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deidre downs lauren nelson christian houston , texas miss 2006 grand lake 2005 miss oklahoma 2005 miss america 18 july 1983 nathan gooden jennifer berry holding crown -lrb- cropped -rrb- . jpg jennifer berry
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jennifer berry

jennifer berry-gooden -lrb- born july 18 , 1983 in houston , texas -rrb- is an american beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned miss america on january 21 , 2006 .
a resident of tulsa , oklahoma , she was the fifth miss america from oklahoma to hold the title .
she won the miss oklahoma 2005 title in a state pageant held tulsa on june 11 , 2005 .
she competed as miss grand lake , and was a double preliminary winner , winning awards for both talent and swimsuit .
this was berry 's fifth attempt at the state title , as she placed third runner-up in 2004 and 2003 , made the top 10 in 2002 and was unplaced in 2001 .
berry represented oklahoma in the miss america 2006 pageant broadcast from the theatre for the performing arts on the las vegas strip on january 21 , 2006 , the first time the pageant was held outside atlantic city , new jersey .
during the preliminary competitions berry won a preliminary talent award for her ballet en pointe performance .
at the end of the final night , which involved interview , swimsuit , evening gown and talent competitions berry won the miss america title , the first titleholder crowned outside atlantic city .
her platform issue as miss oklahoma and miss america was `` building intolerance to drunk driving and underage drinking . ''
she acted a national spokesperson for mothers against drunk driving during her reign and also worked on behalf of numerous other charities .
berry also had the opportunity to host the second annual miss america 's outstanding teen pageant held in orlando , florida .
berry graduated from jenks high school in 2001 , and attended the university of oklahoma with a major in elementary education .
she hopes to attain a master 's in education and become an elementary school teacher .
she is a member of the churches of christ .
she currently lives in north carolina .
on april 28 , 2007 she married nathan gooden in her hometown of tulsa .
