Shauntay Hinton

Born and reared in her native Starkville Mississippi Shauntay Hinton stepped into the national spotlight as MISS USA 2002 After attending Howard University in Washington DC with a major in broadcast journalism she used her communication skills along with the coveted title of Miss USA to work on behalf of charitable organizations like Susan G Komen For The Cure Miriams Kitchen Gildas House the USO and the Muscular Dystrophy Association Shauntay is credited for helping to raise 34 million for all her charitable causes in 2002 A frequent guest coanchorpanelist debating current events and pop culture on HLN network programs including NEWS NOW PRIME NEWS and SHOWBIZ TONIGHT Shauntay is currently an anchor and segment producer for the Sunrise Morning Show for North Mississippis local CBS news affiliate WCBI Her other credits include a recurring role on Nickelodeons iCarly as Jessica Warner hosting lifestyle and entertainment programming for NBC Fox Sports Fox Movie Channel Lifetime HGTV Twentieth Television BET TV One Current TV and The History Channel Shauntay also serves as an Ambassador for ChildFund International fka Christian Childrens Fund