Kristen Dalton

Kristen Jeannine Dalton-Wolfe (born December 13, 1986) is an American actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss USA 2009 and represented the United States at the Miss Universe 2009 pageant.

Pageants

Miss North Carolina USA 2009 In November 2008, Dalton won the Miss North Carolina USA 2009 title in a state pageant held in High Point, North Carolina.

Miss USA 2009 Dalton represented North Carolina in the Miss USA 2009 pageant broadcast live from Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, Nevada, where she became the second Miss North Carolina USA to win the Miss USA title; the state's only prior winner was Chelsea Cooley, Miss USA 2005. Dalton won both the swimsuit and evening gown competitions during the final pageant competition, and was crowned by former titleholder Crystle Stewart of Texas.

Miss Universe 2009 Dalton represented the United States in the Miss Universe 2009 pageant, held at the Atlantis Paradise Island Resort in the Bahamas. Her national costume was a NASCAR driver. She finished in 10th place overall.

Other ventures In 2009, Dalton appeared as a contestant on Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader.

Dalton is a public advocate for Children International. Dalton is the founding editor of She is MORE, an faith-based online women's magazine. She is the author of Rise Up, Princess: 60 Days To Revealing Her Royal Identity and Rise Up With God: The Guided Journal. Her younger sister, Kenzie, also competed in the Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2005 pageant and was a runner-up. Her other sister, Julia, was Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2008, placed second runner-up at Miss Teen USA 2008, and competed at Miss USA 2015.

Dalton graduated from Hoggard High School in 2005. Dalton majored in psychology and Spanish at East Carolina University.

She dated Reid Rosenthal, who appeared in the fifth season of The Bachelorette. The couple broke up in March 2012. She is currently married to Kris Wolfe.