Terri Britt | |
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Utley wearing her Miss USA crown in 1982 | |
Born | Terri Lea Utley (1961-11-19) 19 November 1961 (age 63) Cabot, Arkansas, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Other names | Terri Britt Terri Amos-Britt Terri Britt |
Education | Clearsight: Graduate of Spiritual Counseling |
Alma mater | Cabot High School, University of Central Arkansas |
Occupation(s) | Author, Speaker, Spiritual Coach |
Known for | Women and family empowerment |
Notable work | The Enlightened Mom, Message Sent, Women Gone Wild Intuition, News Anchor at MovieTime, now E! |
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Spouse(s) | Charlie Britt 2008-present, Late Husband: Steven Amos (1990-2007) |
Awards | Miss USA 1982, 4th runner-up Miss Universe 1982 |
Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Title | Miss Arkansas USA 1982 Miss USA 1982 |
Hair color | Brown |
Eye color | Brown |
Major competition(s) |
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Website | terribritt |
Terri Britt (born November 19, 1961). is an American former beauty pageant winner and author.
Britt is a former news anchor for MovieTime, now E!, and was crowned Miss USA 1982.
Early life
Britt was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, on the 19th of November 1961. As a young woman, Britt was involved in the American Legion Auxiliary Girls State program. She was also vice-president of the Cabot High School class of 1980.
Miss USA
Britt won her first major pageant title, Miss Arkansas USA, in early 1982. She went on to win the title Miss USA in the nationally televised pageant held in Biloxi, Mississippi in May 1982. She was twenty years old at the time.
Britt went on to represent the United States in the Miss Universe pageant in Lima, Peru in July of the same year. In that pageant, she finished as fourth runner-up to Karen Dianne Baldwin of Canada.
Britt is the first Miss USA titleholder from Arkansas. After she won the title, no women from Arkansas placed in the pageant until Jessica Furrer's semi-finalist placement in 2005. Both women are members of Alpha Sigma Tau.
Career
After passing on her title, Britt studied journalism, becoming a writer and field producer for the NBC affiliate KCRA-TV News 3 in Sacramento. She then became a spokeswoman for Mazda. Britt then worked as a news anchor on Movietime television (now known as E!).
Author
Britt went on to write Message Sent: Retrieving the Gift of Love, and The Enlightened Mom: A Mother’s Guide for Bringing Peace, Love & Light to Your Family’s Life, which won the Best Spiritual Book of the Year at both 2011 New York and San Francisco Book Festivals. She is also a contributing author to the bestselling book, Women Gone Wild~Intuition.
Since 2000, she has been a spiritual coach.
In 2023, she presented a TEDx, Unconditional Self-Love: A New Family Paradigm to carry on her message of helping families get off of the societal hamster wheel to thrive instead of simply survive.
In 2024, Britt was named by Life & Style Magazine as one of the Top 10 Impact Leaders to Follow in 2024.
Personal life
Britt is a wife, mom, stepmom and nana, and resides in the north Georgia mountains where she is the co-owner of JumpinGoat Coffee Roasters with her husband Charlie Britt.
Bibliography
- Message Sent: Retrieving the Gift of Love, ISBN 0-9719694-0-X
- Shimoff, Marci; Britt, Terri (30 November 2014), The Enlightened Mom: A Mother's Guide for Bringing Peace, Love & Light to Your Family's Life, WorldofLite, ISBN 978-0-9719694-4-5
- Women Gone Wild: The Feminine Guide To Fearless Living, Brown Books Publishing Group, 26 September 2023, ISBN 9781612546384
References
- "Terri Britt.com". Terri Britt. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
- "Author & Former Miss USA Terri Britt: 5 Steps That Each Of Us Can Take To Proactively Help Heal Our Country". medium.com. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
- "Girls State: Frequently Asked Questions" (PDF). American Legion Auxiliary. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-05-15. Retrieved 2006-05-31.
- "Class of 1980". Cabot High School. Archived from the original on August 21, 2004. Retrieved 2006-05-31.
- "Miss USA 1982: Terri Utley". Miss USA. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2008-07-12.
- ^ "Women Leaders of Love: An Interview with Terri Britt". flapperpress.com. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
- "About". TerriBritt.com. Archived from the original on 2014-04-04. Retrieved 2011-10-06.
- Amos, Terri; Britt, Terri (2002). "Message Sent: Retrieving the Gift of Love". google.com.ng. ISBN 978-0-9719694-0-7. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
- Shimoff, Marci; Britt, Terri (30 November 2014). "The Enlightened Mom: A Mother's Guide for Bringing Peace, Love and Light to Your Family's Life". google.com.ng. ISBN 978-0-9719694-4-5. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
- "Terri Britt: From Miss USA To The Divine Mother". joinupdots.com. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
- Swan, Rhonda; Peirce, Penney (26 September 2023). "Women Gone Wild: Intuition". books.google.co.uk. ISBN 978-1-61254-638-4. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
- "Women Gone Wild". harpersbazaarusa.com. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
- "Meet Terri Britt: Spiritual Coach, Intuitive Healer, Author, Speaker, Former Miss USA 1982". shoutoutatlanta.com. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
- "Terri Britt - Keynote Speaker: Former Miss USA, TEDx Speaker & Founder of Women Leaders of Love Global Community". aaespeakers.com. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
- "Top 10 Impact-Driven Leaders to Follow in 2024". lifeandstylemag.com. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
- "Meet Terri Britt". voyageatl.com. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
External links
- Official Miss USA website
- Official Miss Arkansas USA website
- Pageant Winners Miss USA 1982
- Terri Britt (Utley), former Miss USA 1982 on YouTube
- Unconditional Self-Love: A New Family Paradigm by Terri Britt - TEDxValparaisoUniversity on YouTube
- She Talks Huntington Beach 2023 Terri Britt on YouTube
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