Lynnette Cole
Acting
Biography
Lynnette Marie O'Nan (née Cole) is an American director, former model and beauty pageant titleholder who won the title Miss Tennessee USA 2000. She went on to become the first woman from that state to win the Miss USA pageant, which was held in Branson, Missouri on February 4, 2000. Cole hails from Columbia, Tennessee and was twenty-one years old when she won the national crown. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lynnette Cole, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
On September 14, 1998, a Hollywood Squares revival debuted with Tom Bergeron as its host. In addition to her production duties, Whoopi Goldberg served as the permanent center square, with series head writer Bruce Vilanch, Gilbert Gottfried, Martin Mull, and Caroline Rhea as regular panelists and Brad Garrett, Bobcat Goldthwait, Jeffrey Tambor, George Wallace, Kathy Griffin and various others as semi-regular panelists. Shadoe Stevens returned to announce, although he was not given a square on the panel as he had been when John Davidson was host.
Hollywood Squares
The Miss USA Pageant is a beauty contest that has been held annually since 1952 to select the United States entrant in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operates both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA.
Miss USA
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty pageant that is run by the United States-based Miss Universe Organization. The contest is the largest pageant in the world in terms of live TV coverage, airing yearly in more than 190 countries worldwide to an audience of over 2.5 billion people. Along with Miss World, Miss International, and Miss Earth, Miss Universe is one of the Big Four international beauty pageants. The Miss Universe Organization and its brand, along with Miss USA and Miss Teen USA, are currently owned by the WME/IMG talent agency.
Miss Universe
A beauty pageant formerly run, since 1983, by the Miss Universe Organization for girls aged 14–19.
Miss Teen USA
An annual award show honoring the best in Black music and entertainment featuring musical performances by various R&B and Soul recording artists interspersed throughout the ceremonies.
Soul Train Awards
Two womanizing friends of a shy street performer jump-start his quest for love by placing a personal ad on his behalf and interviewing the candidates.
Funny Valentine
Four girlfriends hold the man who attacked one of them captive, pushing their friendship to the limit deciding whether he will live or die.