| Name |
Tami Ferrell |
| Height |
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| Naionality |
American |
| Date of Birth |
5-October-1984 |
| Place of Birth |
Phoenix, Oregon, U.S. |
| Famous for |
Modeling |
Tami Ferrell is a former Miss Teen USA from Phoenix, Oregon who placed first runner-up in Miss California USA and was crowned Miss California USA after Carrie Prejean was dethroned by pageant officials in 2009. Tami Farrell won her first title, Miss Oregon Teen USA in 2002 and reigned until she won the Miss Teen USA 2003 title in Palm Springs, California on August 12, 2003. She also won the "Miss Congeniality" award at the same pageant.
Farrell was the third representative of Oregon to win the pageant. By winning the pageant, Farrell had the opportunity of making television and modeling appearances for Donald Trump and NBC. Some of the other prizes included sharing a luxurious Manhattan apartment with the reigning Miss Universe and Miss USA, the Mikimoto crown and tiara, a six-week "Summer in the City" scholarship to The School for Film and television in New York City and a yearlong salary for appearances at charity events and movie premieres. As Miss Teen USA, Farrell represented the Miss Universe Organization. Her "sister" 2003 titleholders were Amelia Vega (Miss Universe, of the Dominican Republic) and Susie Castillo (Miss USA, of Massachusetts). In addition, during her reign as Miss Teen USA, Farrell helped raise just over $21 million dollars for American Heart Association, The Sparrow Club and much more. She gave up her title to Shelley Hennig of Louisiana in Palm Springs on August 6, 2004. On June 10, 2009, she became Miss California USA 2009 after executive director Keith Lewis alleged that Carrie Prejean had breached her contract and dethroned her (an accusation Prejean denied).
Farrell, who is a Christian, believes that marriage is between a man and a woman but has said "I don't think that I have the right or anybody has a right to tell somebody who they can or can't love. And I think that this is a civil rights issue. And I think that the right thing to do is let the voters decide".
