Heather Renee French won the title of Miss America in 2000, continuing a tradition of dominance by Southern contestants in the Miss America pageant. A native of Maysville, Kentucky, she is a 1992 graduate of Mason County High School.

She married Steve Henry, who was then serving as Lt. Governor of Kentucky, on October 27, 2000; they have two children.

During 2002 and 2003, French served as co-host for the Louisville morning show Fox In The Morning on WDRB.

In 2003 French struck and subsequently killed a German bicyclist in Louisville. The accident deeply affected French, who subsequently recounted her story on The Oprah Winfrey Show.

French is executive director of the Heather French Foundation for Veterans, Inc., an organization for the behalf of veterans. She also appears in commercials for AAA Kentucky.

External links

• Heather French Foundation for Veterans website

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