Deidre Downs

Deidre Downs (born July 7, 1980) is an American physician and former beauty pageant titleholder. Downs was Miss America 2005 and Miss Alabama 2004.

Downs initially attended the University of Virginia on a volleyball scholarship. She later attended Samford University and earned scholarship money through pageants. After her term as Miss America, she began medical school at the University of Alabama School of Medicine in Birmingham. She changed her name to Deidre Downs Gunn when she married Andrew Gunn, a high school teacher in 2008. "She is currently a chief resident physician in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Alabama Medical Center."

Downs is the only titleholder to reign for part of three calendar years. The pageant, traditionally held in September, was delayed four months to allow the Miss America Organization to secure a TV deal. Her successor, Jennifer Berry of Oklahoma, was crowned as Miss America 2006 on January 21, 2006.

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