Danielle Wineman

Danielle Wineman
Born1992
EducationStephens College University of California, San Diego
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMontana's Junior Miss 2010
Miss Montana 2015
Major
competition(s)		Miss America 2016

Danielle Wineman is an American actress and beauty pageant titleholder from Cut Bank, Montana, who was named Montana's Junior Miss 2010 and crowned Miss Montana 2015. She competed for the Miss America 2016 title in September 2015. Her younger sister, Alexis Wineman, was crowned Miss Montana 2012.

Early life and education

Wineman is a native of Cut Bank, Montana, and a 2010 graduate of Cut Bank High School.[1][2] Her father is Michael Wineman and her mother is Kimberly Butterworth.[3][4] Her younger sister, Alexis Wineman, was crowned Miss Montana 2012.[5][3][6]her brother is Nicholas Wineman and younger sister Amanda Wineman.

Wineman is a 2013 graduate of Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in theatre.[4] She will also be attending the University of California-San Diego in San Diego, California this fall to obtain her Master of Fine Arts degree in Acting.

Pageant career

Early competitions

In June 2006, Wineman entered the Miss Montana's Outstanding Teen pageant and was named first runner-up for the state title.[7]

In August 2009, Wineman won the title of Montana's Junior Miss 2010.[8][1] (Her sister Amanda won the same title for 2011.)[8] She was not a finalist for the national title.[9]

In January 2010, Wineman won first place for Humorous Solo at the 2009–10 Montana State Drama, Speech and Debate championships.[10]

Miss Montana 2015

Wineman entered the Miss Montana pageant in June 2015 as one of 14 qualifiers for the state title.[11][2] Wineman's competition talent was a piano solo of music from the Pirates of the Caribbean movies.[12][5] Her platform is "Growing Compassion: One Scene at a Time" which emphasizes empathy and verbal communication.[3][4]

Wineman won the competition on Saturday, June 13, 2015, when she received her crown from outgoing Miss Montana titleholder Victoria Valentine.[2][12] She was also chosen as "most photogenic" and won the "Outstanding Interview" award.[5][4] Wineman earned more than $5,000 in scholarship money and other prizes from the state pageant.[5][13] As Miss Montana, her activities include public appearances across the state of Montana.[2]

Vying for Miss America 2016

Wineman was Montana's representative at the Miss America 2016 pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in September 2015.[3][14] In the televised finale on September 13, 2015, she placed outside the Top 15 semi-finalists and was eliminated from competition. She was awarded a $3,000 scholarship prize as her state's representative.[15][16]

References

  1. ^ a b "Congratulations to Danielle Wineman!". Miss Montana. August 9, 2009. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d Kavanagh, LeAnne (June 17, 2015). "Danielle Wineman is Miss Montana 2015". Cut Bank Pioneer Press. Cut Bank, MT: Golden Triangle News. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d "Cut Bank's Wineman crowned Miss Montana; sister was 2012 winner". Billings Gazette. Billings, MT: Lee Enterprises. June 14, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d Varriano, Anthony (June 19, 2015). "New Miss Montana Carries Forward a Family Tradition". Glendive Ranger-Review. Glendive, MT: Yellowstone Newspapers. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  5. ^ a b c d "Danielle Wineman of Cut Bank crowned Miss Montana 2015". Great Falls, MT: KRTV. June 14, 2015. Archived from the original on July 18, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  6. ^ Golodryga, Bianna (January 11, 2013). "Alexis Wineman, Miss Montana, First Miss America Contestant Diagnosed With Autism". Good Morning America. ABC News. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  7. ^ Duke, Virginia (June 9, 2006). "The spirit of competition". Billings Gazette. Billings, MT: Lee Enterprises. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  8. ^ a b "Distinguished Young Women Past Participants: Montana". Distinguished Young Women. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  9. ^ "2010 Scholarship Recipients". Distinguished Young Women. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  10. ^ "Winners announced for Class B/C Montana state speech, debate, drama championships". Missoulian. Missoula, MT: Lee Enterprises. January 31, 2010. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  11. ^ "2015 Miss Montana contestants". Billings Gazette. Billings, MT: Lee Enterprises. May 27, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  12. ^ a b Kato, Dillon (June 14, 2015). "Cut Bank woman crowned Miss Montana, Missoulian third runner-up". Missoulian. Missoula, MT: Lee Enterprises. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  13. ^ Nielsen, Wendy (June 15, 2015). "Cut Bank's Danielle Wineman Crowned Miss Montana in Glendive". Shelby, MT: KSEN. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  14. ^ "State Contestants: Montana – 2015". Miss America. 2015. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  15. ^ "Miss America Show Scholarships 2016". Miss America. Archived from the original on October 13, 2015. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
  16. ^ "The 2016 Miss America Competition Scholarships & Awards" (Press release). Miss America. September 16, 2015. Archived from the original on September 27, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Victoria Valentine
 Miss Montana
2015 		Succeeded by
Lauren N. Scofield