Allyn Rose
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{{Infobox pageant titleholder
| name = Allyn Rose
| image = Allyn Rose at Maryland VA.jpg
| caption = Rose poses at the Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs in 2011
| birth_place= Newburg, Maryland, U.S.
| birth_name = Allyn Rose
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1988|05|27}}
| education = University of Maryland
(B.A. Government and Politics)
Mannheim University
(Master of Comparative Business Law)
| title = Miss Sinergy 2010
Miss Maryland USA 2011
Miss District of Columbia 2012
Miss United States Supranational 2014
| nationalcompetition=Miss USA 2011
(Top 8)
Miss America 2013
(Unplaced)
Miss Supranational 2014
(3rd Runner-Up)
| homepage = http://www.allynrose.com/
}}
Allyn Rose (born May 27, 1988) is an American beauty pageant titleholder, professional speaker, and breast cancer advocate from Newburg, Maryland.
Rose won the title of Miss Maryland USA 2011 title and represented Maryland in the Miss USA 2011 pageant in June 2011, placing in the top 8. The following year she won the Miss District of Columbia title and competed in the Miss America 2013 pageant where she was unplaced.
After losing her mother to breast cancer at the age of 16, Rose partnered with the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and the Tigerlilly Foundation, educating women in cancer prevention. In the fall of 2012, Rose revealed her decision to undergo a prophylactic double mastectomy.{{cite news |newspaper=The Washington Post |publisher=Nash Holdings |location=Washington, D.C. |title=Miss D.C. Allyn Rose on her decision to opt for a double mastectomy after Miss America pageant |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/reliable-source/post/miss-dc-allyn-rose-on-her-decision-to-opt-for-a-double-mastectomy-after-miss-america-pageant/2012/11/19/b888e7e6-326b-11e2-9cfa-e41bac906cc9_blog.html |date=November 19, 2012 |accessdate=June 21, 2015}} In June 2013, she gave a TED Talk at Chapman University on the Power of Redefining Breasts.{{cite web|url=http://www.ted.com/tedx/events/8869|title=TEDxChapmanU - TED|website=www.ted.com}} Rose continues to work as a preventive healthcare advocate and contributor on several national media outlets. The 21st Annual Congress on Women's Health awarded her the Women's Health Advocacy Award.{{Cite web |url=http://missdc.org/2013/01/15/miss-dc-allyn-rose-to-receive-womens-health-advocacy-award/ |title=Miss DC Allyn Rose to receive Women's Health Advocacy Award |date=January 15, 2013 |access-date=2013-08-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808040329/http://missdc.org/2013/01/15/miss-dc-allyn-rose-to-receive-womens-health-advocacy-award/ |archive-date=2014-08-08 |url-status=dead }}
Rose was a competitive roller figure skater and won her first USA Roller Sports (USARS) championship at the age of 12. She attended La Plata High School in La Plata, Maryland. Rose went on to play volleyball for the College of Southern Maryland and later at the University of Maryland, College Park, where she graduated with a B.A. in Government & Politics. In 2017, Rose completed her M.A. in International Business Law at the University of Mannheim.
References
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External links
- [http://allynrose.com/about/ Official website]
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{{succession box
| before=Simone Feldman
| title={{flagicon|Maryland}} Miss Maryland USA
| years=2011
| after=Nana Meriwether
}}
{{succession box
| before= Ashley Boalch
| title={{flagicon|District of Columbia}} Miss District of Columbia
| years=2012
| after=Bindhu Pamarthi
}}
{{S-bef|before={{flag|Indonesia}} –
Cok Istri Krisnanda Widani}}
{{s-ttl|title=Miss Supranational 3rd Runner-Up
|years=2014}}
{{S-aft|after={{flag|Iceland}} –
Tanja Ýr Ástþórsdóttir}}
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{{Miss America 2013 Delegates}}
{{Maryland pageant winners}}
{{District of Columbia pageant winners}}
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Category:American beauty pageant winners
Category:American women's volleyball players
Category:Miss America 2013 delegates
Category:Miss USA 2011 delegates
Category:Miss Maryland USA winners
Category:People from Charles County, Maryland
Category:University of Maryland, College Park alumni