Jena Sims | |
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) Sims as a teenager, 2007 | |
| Born | Jena Michelle Sims December 30, 1988 Winder, Georgia, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Title | Miss Georgia Teen USA 2007 |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Major competition(s) | Miss Teen USA 2007 (Unplaced) |
Jena Michelle Sims (born December 30, 1988) is an American actress who has appeared in made-for-TV films and B movies like Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader (2012), 3-Headed Shark Attack (2015) and Sharknado 5: Global Swarming (2017). She was Miss Georgia Teen USA in 2007.
Early life and education
Sims grew up in Winder, Georgia and graduated from Winder-Barrow High School in 2007. She briefly attended Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, where she studied International Business.
Career
Pageantry
In 2004, Sims was crowned Miss Georgia Junior National Teenager[1] and later won the Miss Junior National Teenager title 2005.[2] A year later, Sims won the Miss Georgia Teen USA 2007 title in a state pageant held in Newnan on November 11, 2006.[3][4] Sims represented Georgia in the Miss Teen USA 2007 pageant in Pasadena, California in August 2007, but did not place. She was the first Miss Georgia Teen USA not to place in the pageant since 2003.
Acting
Sims has starred in Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader (2012),[5] and has appeared in an episode of television series Entourage.[6] She also appeared in Sharknado 5 in August 2017.[7]
Pageant of Hope
Sims runs a non-profit organisation that hosts beauty pageants for children with cancer and other disadvantages called the Pageant of Hope.[8] The pageants have been held in Georgia, Tennessee, New York, Michigan, Wisconsin, California.[9]
Selected filmography
- Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader as Cassie Stratford (2012)
- Last Vegas as Dean's Girl (2013)
- Kill the Messenger as Quail's Girlfriend (2014)
- 3-Headed Shark Attack as Dr. Laura Thomas (2015)
- American Beach House as Lola (2015)
References
- ^ Georgia General Assembly House Resolution 845 Archived 2006-07-19 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2006-11-12.
- ^ Pageant Cast podcast interview with Jena Sims, episode 34. Retrieved 2006-11-12.
- ^ "Beauty Queen". Athens Banner-Herald. Athens, GA: Morris Communications. December 12, 2006. Archived from the original on November 9, 2015. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
- ^ Interview: Jena Sims goes big in Corman's 3D "50 FT CHEERLEADER" Archived 2012-05-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Bain, Whitney Scott. "Interview: Jena Sims, Star of ATTACK OF THE 50FT CHEERLEADER". starburstmagazine.com. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ^ "U.S. OPEN CHAMP BROOKS KOEPKA MY GF'S A BEAUTY QUEEN". tmz.com. June 19, 2017. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ^ "Sharknado 5: Global Swarming (2017)".
- ^ "Sims receives Southern hero honor". Athens Banner-Herald. October 29, 2006. Archived from the original on October 29, 2015. Retrieved November 12, 2006. (Google cache)
- ^ Lowry, Donna (June 11, 2007). "Class Act Kid: Jena Sims". 11Alive.com.
External links
| Preceded by Brittany Sharp | Miss Georgia Teen USA 2007 | Succeeded by Shannon Geraghty |