Claire Buffie

Claire Buffie

Beauty pageant titleholder
photograph by Claire Buffie herself
Born	Claire Buffie May 15, 1986 (1986-05-15) (age 25) Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Occupation	Photographer
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Hair color	Brunette
Eye color	Blue
Title(s)	Miss Duneland 2007 (IN) Miss Central Indiana 2008 (IN) Miss Jubilee 2009 Miss Southeast New York 2010 Miss New York 2010
Major competition(s)	Miss America 2011 (Top 12)
Official website

Claire Buffie (born May 15, 1986) is a photographer, designer, and beauty queen, currently reigning as Miss New York 2010. She competed for the Miss America 2011 title on January 15, 2011, placing in the Top 12.^[1] She was voted into the Finals as America's Choice by winning a national voting competition between all of the contestants in which "hundreds of thousands of votes were cast" according to show host Brooke Burke.

A BSU Presidential Scholar and Emens scholar,^[2] Buffie earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Visual Communications from Ball State University in 2008, with a concentration in photography and a minor in dance performance. During her academic career she received numerous awards and honors. After interning with Lois Greenfield and Macfadden Publications (publisher of Dance Magazine and Pointe), she began designing professionally for movmnt magazine. She has owned and operated her own photography and design business since 2005.^[3] She began working for Apple Inc. in 2010.^[1]

Buffie competed in the Miss Indiana 2008 contest, earning second runner-up to the Miss America 2009 winner, Katie Stam, and was a preliminary swimsuit and interview winner. After moving to New York she competed in Miss New York 2009, winning preliminary swimsuit, evening gown and overall interview. But in 2010, after first being crowned Miss Southeast New York,^[4] Buffie won the Miss New York pageant with a platform of "Straight for Equality: Let's Talk",^[5] once again winning preliminary swimsuit and evening gown and overall interview. She is an executive board member of the New York City chapter of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG), and an active volunteer in its Safe Schools Program, which helps schools reduce bullying and harassment based on sexual orientation and gender identity.^[1][6] As of 2011, she resides in New York City.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} All Over Albany, "Miss New York supports same-sex marriage and can fix iPods", June 28, 2010.
2. ^ John R. Emens and Aline B. Emens Scholarships, Ball State University
3. ^ About Me, ClaireBuffie.com.
4. ^ http://misssoutheastny2010.blogspot.com/
5. ^ Michael McGuire, "Claire Buffie crowned Miss New York 2010", Pageant Examiner, June 27, 2010.
6. ^ "PFLAG NYC Addresses Ninth Grade Classes at UN International School", www.pflagnyc.org; November 30, 2009

External links

• Claire Buffie at the Internet Movie Database
• Official Miss New York profile
• Claire Buffie personal website
• Claire Buffie on Twitter

Preceded by Alyse Zwick

Miss New York 2010

Succeeded by Kaitlin Monte

Persondata
Name	Buffie, Claire
Alternative names
Short description	American beauty pageant winner
Date of birth	May 15, 1986
Place of birth	Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Date of death
Place of death