Shanaelle Petty
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Shanaelle Petty | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 February 1998 |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Universe Croatia 2017 |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Major competition(s) | Miss Universe Croatia 2017 (Winner) Miss Universe 2017 (Top 16) |
Shanaelle Petty (born 28 February 1998) is a Croatian-American model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Croatia 2017 and represented Croatia at Miss Universe 2017 pageant where she made the top 16.[1]
Early life[edit]
Petty was born in Bad Kreuznach, Germany to an African American father and a Croatian mother. She graduated from Terry Sanford High School in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and speaks fluent English, Spanish, and Croatian. She aspires to work for NASA, and attends the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[2][3]
Pageantry[edit]
Miss Universe Croatia 2017[edit]
On 28 April 2017, Petty was crowned Miss Universe Croatia 2017. More than 300 girls applied to compete, and 18 finalists were chosen. Petty ended up being crowned the winner by outgoing titleholder Barbara Filipović.[4]
Miss Universe 2017[edit]
Petty represented Croatia at Miss Universe 2017 and she became only the third woman from Croatia to reach the Top 16.
References[edit]
- ^ "Veliki uspjeh naše ljepotice u Las Vegasu! Shanaelle pri samom vrhu najljepših". dnevnik.hr. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ "Shanaelle Petty" (in Croatian). Miss Universe Croatia. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ^ "Miss Universe alumna, MIT prefrosh". The Tech. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ "Miss Universe Hrvatske 2017 is Shannaelle Petty!". MISS UNIVERSE Croatia en Facebook. 28 April 2017.
External links[edit]
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Miss Universe 2017 contestants
- Croatian beauty pageant winners
- Croatian female models
- Croatian people of African-American descent
- American people of Croatian descent
- People from Fayetteville, North Carolina
- People from Slavonski Brod
- Female models from North Carolina
- African-American female models
- American expatriates in Germany
- 21st-century African-American people
- 21st-century African-American women