Krysten Moore
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| birth_place = Mahwah, New Jersey
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| alma_mater = University of Massachusetts Amherst
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| boards = Founder, S.H.I.N.E. {{small|(Students Helping Instill New Esteem)}}
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- 2007 Miss Teen New Jersey International
- 2008 National American Miss New Jersey Teen
- Miss South Jersey 2010
- Miss Columbus Day 2011
- Miss Bergen County 2012
- Miss Gateway 2013
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Krysten Moore (born November 22, 1989) is from Mahwah, New Jersey and is the founder of "S.H.I.N.E." (Students Helping Instill New Esteem), the winner of the 2007 Miss Teen New Jersey International pageant, the 2008 National American Miss New Jersey Teen pageant, and is the National Youth Ambassador and spokesperson for Love Our Children USA and STOMP Out Bullying.{{cite web|title=Miss Teen International Pageant Contestant Details|url=https://www.missteeninternational.us/contestantdetails.php?id=169|website=www.missteeninternational.us|publisher=Miss Teen New Jersey International|accessdate=19 November 2016}}{{cite web|author1=Roger Neuman|title=Love Our Children USA {{!}} Bullying Lesson Was Painful|url=http://www.loveourchildrenusa.org/news_missteennj_stargazette.php|website=www.loveourchildrenusa.org|publisher=Star-Gazette|accessdate=19 November 2016|language=en|date=18 December 2007}}{{cite web|title=Krysten Moore, Miss 2007 New Jersey Teen International {{!}} Bullying Prevention Spokesperson for Love Our Children USA|url=http://www.loveourchildrenusa.org/news_missteennj_07.php|website=www.loveourchildrenusa.org|publisher=Love Our Children USA|accessdate=19 November 2016|language=en}}
Bullied past
Bullied in her youth because of her weight, she went on to founded S.H.I.N.E. as a means to educate others as to the harmful effects of bullying and how to overcome its effects. Through her organization she has been able to speak to thousands of students worldwide. As an honor student at Immaculate Heart Academy recognized by the 2004/2005 Who's Who Among American High School Students,{{cite book|title=Who's Who Among American High School Students, 2004/2005, Vol. 4|date=2005|publisher=Hawking Books|location=Lake Arrowhead, CA|isbn=9781562443887|url=https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=17440425726|accessdate=19 November 2016|language=en}} she entered the Miss Teen International pageant, received the "Congeniality Award", and was chosen "Miss Teen New Jersey International". She is now the [http://www.pacer.org/bullying/bpaw/index.asp National Bully Prevention] spokesperson for Love Our Children USA and has accumulated more than 15,000 hours of community service by volunteering with organizations such as Habitat for Humanity MDA and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund. She has been featured on national and local TV, including the Rachael Ray Show, CBS Early Show, Access Hollywood, Good Day Street Talk, New Jersey News 12, New Jersey FIOS News One, MTV Documentary Bullied, Cake Boss and rang the NASDAQ closing bell.{{cite news|last1=Lederman|first1=Diane|title=UMass senior Krysten Moore is beauty pageant winner and anti-bullying spokeswoman|url=http://www.masslive.com/living/index.ssf/2012/02/umass_senior_krysten_moore_is_beauty_pageant_winner_and_anti-bullying_spokeswoman.html|accessdate=19 November 2016|work=masslive.com|date=21 February 2012}}
Moore participated as a special presenter on the subject of bullying at the 3rd and 14th Annual New York State Cyber Security Awareness Conference in Albany, New York.{{cite web|title=The 3rd Annual New York State Cyber Security Awareness Conference|url=http://www.cscic.state.ny.us/security/conferences/awareness/2007/presenters.cfm|accessdate=19 November 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080215101725/http://www.cscic.state.ny.us/security/conferences/awareness/2007/presenters.cfm|archivedate=15 February 2008|date=2008}}
Pageant history
Krysten has been involved in the pageant circuit for several years and won Miss South Jersey 2010, Miss Columbus Day 2011, Miss Bergen County 2012, Miss Gateway 2013 which enabled her to compete for Miss New Jersey. Moore is actively fundraising for S.H.I.N.E, Children's Miracle Network, STOMP Out Bullying, and Love Our Children USA.{{cn|date=May 2024}}