Jill Gulseth

Who is Jill Gulseth?

Jill Gulseth is a beauty queen from Geneva, Illinois who has held the title Miss Illinois USA and competed at Miss USA.

Gulseth competed in Miss Illinois USA 2004 pageant and placed in the semi-finals. Returning the following year, Gulseth won both the Miss Illinois USA crown and the Miss Photogenic award. This state pageant attracted 129 delegates. In April 2005 Gulseth represented Illinois in the Miss USA 2005 pageant held in Baltimore, Maryland, wearing clothing she had made herself, and placed third runner-up to Chelsea Cooley of North Carolina.

Gulseth graduated from Geneva Community High School in 2002. She was an education student at the University of Iowa when she won the pageant crown. Gulseth is involved with the Pi Beta Phi sorority and supports many philanthropic causes. In October 2004, she ran the Zeta Tau Alpha 5K to raise money for breast cancer awareness and education in honor of a family member and friend that has fought the disease. Gulseth used her reign to promote breast cancer awareness, the official cause of the Miss USA program.

Gulseth is also a professional model and was offered a contract with Trump Model Management after she competed in Miss USA. Her other hobbies consist of soccer, volleyball, dancing and shopping.