Charlotte Ray

This article is about U.S. representative at Miss World 1991. For the first African American woman lawyer, see Charlotte E. Ray. For the actresses, see Charlie Ray or Charlotte Rae.

Charlotte Ray

Beauty pageant titleholder
Born	Charlotte Ray Camden, New Jersey, United States
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Hair color	Brown
Eye color	Brown
Title(s)	Miss New Jersey USA 1991 Miss World USA 1991
Major competition(s)	Miss USA 1991 (1st runner-up) Miss World 1991 (Top 10)

Charlotte Ray is a beauty queen from Camden, New Jersey who competed in the Miss USA and Miss World pageants.

Miss USA

Ray won the title of Miss New Jersey USA 1991 in August 1990, the first time she entered the pageant.^[1] She went on to represent New Jersey in the 1991 Miss USA pageant, which was televised live from Wichita, Kansas on February 22, 1991. Ray made the top ten in seventh place after the preliminary competition, and won the interview portion of the semifinal competition and came fourth in swimsuit. After the evening gown, swimsuit and interview competitions, Ray's average score placed her third overall. She improved after the final question, placing first runner-up to Kelli McCarty of Kansas.^[2]

Miss World

Later that year, as first runner-up to Miss USA 1991, Ray gained the right to represent the United States at Miss World 1991 held in Atlanta, Georgia.^[3] She was a top 10 semifinalist in that pageant, which was won by Ninibeth Leal of Venezuela.

References

1. ^ "Jersey's Choice". Philadelphia Daily News. 1990-08-13. p. 04. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DN&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI. Retrieved 2007-02-23. 
2. ^ "Homegrown Talent Miss Kansas takes Miss USA Crown". The Wichita Eagle. 1991-02-23. p. 1A. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=WE&s_site=kansas&p_multi=WE&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EADB436A7B4C82E&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 2007-02-23. 
3. ^ "International beauties here for 41st Miss World pageant". The Atlanta Journal. 1991-12-15. p. F/1. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AT&p_theme=at&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB7D10E47125399&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 2007-02-23. 

External links

• Miss New Jersey official website

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Gina Tolleson	Miss World USA 1991	Succeeded by Sharon Belden

Persondata
Name	Ray, Charlotte
Alternative names
Short description	Miss New Jersey USA 1991, 1st runner-up to Miss USA 1991 and Top 10 at Miss World 1991
Date of birth
Place of birth	Camden, New Jersey, U.S.
Date of death
Place of death