Nicole Johnson | |
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Born | Nicole Michele Johnson July 12, 1985 |
Nationality | United States |
Spouse | |
Children | 4 |
Parent(s) | Annette Johnson (mother) Richard Johnson (father) |
Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Title | Miss California USA 2010 |
Hair color | Brown |
Eye color | Brown |
Major competition(s) |
Miss California USA 2010 (Winner) Miss USA 2010 (Top 10) |
Nicole Michele Johnson Phelps [1] (born July 12, 1985) [2] is an American beauty queen who was Miss California USA 2010 and competed in the Miss USA pageant. [3] [4]
Johnson, the daughter of Annette, a science teacher, and Richard, a pharmaceutical sales manager, was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, spent her early childhood in Pennsylvania, and moved to Westlake Village, California, prior to starting middle school. [5] [6] She graduated from Westlake High School in 2003. [7]
In 2007, Johnson graduated with honors from the University of Southern California with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication, concentrating in sports and entertainment. [8] [9]
When Johnson was 17, she read an advertisement in the Thousand Oaks Acorn for Miss California Teenager. Johnson, a student at Moorpark College, wanted to transfer to the University of Southern California and thought the scholarship would help pay her education. Out of 304 contestants Johnson took first runner-up. [5]
After previously being first runner-up in the 2007 pageant, [6] Johnson won the Miss California USA 2010 title in November 2009. [10] She went on to compete in the Miss USA 2010 pageant held in Las Vegas where she placed ninth. [8] She had been considered a favorite to win the title. [11]
On February 21, 2015, Johnson became engaged to swimmer Michael Phelps. [12] Johnson and Phelps had first met at the 2007 ESPY Awards. [3] They started dating in 2009 and temporarily broke up prior to the 2012 Summer Olympics before reuniting in 2014. [3] [13] On June 13, 2016, the couple wed in a private ceremony. [14] The couple have four sons. [15]
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