Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Hair color Brown | Eye color Green Name Jayna Altman | |
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Born Phoenix, Arizona Education University of California, San Diego | ||
Jayna Altman is a former poster child for the John Tracy Clinic, and beauty queen who competed in the Miss International (USA) pageant.
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Altman was born severely premature and profoundly deaf
Altman won the Miss Missouri International 2008 title in a state competition held in late winter. It was her first attempt at the title. She went on to represent Missouri in the Miss International 2008 pageant held in Chicago in July 2008. Altman was crowned with the honor of Miss International 2008, in addition to winning the fitness preliminary award. She was also selected as Miss Congeniality, an award given to the delegate who most "exemplifies the spirit and grace of the pageant”, as chosen by contestant ballot vote.
Her platform is "Abilities First" combined with “I CAN: Inspiring Confidence in Abilities Now”, that focuses on early detection, education and utilizing a support group within the realms of a positive attitude. Advocating for what she terms “different abilities” has always been a passion for Jayna given her own profound hearing impairment.
"Being Miss International gives me a global platform from which I can help rid the stigma surrounding people with disabilities and replace this thought with people with different abilities,” says Altman. “The Miss International pageant embraces community service and I am proud to represent and promote this aspect of their organization through my work with Abilities First and I CAN."
She has also served as a State Board Trustee for Hearing Loss Association of America.