Chelsi Smith

Biography

Chelsi Mariam Pearl Smith (August 23, 1973 – September 8, 2018) was an American actress, singer, television host and beauty queen who was crowned Miss USA 1995 and Miss Universe 1995. Smith was the third Miss USA of African-American origin, after Carole Gist (1990) and Kenya Moore (1993), in addition to being the sixth American woman to win Miss Universe and the first since Shawn Weatherly was crowned Miss Universe 1980.

Smith was diagnosed with liver cancer in 2017. Growing increasingly weak throughout 2018, she traveled to her mother's home in Mifflin, Pennsylvania, and she died there at the age of 45 on September 8, 2018.

Known For

Miss USA

Miss Texas USA 1995

Due South

Wife

Miss Universe

Miss United States 1995

Miss Universe

Miss Universe 1995

Playas Ball

Jill Hamlin

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2007	Playas Ball	Jill Hamlin

Year	TV Show	Role
1994	Due South	Wife
1963	Miss USA	Miss Texas USA 1995
1955	Miss Universe	Miss United States 1995
1955	Miss Universe	Miss Universe 1995