Rebecca Bledsoe

Rebecca Bledsoe is a former beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Delaware 2005 and ranked as a Non-Finalist Talent Award winner at the Miss America 2006 pageant. Bledsoe attended Middletown High School in Middletown, Delaware and is a 2004 graduate of the University of Delaware with a degree in English.

Bledsoe competed three times for the title of Miss Delaware. She was a non-finalist contestant in 2002 and 2003. She took a year off from competing in 2004 and completed school. She returned to the Miss Delaware pageant in 2005 where she captured the preliminary talent award and the crown. She spent her year of service as Miss Delaware advocating against domestic violence and was a 2006 recipient of the Verizon Wireless HopeLine Award.

Since crowning her successor, Bledsoe has appeared in a cabaret act in New York City and is pursuing a career in the entertainment industry. She has also served as a volunteer for the Miss Delaware Organization.