Deshauna Barber

Deshauna Barber: Biography in Details

Who is Deshauna Barber?

Deshauna Barber is Miss USA 2016. She was crowned Miss USA 2016 by outgoing titleholder Olivia Jordan of Oklahoma.

In addition, she is a motivational speaker and the captain of the United States Army Reserve.

What is the nationality of Deshauna Barber?Deshauna Barber

Deshauna Barber was born on 6 December 1989, in Columbus, Georgia, USA. Her nationality is American and she is of African-American ethnicity.

She is the daughter of Darrell Barber and Cordelia Barber. Both of her parents are military veterans.

Deshauna Barber: Education

She completed her school education in her native place. After that, she attended Virginia State University and graduated with a degree in business management.

After that, she enrolled at the University of Maryland University College. From there, she graduated with a master’s degree in management information systems and services.

Deshauna Barber: Professional Life and Career

Barber joined the United States Army at the age of 17. In the US army, she is a quartermaster officer and logistics commander in the Army Reserve.

She was a semi-finalist of the Miss Virginia USA 2010 and Miss District of Columbia USA 2015 pageants. She then became more popular after winning the Miss District of Columbia USA 2016 on December 19, 2015.

After that, she competed in the Miss USA 2016 pageant in Las Vegas, Nevada. She won the competition on June 5, 2016. She was crowned Miss USA 2016 outgoing titleholder Olivia Jordan of Oklahoma. Barber is the first military member to win the Miss USA title.

After winning Miss USA 2016, she represented the USA at Miss Universe 2016 in Manila. She finished 9th at the 65th Miss Universe. Barber has had a successful career in a beauty pageant. In addition, she has made a big name in the military field.

She is also a captain and also serves as an IT analyst for the United States Department of Commerce. Barber became popular when she won the Miss Virginia International 2011 title.

How much is the net worth of Deshauna Barber?

Her net worth is estimated to be $100,000 – $1M.

Deshauna Barber: Controversy

After winning the Miss USA 2016, Deshauna faced some racist backlash. Many people objected and expressed their dissatisfaction with her win because of her skin color.

Body Stats

She is a dark-eyed brunette. Her height is 5 feet 8 inches and weighs 55 kg. Her bra size is 32B and her shoe size is 9 US.

Social Media Profile

She has more the 40k followers on  Facebook. She has more than 3.9k followers on Twitter and has more than  181k followers on Instagram.

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