Teresa Cheatham
{{Infobox pageant titleholder
| name=Teresa Cheatham
| photo=
| title=Miss Point Mallard 1978
Miss Alabama 1978
| nationalcompetition=Miss America 1979
(1st runner-up)
| birth_place= Wellington, Alabama
| birth_name= Teresa Ann Cheatham
| birth_date= {{Birth date and age|1957|12|28}}
| eye_color=Brown
| hair_color=Brown
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=3}}
| education= Jacksonville State University
| occupation =
| alias= Teresa Crosby
| spouse = Joe Crosby
| children = 1
}}
Teresa Ann Cheatham-Crosby (née Cheatham) is a vocal instructor from Wellington, Alabama who was named Miss Alabama 1978 and finished first runner-up at Miss America 1979.
Early life
She attended Jacksonville State University, graduating in 1979 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in vocal performance with a minor in drama.
Miss Alabama
Entering the statewide pageant as Miss Point Mallard, Cheatham-Crosby won the title of Miss Alabama in 1978. She finished first runner-up at Miss America 1979 on September 9, 1978. She won the talent competition and the swimsuit competition in the Miss America Pageant.
Life after Miss Alabama
Following her reign as Miss Alabama, she toured England, Iceland, and Germany performing as part of the Miss America USO tour along with several other contestants in the pageant.
Cheatham married Tommy Charles "Chuck" Stricklin in Anniston, Alabama on May 26, 1990. Since 2001, she has worked as a vocal instructor at Jacksonville State University.
References
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{{cite news |first=Bill |last=Edwards |newspaper=The Anniston Star |title=A look back at this date in history |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=ANSB&p_theme=ansb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10CE516F920B2FB8&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |date=March 18, 2004 |accessdate=October 12, 2010}}
{{cite web |title=Teresa Cheatham - Biography |publisher=IMDb |url=https://us.imdb.com/name/nm3959285/bio |accessdate=October 11, 2010}}
{{cite news |agency=Associated Press |newspaper=The Gadsden Times |publisher= Public Welfare Foundation |location=Gadsden, AL |title=Alabama runner-up in pageant |page=1 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=J6ofAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZdYEAAAAIBAJ&dq=&pg=2956%2C1416287 |date=September 10, 1978 |accessdate=October 12, 2010}}
{{Cite news |first=Dianne |last=Ludlam |newspaper=The Tuscaloosa News |publisher=Public Welfare Foundation |location=Tuscaloosa, AL |title=Miss Alabama visits here |page=6 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sjAdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0p4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6760%2C6206059 |date=March 30, 1979 |accessdate=June 10, 2015}}
{{cite news |first=Wendy N. |last=McDougal |newspaper=The Decatur Daily |location=Decatur, AL |title=Cookout fetes Miss Point Mallard Jamie Langley |url=http://legacy.decaturdaily.com/decaturdaily/livingtoday/chatterbox/050608.shtml |date=June 8, 2005 |accessdate=August 8, 2014 |archive-date=August 9, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809054518/http://legacy.decaturdaily.com/decaturdaily/livingtoday/chatterbox/050608.shtml |url-status=dead }}
{{cite news |agency=Associated Press |newspaper=The Sumter Daily Item |title=Alabama, Minnesota win preliminary competition |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kaEiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Q6oFAAAAIBAJ&dq=&pg=3387%2C635490 |date=September 7, 1978 |accessdate=October 12, 2010}}
{{cite news |title=Cheatham, Stricklin |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42071257/cheatham-stricklin/ |newspaper=The Anniston Star |location=Anniston, Alabama |date=May 27, 1990 |page=48 |access-date=April 7, 2020 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
{{cite news |last=Freeman |first=Laura Ann |title=Miss Alabama Teresa Cheatham comes off cloud |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42710057/miss-alabama-teresa-cheatham-comes-off/ |newspaper=The Anniston Star |location=Anniston, Alabama |date=June 17, 1979 |page=46 |access-date=April 7, 2020 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
{{cite news |title=Teresa's singing winner in pageant |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42710079/teresas-singing/ |newspaper=The Anniston Star |location=Anniston, Alabama |date=September 7, 1978 |page=1 |access-date=April 7, 2020 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
{{cite news |title=Miss Alabama Wins Talent Competition |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42710098/miss-alabama/ |newspaper=The Alabama Journal |location=Montgomery, Alabama |date=September 7, 1978 |page=23 |access-date=April 7, 2020 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
{{cite news |title=Teresa Cheatham a double preliminary winner |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42710071/teresa-cheatham-a-double-preliminary/ |newspaper=The Anniston Star |location=Anniston, Alabama |date=September 8, 1978 |page=1 |access-date=April 7, 2020 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
{{cite news |title=Road has Teresa's name |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42710124/road-has-teresas-name/ |newspaper=The Anniston Star |location=Anniston, Alabama |date=September 12, 1978 |page=1 |access-date=April 7, 2020 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
{{cite news |title=Teresa wears state crown! |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42710135/teresa-wears-state-crown/ |newspaper=The Anniston Star |location=Anniston, Alabama |date=June 18, 1978 |page=1 |access-date=April 7, 2020 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|3959285}}
- [http://www.jsu.edu/music/faculty_staff/faculty_bios/tcrosby.html Teresa Cheatham-Crosby - Jacksonville State University Department of Music]
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{{succession box
| before=Julie Houston
| title=Miss Alabama
| years=1978
| after=Kathy Pickett
}}
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{{Miss America 1979 Delegates}}
{{Alabama pageant winners}}
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Category:American beauty pageant winners
Category:Jacksonville State University alumni
Category:Miss America 1979 delegates
Category:Miss America Preliminary Talent winners