Leanza Cornett
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Eva Leanza Cornett (June 10, 1971 – October 28, 2020) was an American television personality and beauty pageant title holder. She was Miss Florida 1992 and later Miss America 1993. She was also a stage actress.
As Miss America, Cornett was the first beauty queen to adopt AIDS prevention as the theme of her service year. She was earlier National Sweetheart 1991.[1]
Cornett was married to Mark Steines from 1995 to 2013. After 17 years, they got divorced.[2]
Cornett was born in Big Stone Gap, Virginia. She was later raised in Jacksonville, Florida.
Cornett died on October 28, 2020 from a subdural hematoma caused by a fall at a Jacksonville hospital, aged 49.[3]
References
- ↑ "Leanza Cornett Biography". Married Biography. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
- ↑ "Mark Steines Splits from Wife Leanza Cornett". US Magazine. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
- ↑ Nelson, Ryan. "Miss America 1993 and Jacksonville native, Leanza Cornett, dies after brain injury from fall". WJAX. https://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/local/duval-county/miss-america-1993-jacksonville-native-leanza-cornett-recovering-after-brain-injury-fall/FP5GTDQKVVFJJA4JXYMS3PHHKQ/. Retrieved 29 October 2020.