Terri Britt (born November 19, 1961). is an American former beauty pageant winner and author.
Terri Britt | |
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 Utley wearing her Miss USA crown in 1982 | |
| Born | Terri Lea Utley 19 November 1961 Cabot, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Terri Britt Terri Amos-Britt[1] Terri Britt |
| Education | Clearsight: Graduate of Spiritual Counseling |
| Alma mater | Cabot High School, University of Central Arkansas |
| Occupation(s) | Author, Speaker, Spiritual Coach |
| Known for | Women and family empowerment |
| Notable work | The Enlightened Mom, Message Sent, Women Gone Wild Intuition, News Anchor at MovieTime, now E! |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Spouse(s) | Charlie Britt 2008-present, Late Husband: Steven Amos (1990-2007) |
| Awards | Miss USA 1982, 4th runner-up Miss Universe 1982 |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Arkansas USA 1982 Miss USA 1982 |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Major competition(s) | Miss Arkansas USA 1982 (Winner) Miss USA 1982 (Winner) Miss Universe 1982 (4th runner-up) |
| Website | terribritt |
Britt is a former news anchor for MovieTime, now E!, and was crowned Miss USA 1982.[2]
Early life
Britt was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, on the 19th of November 1961. As a young woman, Britt was involved in the American Legion Auxiliary Girls State program.[3] She was also vice-president of the Cabot High School class of 1980.[4]
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Britt won her first major pageant title, Miss Arkansas USA, in early 1982. She went on to win the title Miss USA[5] in the nationally televised pageant held in Biloxi, Mississippi in May 1982. She was twenty years old at the time.
Britt went on to represent the United States in the Miss Universe pageant in Lima, Peru in July of the same year.[6] In that pageant, she finished as fourth runner-up to Karen Dianne Baldwin of Canada.[6]
Britt is the first Miss USA titleholder from Arkansas. After she won the title, no women from Arkansas placed in the pageant until Jessica Furrer's semi-finalist placement in 2005. Both women are members of Alpha Sigma Tau.[6]
Career
After passing on her title, Britt studied journalism, becoming a writer and field producer for the NBC affiliate KCRA-TV News 3 in Sacramento.[6] She then became a spokeswoman for Mazda. Britt then worked as a news anchor on Movietime television (now known as E!).[7]
Author
Britt went on to write Message Sent: Retrieving the Gift of Love[8], and The Enlightened Mom: A Mother’s Guide for Bringing Peace, Love & Light to Your Family’s Life[9], which won the Best Spiritual Book of the Year at both 2011 New York and San Francisco Book Festivals.[10] She is also a contributing author to the bestselling book, Women Gone Wild~Intuition.[11][12]
Since 2000, she has been a spiritual coach.[6][13]
In 2023, she presented a TEDx, Unconditional Self-Love: A New Family Paradigm to carry on her message of helping families get off of the societal hamster wheel to thrive instead of simply survive.[14]
In 2024, Britt was named by Life & Style Magazine as one of the Top 10 Impact Leaders to Follow in 2024.[15]
Personal life
Britt is a wife, mom, stepmom and nana, and resides in the north Georgia mountains where she is the co-owner of JumpinGoat Coffee Roasters with her husband Charlie Britt.[16]
Bibliography
- Message Sent: Retrieving the Gift of Love, ISBN 0-9719694-0-X
- Shimoff, Marci; Britt, Terri (30 November 2014), The Enlightened Mom: A Mother's Guide for Bringing Peace, Love & Light to Your Family's Life, WorldofLite, ISBN 978-0-9719694-4-5
- Women Gone Wild: The Feminine Guide To Fearless Living, Brown Books Publishing Group, 26 September 2023, ISBN 9781612546384
References
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