If you ever wonder if dreams really do come true, just ask Chelsea Colvard. On the evening of November 16, 2008, in Midwest City, Oklahoma, at the Rose State College Performing Arts Center, her dream became a reality. Competing in her very first pageant ever, Chelsea hoped to walk away having had lots of fun and new friends. It was a great surprise and honor when she realized that she had just been crowned Miss Oklahoma Teen USA 2009.

Born on December 31, 1990, Chelsea attends school in Tulsa, Oklahoma and will complete her high school studies this year at Tulsa Community College. During her high school years her favorite subjects have been French and Drama. Future dreams include acting school and becoming an actress on the big screen, but she also has college interests in the field of Psychology where she would like to focus on counseling children. Currently, Chelsea works as a Vision Therapist at the Oklahoma Vision Development Center in Tulsa.

Chelsea enjoys traveling and spent a month in Europe this past summer where she was able to spend time with her French pen pal and do lots of sight seeing, as well as brush up on her French, which she is very accomplished at. If you asked her where she would like to travel next you can bet that the answer would be Africa. Volunteering her time at an orphanage in Ghana, Kenya or Uganda has been a passionate dream of Chelsea’s for some time now where she would like to share her talents in drama and art with the children.

Being a comedic actress at heart, it has been her mission all of her life to make others laugh. Starting out doing talent shows in her living room for her family, Chelsea is now a member of Youth On Stage, a Tulsa area youth acting troupe, where she has played a variety of rolls including Jessica Olive in Done To Death, and Princess Nepthys in Osiris Blinded. Her favorite roles are most definitely the comedy roles.

Community Service has been a part of Chelsea’s life since she was just a young child. She has given over 300 hours to the Salvation Army, working with their Angel Tree Ministry during the holidays as well as serving holiday meals to the needy. She has also volunteered for the last three years at St. Francis Hospital in their outpatient surgery department. Chelsea is excited about the opportunities to go out and speak to kids around the state and be a positive influence in their lives. Her favorite quote is “It’s not a mistake until you’ve refused to learn from it”, and she plans to use that quote to help kids learn to make positive choices.

Chelsea is the daughter of Dennis and Betsye Colvard. She has one sister, Molly Colvard who is a sophomore at Oklahoma City University.