Full Name Jill Gulseth Major
competition(s) Miss USA 2005 Education University of Iowa | Title(s) Miss Illinois USA 2005 Name Jill Gulseth Major competitions Miss USA 2005 | |
Born March 25, 1984 (age 39)
Geneva, Illinois, U.S. ( 1984-03-25 ) | ||
2005 Miss Illinois USA Jill Gulseth prelim gown
Jill Gulseth (born March 25, 1984) is a beauty queen from Geneva, Illinois who has held the title Miss Illinois USA and competed at Miss USA.
Gulseth competed in Miss Illinois USA 2004 pageant and placed in the semi-finals. Returning the following year, Gulseth won both the Miss Illinois USA crown and the Miss Photogenic award. This state pageant attracted 129 delegates. In April 2005 Gulseth represented Illinois in the Miss USA 2005 pageant held in Baltimore, Maryland, wearing clothing she had made herself, and placed third runner-up to Chelsea Cooley of North Carolina.
Gulseth graduated from Geneva Community High School in 2002. She was an education student at the University of Iowa when she won the pageant crown. Gulseth is involved with the Pi Beta Phi sorority and supports many philanthropic causes. In October 2004, she ran the Zeta Tau Alpha 5K to raise money for breast cancer awareness and education in honor of a family member and friend that has fought the disease. Gulseth used her reign to promote breast cancer awareness, the official cause of the Miss USA program.
Gulseth is also a professional model and was offered a contract with Trump Model Management after she competed in Miss USA. Her other hobbies consist of soccer, volleyball, dancing and shopping.
In November 2005, Gulseth passed on her Miss Illinois USA crown to Catherine Warren of Lake Forest.
November 20, 2006, Gulseth presented at the International Emmy Awards held in New York City.
As the International Spokesmodel for Houbigant Paris, on November 4, 2007 Jill Marie attended and spoke at the Chicago "Moda" Latino Runway Show During the 1st Annual Latino Fashion Week in the United States.