Nicole Brewer

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Nicole Brewer
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Brewer at the 2005 Miss Pennsylvania competition
Born (1983-04-15) April 15, 1983 (age 40)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Education Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Beauty pageant titleholder
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Hair colorBrunette
Eye colorBrown
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competition(s)		 Miss America 2006 (Top 10)

Nicole Brewer (born April 15, 1983) is an American news reporter. She is a former Miss Pennsylvania [1] from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Early life, beauty pageant contestant and education

Brewer was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As a junior and senior in college, Nicole Brewer won two local pageant titles, including Miss Central Pennsylvania 2004 and Miss Allegheny Valley 2005. [2] In her second attempt at the state title, she won the Miss Pennsylvania 2005 title on July 2, 2005, in Nazareth, Pennsylvania. [3] On January 21, 2006, Brewer competed in the nationally televised Miss America pageant, making it into the top ten final contestants, getting beat out by eventual winner Jennifer Berry of Oklahoma. [4]

Brewer graduated from Marple Newtown Senior High School, [ citation needed ] in 2001 and Millersville University of Pennsylvania in 2005, graduating with a B.S magna cum laude in speech communications. [5] During her college years, Brewer was president of the National Broadcasting Society. She also served as business manager for the university cable station. [6]

Career

Brewer interned at WGAL-TV in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and worked as a special assignment reporter for a community access cable television station in Greeley, Colorado. [6] She joined CBS 3’s Eyewitness News team on April 1, 2008 as the first local TV reporter who was reporting primarily for a website, CBS3.com, and as a contributor to Wake Up News on The CW Philly. Before joining CBS 3, Brewer had been a feature reporter and producer for the nightly news magazine Tempo at WLVT-TV, the PBS station in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. She won a 2008 Mid-Atlantic Emmy Award for her feature report for the Tempo episode "Kids and Gangs". She was also nominated by the Associated Press in 2009 for her feature, "Parents on Facebook". She has been a volunteer for the Big Brothers Big Sisters of America organization. [7]

Brewer then became anchor for the weekend morning newscasts on CBS 3 and was weekday reporter for the station's morning shows. [8] In June, 2018, after a decade on air, she left her job at the station saying she wanted to spend more time with her family. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Nicole Brewer". Comcast. September 1, 2005. Archived from the original on September 29, 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
  2. ↑ Celley, Scot. "Local women to compete in Miss Pennsylvania". York Daily Record.
  3. ↑ Davis, Samantha (2005-07-08). "Crown: Millersville University graduate is a winner". Lancaster New Era/Intelligencer Journal/Sunday News. p. 01.
  4. ↑ http://www.misspa.org/history-of-the-crown.htm [ dead link ]
  5. ↑ Crisp, Marty (2005-12-04). "What happens in Vegas...". Lancaster New Era/Intelligencer Journal/Sunday News. p. 01.
  6. 1 2 Arellano, Roxye (2005-12-19). "Visiting family: Miss Pennsylvania enjoys Greeley". The Greeley Tribune.
  7. ↑ Club, Ad (2008-03-23). "Nicole Brewer Joins CBS 3, CW Philly As Local TV's First Web Reporter". Philadelphia Ad Club.
  8. ↑ "CBS 3's Nicole Brewer Bids Farewell".
  9. ↑ "Nicole Brewer leaves CBS3 after 10 years". 11 June 2018.
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