="gasenate"> {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060717200924/http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2001_02/fulltext/sr629.htm \|date=2006-07-17 }}. Georgia General Assembly Senate Resolution 629. Retrieved 2007-02-12.</ref> Though she never graduated KSU she moved to ] to pursue a dance career and earned a degree in entertainment communications at ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.missamerica.org/competition-info/national-contestants.asp?state=New+York&year=2005&contestantName=&GO=GO%21 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930015556/http://www.missamerica.org/competition-info/national-contestants.asp?state=New+York&year=2005&contestantName=&GO=GO%21 \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2007-09-30 \|title=Kandice Pelletier official profile \|publisher=Miss America Organization \|access-date=2007-02-12 }}</ref>
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			==Career==
	*http://www.pageant.com/kandicepelletier
			===Performing arts===
	*{{imdb name\|id=2138091\|name=Kandice Pelletier}}
			While in New York, Pelletier worked as a ] ]<ref name="rockette" /> and was immortalized into the Rockette wax figure at ] Time's Square location.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Radio City Music Hall Rockette Kandice Pelletier stands by as workers... \|url=https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/radio-city-music-hall-rockette-kandice-pelletier-stands-by-news-photo/97348547 \|access-date=2023-07-10 \|website=Getty Images \|language=en-us \|archive-date=2023-07-10 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230710192236/https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/radio-city-music-hall-rockette-kandice-pelletier-stands-by-news-photo/97348547 \|url-status=live }}</ref> Pelletier later appeared in the movie-musical remake of '']'' as a member of the dancing chorus ("a girl with the pearls") .<ref name="imdb">{{cite web\|url=http://imdb.com/title/tt0395251/fullcredits#cast\|title=Producers film cast information\|website=IMDb\|access-date=2007-04-07\|archive-date=2007-03-27\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070327013656/http://imdb.com/title/tt0395251/fullcredits#cast\|url-status=live}}</ref> Kandice appeared as the 'coach' on MTV's reality television series ''MADE'' in the episode entitled "Beauty Queen". It was episode 23 of season nine of the program.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?id=1595643&vid=283824\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129075953/http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?id=1595643&vid=283824\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2013-01-29\|title=MTV Made webpage\|publisher=mtv.com}}</ref>
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			Pelletier competed in her first Miss America state pageant in 2002 when she was a quarter-finalist in the ] pageant as Miss Cobb County.<ref name="rockette">{{cite news\|url=http://www.sundaypaper.com/AE/Arts/ArtsArchives/tabid/219/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/756/111305ArtsMariettasKandicePelletiergetsakickoutofbeingaRockette.aspx\|title=Marietta's Kandice Pelletier gets a kick out of being a Rockette\|publisher=The Sunday Paper\|date=2005-11-03\|access-date=2007-02-12\|first=Robert\|last=Nebel\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809135135/http://sundaypaper.com/AE/Arts/ArtsArchives/tabid/219/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/756/111305ArtsMariettasKandicePelletiergetsakickoutofbeingaRockette.aspx\|archive-date=2011-08-09\|url-status=dead}}</ref> She returned as Miss Coastal Georgia the following year and placed first runner-up. Representing Georgia, Pelletier went on to win the ] pageant for Miss America state runners-up in 2003.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.news-gazette.com/localnews/story.cfm?Number=14455 \|title=The Sweetheart of Sweetcorn \|publisher=The News Gazette \|first=Pat \|last=Phillip \|date=2003-09-01 \|access-date=2007-02-12 }}{{dead link\|date=December 2016 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }} (Google cache)</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.thehoopestonchronicle.com/articles/2004/09/02/news/anews04.txt\|title=Sweetheart Pageant stepping stone to Miss America pageant\|publisher=The Hoopeston Chronicle\|date=2004-09-02\|access-date=2007-02-12}}{{Dead link\|date=December 2024 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

			After moving to New York to attend ], Pelletier competed as Miss Manhattan in the ] pageant and placed first runner-up to Christina Ellington, who she had competed against at ]. The following year she won the ] 2005 title, after winning the Miss Greater New York City local pageant. In 2005, Pelletier was also a double state preliminary winner, with awards for swimsuit and talent.

			Pelletier's sister Kendra Pelletier is also involved in pageantry. She placed in the top fifteen at the ] 2007 pageant won by ] and second runner-up in the Miss Capital City 2007 pageant in the ] system.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.missgeorgiausa.com/2007gausacontestants.html \|title=Miss Georgia USA 2007 Contestants \|publisher=Greenwood Productions \|access-date=2007-02-18 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070212061903/http://www.missgeorgiausa.com/2007gausacontestants.html \|archive-date=2007-02-12 \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.misscapitalcity.org/results.htm\|title=Miss Capital City 2007 Results\|access-date=2007-02-18\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929124115/http://www.misscapitalcity.org/results.htm\|archive-date=2007-09-29}}</ref> She also competed in the 2007 ] Pageant as Miss Southern Rivers where she was a top 10 finalist.

			===''The Amazing Race''===
			{{main\|The Amazing Race 10\|The Amazing Race 11}}

			She appeared on ] with race partner ], who competed at Miss America 2006 as ]. After traveling through Asia, Africa and Europe the pair won two legs and ultimately finished in fourth place.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race10/bios/dustin_kandice.shtml\|title=Amazing Race 10 profile\|publisher=CBS.com\|access-date=2007-02-12\|archive-date=2007-02-13\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070213061344/http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race10/bios/dustin_kandice.shtml\|url-status=live}}</ref> They also competed in ] after traveling through South America, Africa, Poland, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Guam, Hawaii and their final destination in San Francisco, the pair won four legs before finishing in second place.

			===Vanity Fair===
			Pelletier appeared alongside ] on the April 2007 cover of ] shot by ].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news\|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/queens-designer-creator-swim-suits-usa-pageant-article-1.1821399\|title=Queens designer is creator of swimwear for Miss USA pageant\|last=Settembre\|first=Jeanette\|date=2014-06-08\|work=NY Daily News\|language=en}}</ref>

			===Swimwear===
			In 2011, Pelletier started a swimwear line, Kandice Pelletier Swimwear, focused on providing swimsuits to pageant contestants.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.kandicepelletier.com/\|title=Kandice Pelletier Swimwear\|access-date=2014-11-19\|archive-date=2014-11-29\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129064256/http://www.kandicepelletier.com/\|url-status=live}}</ref> The company previously sponsored over 50 state pageants each year in the ] and ] systems.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.kandicepelletier.com/sponsorships\|title=Sponsorships\|work=Kandice Pelletier Swimwear\|access-date=2014-11-19\|archive-date=2014-11-29\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129081351/http://www.kandicepelletier.com/sponsorships\|url-status=live}}</ref> The company also served as the official swimwear of the ] competition, the ] competition, and the ] competition.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.missuniverse.com/missteenusa/photos/index/gallery_category_id:12/year:2014\|title=Miss Teen USA Photos - Pageant Contestants\|author=Miss Universe Organization\|access-date=2014-12-01\|archive-date=2014-12-09\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141209090759/http://missuniverse.com/missteenusa/photos/index/gallery_category_id:12/year:2014\|url-status=dead}}</ref> On June 5, 2018, the Miss America competition announced that they would no longer hold a swimsuit competition.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Miss America is scrapping its swimsuit competition, will no longer judge based on physical appearance \|url=https://goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/miss-america-scrapping-swimsuit-competition-longer-judge-based-55638426 \|access-date=2023-07-10 \|website=ABC News \|language=en \|archive-date=2023-09-22 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922190931/https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/miss-america-scrapping-swimsuit-competition-longer-judge-based-55638426 \|url-status=live }}</ref> Sometime between June 13, 2018 and August 24, 2018, the Kandice Pelletier Swimwear website went offline,<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2018-06-13 \|title=Kandice Pelletier \|url=http://www.kandicepelletier.com/ \|access-date=2023-07-10 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613142021/http://www.kandicepelletier.com/ \|archive-date=2018-06-13 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2018-08-24 \|title=Squarespace - Claim This Domain \|url=http://www.kandicepelletier.com/ \|access-date=2023-07-10 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180824024014/http://www.kandicepelletier.com/ \|archive-date=2018-08-24 }}</ref> and as of 2023, the brand remains inactive.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Kandice Pelletier Swimwear \|url=http://kandicepelletier.com/ \|access-date=2023-07-10 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202225453/http://kandicepelletier.com/ \|archive-date=2023-02-02 }}</ref>

			==Personal life==
			Pelletier married Jim Halpin, Jr. in 2018 and changed her surname to Halpin. She currently lives in New York City with her husband and two adopted children. She gave birth to a daughter named Collette Elizabeth Halpin on November 5, 2022.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Ckvq2tDuNYot3mNOeyvFKKaooMA1-8jOGUnarQ0\|title=She's here! Welcome to the world Collette Elizabeth Halpin, born on 11/5 at 5:39am. Still in awe and so in love.\|access-date=2023-03-13\|archive-date=2023-03-13\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313221800/https://www.instagram.com/p/Ckvq2tDuNYot3mNOeyvFKKaooMA1-8jOGUnarQ0/\|url-status=live}}</ref>

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American beauty queen (born 1981)

Kandice Pelletier
Born	Kandice Pelletier (1981-11-21) November 21, 1981 (age 43) Lubbock, Texas, U.S.
Education	North Cobb High School
Alma mater	New York University
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Children	3
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title	National Sweetheart 2003, Miss New York 2005
No. of films	Contestant on The Amazing Race 10 and The Amazing Race: All-Stars
Hair color	Blonde
Eye color	Blue
Major competition(s)	Miss America 2006

Kandice Pelletier Halpin (born November 21, 1981) is an American beauty queen, swimwear designer, and dancer from Marietta, Georgia. She competed in the Miss America pageant and on two seasons of the reality television show The Amazing Race.

Education

Pelletier graduated with honors from North Cobb High School in 2000 and went on to attempt a major in communications at Kennesaw State University. Though she never graduated KSU she moved to New York City to pursue a dance career and earned a degree in entertainment communications at New York University.

Career

Performing arts

While in New York, Pelletier worked as a Radio City Music Hall Rockette and was immortalized into the Rockette wax figure at Madame Tussauds Time's Square location. Pelletier later appeared in the movie-musical remake of The Producers as a member of the dancing chorus ("a girl with the pearls") . Kandice appeared as the 'coach' on MTV's reality television series MADE in the episode entitled "Beauty Queen". It was episode 23 of season nine of the program.

Pageantry

Pelletier competed in her first Miss America state pageant in 2002 when she was a quarter-finalist in the Miss Georgia pageant as Miss Cobb County. She returned as Miss Coastal Georgia the following year and placed first runner-up. Representing Georgia, Pelletier went on to win the National Sweetheart pageant for Miss America state runners-up in 2003.

After moving to New York to attend New York University, Pelletier competed as Miss Manhattan in the Miss New York pageant and placed first runner-up to Christina Ellington, who she had competed against at National Sweetheart. The following year she won the Miss New York 2005 title, after winning the Miss Greater New York City local pageant. In 2005, Pelletier was also a double state preliminary winner, with awards for swimsuit and talent.

Pelletier's sister Kendra Pelletier is also involved in pageantry. She placed in the top fifteen at the Miss Georgia USA 2007 pageant won by Brittany Swann and second runner-up in the Miss Capital City 2007 pageant in the Miss Georgia system. She also competed in the 2007 Miss Georgia Pageant as Miss Southern Rivers where she was a top 10 finalist.

The Amazing Race

Main articles: The Amazing Race 10 and The Amazing Race 11

She appeared on Season 10 with race partner Dustin, who competed at Miss America 2006 as Miss California. After traveling through Asia, Africa and Europe the pair won two legs and ultimately finished in fourth place. They also competed in All-Stars season after traveling through South America, Africa, Poland, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Guam, Hawaii and their final destination in San Francisco, the pair won four legs before finishing in second place.

Vanity Fair

Pelletier appeared alongside James Gandolfini on the April 2007 cover of Vanity Fair shot by Annie Leibovitz.

Swimwear

In 2011, Pelletier started a swimwear line, Kandice Pelletier Swimwear, focused on providing swimsuits to pageant contestants. The company previously sponsored over 50 state pageants each year in the Miss America and Miss USA systems. The company also served as the official swimwear of the Miss USA 2014 competition, the Miss Teen USA 2014 competition, and the Miss Teen USA 2013 competition. On June 5, 2018, the Miss America competition announced that they would no longer hold a swimsuit competition. Sometime between June 13, 2018 and August 24, 2018, the Kandice Pelletier Swimwear website went offline, and as of 2023, the brand remains inactive.

Personal life

Pelletier married Jim Halpin, Jr. in 2018 and changed her surname to Halpin. She currently lives in New York City with her husband and two adopted children. She gave birth to a daughter named Collette Elizabeth Halpin on November 5, 2022.

References

"Kandice Pelletier". Comcast. September 1, 2005. Archived from the original on September 29, 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
"Amazing Race 11 profile". CBS.com. Archived from the original on 2007-01-18.
A Resolution Congratulating Kandice Pelletier, Miss Cobb County 2002; and for other purposes Archived 2006-07-17 at the Wayback Machine. Georgia General Assembly Senate Resolution 629. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
"Kandice Pelletier official profile". Miss America Organization. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
^ Nebel, Robert (2005-11-03). "Marietta's Kandice Pelletier gets a kick out of being a Rockette". The Sunday Paper. Archived from the original on 2011-08-09. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
"Radio City Music Hall Rockette Kandice Pelletier stands by as workers..." Getty Images. Archived from the original on 2023-07-10. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
"Producers film cast information". IMDb. Archived from the original on 2007-03-27. Retrieved 2007-04-07.
"MTV Made webpage". mtv.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-29.
Phillip, Pat (2003-09-01). "The Sweetheart of Sweetcorn". The News Gazette. Retrieved 2007-02-12. (Google cache)
"Sweetheart Pageant stepping stone to Miss America pageant". The Hoopeston Chronicle. 2004-09-02. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
"Miss Georgia USA 2007 Contestants". Greenwood Productions. Archived from the original on 2007-02-12. Retrieved 2007-02-18.
"Miss Capital City 2007 Results". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-02-18.
"Amazing Race 10 profile". CBS.com. Archived from the original on 2007-02-13. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
^ Settembre, Jeanette (2014-06-08). "Queens designer is creator of swimwear for Miss USA pageant". NY Daily News.
"Kandice Pelletier Swimwear". Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-11-19.
"Sponsorships". Kandice Pelletier Swimwear. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-11-19.
Miss Universe Organization. "Miss Teen USA Photos - Pageant Contestants". Archived from the original on 2014-12-09. Retrieved 2014-12-01.
"Miss America is scrapping its swimsuit competition, will no longer judge based on physical appearance". ABC News. Archived from the original on 2023-09-22. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
"Kandice Pelletier". 2018-06-13. Archived from the original on 2018-06-13. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
"Squarespace - Claim This Domain". 2018-08-24. Archived from the original on 2018-08-24. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
"Kandice Pelletier Swimwear". Archived from the original on 2023-02-02. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
"She's here! Welcome to the world Collette Elizabeth Halpin, born on 11/5 at 5:39am. Still in awe and so in love". Archived from the original on 2023-03-13. Retrieved 2023-03-13.

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Preceded byChristina Ellington	Miss New York 2005	Succeeded byBethlene Pancoast
Preceded byMadonna Emond	National Sweetheart 2003	Succeeded byMonica Pang

v t e Miss America 2006, state titleholders
CA: Dustin-Leigh Konzelman NC: Brooke McLaurin NJ: Julie Robenhymer NY: Kandice Pelletier OK: Jennifer Berry PA: Nicole Brewer UT: Julia Bachison

v t e New York pageant winners
Miss New York	Bess Myerson (1945) Kris Krull (1974) Tawny Godin (1975) Mary Hinterberger (1975) Vanessa Williams (1983) Maryalice Demler (1990) Brandi Burkhardt (1999) Jessica Lynch (2003) Christina Ellington (2004) Kandice Pelletier (2005) Leigh-Taylor Smith (2008) Claire Buffie (2010) Kaitlin Monte (2011) Mallory Hagan (2012) Nina Davuluri (2013) Kira Kazantsev (2014) Jamie Lynn Macchia (2015) Nia Franklin (2018)
Miss New York USA	Jackie Loughery (1952) Mary Therese Friel (1979) Jennifer Gareis (1994) Shanna Moakler (1995) Kimberly Pressler (1999) Jaclyn Nesheiwat (2004) Meaghan Jarensky (2005) Adriana Diaz (2006) Gloria Almonte (2007) Joanne Nosuchinsky (2013)
Miss New York Teen USA	Ruth Zakarian (1983) Jessica Collins (1988) Kimberly Pressler (1994) Gloria Almonte (2001) Adriana Diaz (2003) Natascha Bessez (2005) Taylor Gildersleeve (2009) Lisa Drouillard (2011)
Mrs. New York	Meaghan Castaldi (2010)
Miss New York World	Michele Metrinko (1963)

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