Emily Cook
Born
Emily Cook

(1986-09-17) September 17, 1986
Marietta, Georgia, U.S.
EducationKennesaw Mountain High School
University of Miami
University of Georgia Law School
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title
Hair colorBlonde
Eye colorBlue
Major
competition(s)		Miss America 2010

Emily Cook (born September 17, 1986) is a beauty queen from Marietta, Georgia. She was Miss Georgia 2009 and competed in the Miss America 2010 pageant.[1]

She originally was runner up for Miss Georgia 2009, but became the winner when the original winner, Kristina Higgins, stepped down for undisclosed reasons after one day.[2][3]

After completing her year of service during which she traveled over 30,000 miles inside Georgia, she began her legal studies at the University of Georgia Law School.

Her personal platform was breast cancer awareness in young women and she has continued to advocate for breast cancer awareness since giving up her title. She raised money and awareness by completing the Tough Mudder adventure race in 2010 and continues to work closely with Bikers Battling Breast Cancer and the Pink Kick Starter Project.

In the fall of 2019, she opened Southern Belle Georgia Boy in Atlanta, Georgia, with her husband, Joey Ward. It menus celebrate the community of people & farms as well as the multi-cultural culinary influences of modern Atlanta.[4] The restaurant closed temporarily on January 1, 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Howard, Marcus E. "Cobb's Emily Cook headed to Miss America Pageant". Marietta Daily Journal. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
  2. ↑ "New Miss Georgia to be named". The Augusta Chronicle. Associated Press. July 5, 2009. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
  3. ↑ "New Miss Georgia quits one day after winning crown". WCTV. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
  4. ↑ McKibben, Beth (2019-11-20). "Enter This Tasting Menu Dining Room on Ponce Using a Roald Dahl Novel". Eater Atlanta. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  5. ↑ "Southern Belle, Georgia Boy to temporarily close Jan. 1 due to COVID-19 economic fallout". ajc. Retrieved 2021-10-21.


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