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RUTH MARIE MILLIMAN
Age: 48
Occupation:
DIRECTOR OF RETAIL LEASING
Hometown: GREENVILLE, SC
Status: VOTED OUT 4th |
BIOGRAPHY
courtesy of CBS.com |
Ruth
Marie Milliman was born and raised in Anderson, South
Carolina, where she enjoyed athletics and was actively
involved in Little Theater and competitive ballroom
dancing, along with singing in pageants and weddings.
She graduated from T.L. Hanna High School.
In 1975, Milliman was crowned Miss Teenage Greenville
and participated in Miss Teenage America. She then
attended the University of South Carolina, where she
eventually received a Bachelor of Science degree in
criminal justice. While in college, she was a member of
the Chi Omega sorority and was a cheerleader (she was
head cheerleader for the squad in 1979). She also worked
as a page for the South Carolina House of
Representatives.
During her college years, Milliman was crowned the 1978
South Carolina Watermelon Queen and the 1979 Miss Cayce
West Columbia. She attended the Miss South Carolina
Pageant, in which she was voted Miss Photogenic by the
press.
After graduating college, Milliman was hired by Eastern
Airlines as a flight attendant. In 1981, she was
appointed First Female Narcotics agent with the South
Carolina Law Enforcement Agency and attended the South
Carolina Police Academy.
For the past 19 years, Milliman has been involved with
and employed in shopping center development. She is
currently the Director of Retail Leasing for Centennial
American Properties in Greenville, South Carolina.
Milliman has been running competitively since 1992 and
holds many road race records in South Carolina. In 2001,
she was awarded the YWCA Women in Sports Award. In 2003,
she participated in the Marathon Des Sables, a race
often called "the toughest footrace on the planet." The
competition entails a seven day, 152-mile stage race.
She finished second out of 59 women and placed 100th
overall out of 677 runners. She was featured in an
Emmy-nominated ESPN special about the race, titled "Foot
Race Across the Sand."
Milliman is an active member of the PTA for Greenville
High School and is a member of the Greenville High
Booster Club. She was head coach for the Greenville
Track Club Junior Olympic Youth Program for four years.
She is also a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church.
Milliman is the proud mother of two teenage children,
Anna, 15, and Max, 17. She currently resides in
Greenville, South Carolina. Her birth date is April 11,
1957. |
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