Brittany Ryan Swann (born December 25, 1983) is a beauty queen from Tyrone, Georgia who competed in the Miss USA pageant in 2007.
Swann won the Miss Georgia USA 2007 title in a state pageant held in Newnan, Georgia on 11 November 2006. She competed as Miss Peachtree City in the pageant. This was her second attempt at the title, as she had placed third runner-up to Lisa Wilson of Atlanta in 2006. Wilson placed second runner-up in the Miss USA 2006 pageant held in April 2006. In 2002, Swann competed in the Miss Tennessee Teen USA 2002 pageant and placed second runner-up to Rachel Smith. One month prior to Swann winning her title, Smith won the Miss Tennessee USA 2007 title, and thus both competed against each other at the Miss USA 2007 pageant. Swann and Smith have the same directors, Greenwood productions, which produces the Tennessee and Georgia state pageants.
Swann represented Georgia in the nationally televised Miss USA 2007 pageant which was broadcast live from the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 23, 2007. Throughout her reign she will work with various charities and make appearances throughout Georgia, such as appearance in the first annual Tyrone Christmas Parade. Her sister titleholder is Jena Sims, Miss Georgia Teen USA 2007.
Brittany (/ˈbrɪtənɪ/; French: Bretagne [bʁə.taɲ]; Breton: Breizh, pronounced [bʁɛjs] or [bʁɛχ];Gallo: Bertaèyn, pronounced [bəʁ.taɛɲ]) is a cultural region in the north-west of France. Covering the western part of Armorica, as it was known during the period of Roman occupation, Brittany subsequently became an independent kingdom and then a duchy before being united with the Kingdom of France in 1532 as a province governed as if it were a separate nation under the crown. Brittany has also been referred to as Less, Lesser or Little Britain (as opposed to Great Britain). It is bordered by the English Channel to the north, the Celtic Sea and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and the Bay of Biscay to the south. Its land area is 34,023 km² (13,136 sq mi).
The historical province of Brittany is now split among five French departments: Finistère in the west, Côtes-d'Armor in the north, Ille-et-Vilaine in the north east, Loire-Atlantique in the south east and Morbihan in the south on the Bay of Biscay. Since reorganisation in 1956, the modern administrative region of Brittany comprises only four of the five Breton departments, or 80% of historical Brittany. The remaining area of old Brittany, the Loire-Atlantique department around Nantes, now forms part of the Pays de la Loire region.
The Brittany is a breed of gun dog bred primarily for bird hunting. Although it is often referred to as a Spaniel, the breed's working characteristics are more akin to those of a pointer or setter. Brittanys were developed in the Brittany province of France between the 17th and 19th centuries, becoming officially recognized early in the 20th.
The name "Brittany" is taken from the Brittany region in northwestern France where the dog originated. The Images of orange and white Brittany-like dogs hunting and retrieving game were first seen on tapestries and paintings from the 17th century. The first written and verifiable record of Brittanys comes from a hunting description written by Reverend Davies in 1850. He described hunting with small "bobtailed" dogs who pointed and were excellent retrievers. It was around the same time that the modern Brittany is rumored to have been bred by mating with English Setters. The Brittany was first shown at the Paris Dog Show in 1900.
Brittany is a female given name of French and Latin origins, after Brittany, a region of France.