What is Olivia Jordan?
{{More sources|date=August 2020}}[[File:Olivia Jordan, 2015 Miss USA, at Operation That’s My Dress.jpg|thumb|Olivia Jordan in 2015.]] '''Olivia Jordan Thomas''' (born September 28, 1988) is an [[United States|American]] model, [[Actor|actress]], TV show host and [[Beauty contest|beauty pageant]] titleholder from Oklahoma who won [[Miss USA 2015]] and also finished 3rd in [[Miss Universe 2015]]. She was the first Oklahoman to be crowned Miss USA. == Early life & education == She was born to Bob and Jill Thomas on September 28, 1988, in [[Tulsa, Oklahoma|Tulsa]], [[Oklahoma]]. After her [[high school]] graduation, she went to Boston to attend [[Boston University]]. She graduated in May 2011 with a [[Bachelor of Science]] in [[Health sciences|Health Sciences]]. Jordan soon joined the [[Screen Actors Guild|SAG]] and adopted the name Olivia Jordan. After college, she moved to [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], to do modeling and acting. She acted in the movie ''[[Ted (movie)|Ted]]'' during college and later acted in several other films. == Pageants == Jordan began her career at the [[Miss California USA]] 2013 pageant, where she finished second. Later that year, she was named [[Miss World America]] 2013 and competed at the [[Miss World]] 2013 pageant, where she finished in the top 20 and also finished second for Top Model. On December 21, 2014, Jordan won [[Miss Oklahoma USA]] 2015 and went on to win [[Miss USA]] 2015 as well. She represented the United States in [[Miss Universe]] 2015 and finished third. == Personal life == In 2018, she became engaged to actor Jay Hector. They married on November 8, 2019, in [[Palm Springs, California|Palm Springs]], [[California]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/former-miss-usa-olivia-jordan-marries-jay-hector-this-is-my-person/|title=Former Miss USA Olivia Jordan Marries Jay Hector: ‘This Is My Person’|date=2019-11-09|website=Us Weekly|language=en-US|access-date=2020-08-01}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} == Other websites == * {{IMD