Kim Mullen

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Kim Mullen Beauty pageant titleholder
Birth name:	Kimberly Danielle Mullen
Birthdate:	March 31, 1979 (age 28)
Birth location:	California
Eye color:	Blue
Hair color:	Blonde
Ethnicity:	White/Caucasian
Title(s):	Miss Ohio USA 2002
Major Competition(s):	Miss USA 2002

Kimberly Danielle Mullen (born March 13, 1979 in California and later based in Huber Heights, Ohio) is a former beauty queen who has competed in the Miss USA pageant. She has also participated in the reality television show Survivor: Palau.

1 Biography
2 Pageantry
3 Survivor
4 References
5 External links

Mullen earned a Bachelor of Arts degree at Ohio State University, with majors in international studies, psychology and political science.^[1] The international studies component saw her focus on Middle Eastern politics and economics. Mullen learned the Arabic language to get a better handle on the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and varying world perspectives. Mullen the pursued a Master of Humanities degree as a graduate student at Wright State University. She eventually hopes to earn a Ph.D. in political science/international development. During her education she worked part-time as a government contractor for H.J. Ford/Department of Defense.

In 2005 she joined talent management group Artist International Management as a talent manager and VP of International Affairs, handling business with international investors as well as expanding the company into Dubai, UAE.

Mullen competed in the Miss Ohio USA pageant in 1998 but did not place. She competed again on November 18, 2001 as Miss Dublin USA, and won the Miss Ohio USA 2002 title.^[1] She also won the Miss Photogenic award.

Mullen went on to represent Ohio in the Miss USA 2002 pageant broadcast live from Gary, Indiana in March 2002. She did not place in the nationally televised pageant, which was won by Shauntay Hinton of the District of Columbia.

Three years later Mullen competed on Survivor: Palau, as a member of the ill-fated Ulong tribe.^[2] At first, she did not have any trouble in the game but later some of her tribe members accused her of being lazy.^[3] She received a stay of execution on two counts when Ashlee Ashby and Jeff Wilson asked to be voted out due to separate physical complications. Later, in a one-on-one immunity challenge, Mullen was the only female Ulong to fail her portion of the game (against Janu Tornell). Although the tribe managed to rebound from a considerable deficit, they still lost. Mullen was voted out unanimously, which she blaimed on fellow contestant James Miller.^[4] Tornell had also previously competed at Miss USA, having held the title Miss Nevada USA 1988.

^ ^a ^b "Miss Ohio: 'Like one of the guys'", The Lantern, 2002-01-10. Retrieved on February 25, 2007.
^ Bird. "Former Miss Ohio has Brains, Beauty, but is she a Survivor?", The Cincinnati Post, 2005-02-17. Retrieved on February 25, 2007.
^ "Miss Ohio out", The Cincinnatti Post, 2005-03-11.
^ "Kim Blames James: Former Miss Ohio On What Went Wrong On 'Survivor: Palau'", CBS News, 2005-03-11. Retrieved on February 25, 2007.

Miss Ohio USA official website

Preceded by Amanda Canary	Miss Ohio USA 2002	Succeeded by Candace Smith
Preceded by: Jeff Wilson	Castaway of Survivor: Palau 6th	Succeeded by: Willard Smith

Miss USA 2002 \| State Delegates
AL: Tara Tucker \| DC: Shauntay Hinton \| KY: Elizabeth Arnold \| MO: Melana Scantlin \| OH: Kim Mullen \| OK: Kasie Head \| TN: Allison Alderson \| TX: Kasi Kelly \| VT: Brooke Angus \| VA: Julie Laipply