Jill Stevens
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Biography
A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Stevens grew up in Utah's Davis County. Her mother is a member of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.
Stevens joined the Army National Guard six months before 9/11.[2] In November 2003, she was deployed to Afghanistan, returning home in April 2005. She has earned five medals for her outstanding service S was the first female finisher of the inaugural Afghanistan Marathon,[3] making a total of 12 marathons she has completed together with earning the highest Fitness award during Army Basic Training. In representing the Army National Guard, Sergeant StevensScript error: No such module "Unsubst". addressed generals from 40 different nations gathered at Hill Air Force Base.
Stevens graduated summa cum laude from the nursing program at Southern Utah University on a four-year leadership scholarship. She placed third in the Cinco De Mayo Sailboat Regatta in Mexico.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". She was chosen as one of four "Women of Strength" featured in Muscle & Fitness Hers magazine's September/October 2007 issue. Stevens has been a fitness instructor for Gold's Gym for several years, as well as a bread baker for Great Harvest.
Stevens was Miss Utah 2007, and competed in the Miss America Pageant in January 2008. On January 26, 2008, she was named the "America's Choice" semi-finalist in the Miss America 2008 pageant. This was the first time a 16th semi-finalist was named in the competition, and she was the only semi-finalist not to be selected by the judges. Stevens was eliminated after the swimsuit competition, along with five other semi-finalists. She was the only contestant to wear a one-piece swimsuit.[4] When her name was announced, she dropped to the stage and started doing push-ups.
Stevens is a member of the MormonTimes.com racing team.[5]
Stevens married Kerry Shepherd in January 2009.[6]
References
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Sources
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- G.I. JillScript error: No such module "Unsubst". by Joshua Hudson, May 2008, G.I. Jobs magazine
External links
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- ARMY.MIL - G.I. Jill Journal
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- 1983 births
- Living people
- American Latter Day Saints
- United States Army personnel of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
- Miss America 2008 delegates
- Southern Utah University alumni
- United States Army soldiers
- Women in the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
- Women in the United States Army
- Place of birth missing (living people)
- People from Davis County, Utah