Rachel Smith

Rachel Renee Smith (born April 18, 1985 in Panama) is a beauty queen from Clarksville, Tennessee. She won the Miss USA contest in 2007. She had previously competed in the Miss Teen USA contest. She represented the USA in the Miss Universe pageant in 2007.

Rachel Smith
Rachel Smith at Miss USA 2007
Born	Rachel Renee Smith (1985-04-18) April 18, 1985 (age 40) Panama City, Panama
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Title	Miss Tennessee Teen USA 2002 Miss Tennessee USA 2007 Miss USA 2007

Early life

Rachel Smith at Los Angeles Pride 2011

Smith was born on a U.S. Army base in Panama. She lived in Clarksville, TN after her parents were stationed at Fort Campbell.^[1] She attended Clarksville Academy and graduated from Davidson Academy for high school.^[2][3]

Smith graduated magna cum laude from Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee in 2006 with a Bachelor of Science in journalism. Smith graduated a semester early, in December 2006. She received a full tuition scholarship to attend Belmont due to her community service activities and academic achievements throughout high school.^[4] While she was at Belmont, she interned for eight months with Chicago-based Harpo Productions, a company owned by Oprah Winfrey. In January 2007, it was announced that she had been chosen by Winfrey to volunteer for one month at her Leadership Academy for Girls.^[5]