Nancy Redd
American author and former model
Nancy Amanda Redd (born April 28, 1981) is an American author who was Miss Virginia in 2003 and competed in Miss America, finishing in the top ten and winning the preliminary "Lifestyle & Fitness in Swimwear" competition.
Redd authored the body positive nonfiction book Body Drama: Real Girls, Real Bodies, Real Issues, Real Answers (2007), and hosted the show HuffPost Live. She is also the author of Diet Drama: Feed Your Body! Move Your Body! Love Your Body (2010) and Pregnancy, OMG!: The First Ever Photographic Guide for Modern Mamas-to-Be (2018).
Redd has since authored the children's books Bedtime Bonnet (2020) and The Real Santa (2021).
Early life and education
Nancy Amanda Redd was born in Martinsville, Virginia on April 28, 1981. As a child in Virginia, she was active in 4-H, and was in Girls State in high school. In February 2002, while attending Harvard University, Redd won $250,000 on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, and donated a considerable amount of her winnings to 4-H. Redd was one of Glamour's Top Ten College Women in October 2002. Redd graduated from Harvard with honors in 2003, with a degree in women's studies.
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