Kristen Jeannine Dalton-Wolfe is an American actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss USA 2009 and represented the United States at the Miss Universe 2009 pageant, placing in the top 10.
Personal life
Dalton is the daughter of Jeannine Dalton, who was Miss North Carolina USA 1982. Her younger sister, Kenzie, was engaged to Chad Michael Murray; she also competed in the Miss North Carolina Teen USA pageant, and placed 1st runner-up. The third Dalton sister, Julia, was Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2008 and placed second runner-up at Miss Teen USA 2008. Julia won the title of Miss North Carolina USA 2015 and competed at Miss USA 2015. The Daltons are the only family to have a mother and two daughters win the same title. Dalton is of English and German ancestry. Dalton graduated from Hoggard High School and was an Honors College psychology and Spanish major at East Carolina University. She dated Reid Rosenthal, who appeared in the fifth season of The Bachelorette, but the couple broke up in March 2012. In 2009, Dalton appeared on Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader as a contestant. She is a public advocate for Children International. Dalton is the creator and founder of She is MORE, an online faith-based magazine. 400,000 readers visit the site every month. She is the author of Rise Up, Princess: 60 Days To Revealing Her Royal Identity and Rise Up With God: The Guided Journal. Her next book, The Sparkle Effect, is coming soon. Dalton is the host of Hot Off the Presson JUCE TV, TBN’s sister network for millennials. Her show was a reach of 90 million worldwide. She has also done international print and commercial campaigns.
Dalton represented North Carolina in the Miss USA 2009 pageant broadcast live from Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, Nevada, where she became the second Miss North Carolina USA to win the Miss USA title; the state's only prior winner was Chelsea Cooley, Miss USA 2005. Dalton won both the swimsuit and evening gown competitions during the final pageant competition, and was crowned by former titleholder Crystle Stewart of Texas.
Dalton represented the United States in the Miss Universe 2009 pageant, held at the Atlantis Paradise Island Resort in the Bahamas. She placed in the top 10 and finished in 10th place overall.
