Nicole Manske
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| Nicole Manske Beauty pageant titleholder |
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| Birthdate: | July 2, 1980 (age 26) |
| Birth location: | Roscoe, Illinois  |
| Eye color: | Brown |
| Hair color: | Blonde |
| Ethnicity: | American |
| Title(s): | Miss Illinois Teen USA 1998 |
| Major Competition(s): | Miss Teen USA 1998 (semi-finalist) |
Nicole Manske (born July 2, 1980) is a beauty queen and news reporter from Roscoe, Illinois who has competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant.
Manske won the Miss Illinois Teen USA 1998 and competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant broadcast live from Shreveport, Louisiana in August 1998. Manske was a semi-finalist in the pageant, placing third (of ten) in the evening gown competition, seventh in swimsuit and tenth in interview, placing her eighth overall on average. The competition was won by Vanessa Minnillo of South Carolina. Two years after passing on her title she competed in the Miss Illinois USA 2001 pageant and placed first runner-up to Rebecca Ambrosi.
Manske attended Northern Illinois University in Dekalb, Illinois, earning her first job while at Northern Illinois for the NBC station. She's worked as a general assignment reporter for WANE-TV in Fort Wayne, Indiana before going to WISH-TV in Indianapolis, Indiana in April 2004. During her career at WISH-TV, Manske covered the Indianapolis 500, the United States Grand Prix, the NFL's Indianapolis Colts, and the NBA's Indiana Pacers. She also was a pit reporter for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network. She dated 2005 Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon for a time.
In the May 15, 2006 edition of The Indianapolis Star , Manske announced that she would be leaving WISH-TV for Speed Channel in Charlotte, North Carolina with the 2006 Indianapolis 500 on May 28 being her last day.
Manske is the current co-host of The Speed Report (formerly Speed News), a weekend motorsports program on Speed Channel at 7 PM and 8:30 PM EST on Sundays, a position she has held since July 1, 2006, replacing Connie LeGrand.
[edit] Trivia
- Manske was a cheerleader with auto racer Danica Patrick at Hononegah High School in Rockton, Illinois.
[edit] References
- WISH-TV (Indianapolis, IN) biography
- Indianapolis 500 coverage with Danica Patrick
- Miss Teen USA 1998 competition (Shown as Miss Illinois Teen USA)
- Indianapolis Star column on Manske's dating of 2005 Indy 500 winner Dan Wheldon
- Indianapolis Star column on Manske's departure from WISH-TV to SPEED Channel.
- SPEEDtv.com profile on Manske
| Preceded by Autumn Waterbury |
Miss Illinois Teen USA 1998 |
Succeeded by Amber Dusak |
| Preceded by Connie LeGrand (2002-2006) with Bob Varsha (1996-2006), Bob Jenkins (2005-6), Ralph Sheehan (2004-6), and Drew Johnson (2006-present) |
Host of The Speed Report with Drew Johnson (2006-present) 2006-present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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| NAME | Manske, Nicole |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | American sports journalists |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1980 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Roscoe, Illinois |
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