Tanya Lehman

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Tanya Lehman Beauty pageant titleholder

Birth name:	Tanya Justine Lehman
Birthdate:	August 14, 1983 (age 23)
Birth location:	York, Pennsylvania
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Eye color:	Hazel
Hair color:	Brown
Ethnicity:	White/Caucasian
Title(s):	Miss Pennsylvania USA 2006
Major Competition(s):	Miss USA 2006

Tanya Justine Lehman (born August 14, 1983) is a beauty queen from York, Pennsylvania who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.

Lehman won the Miss Pennsylvania USA 2006 title in a state pageant held in late 2005. It was her second attempt at this title, as she placed in the semi-finals of the 2003 event. She also placed second runner-up in the Miss Pennsylvania Teen USA 2001 pageant.^[1]

Lehman represented Pennsylvania in the Miss USA 2006 pageant broadcast live from Baltimore, Maryland on April 21, 2006. She did not place in the nationally televised pageant, which was won by Tara Conner of Kentucky

Lehman graduated from York Suburban High School in 2001. She later studied at Duquesne University and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Management Systems. At Duquesne, she has been placed on Dean's List, and has received awards for community service and also a Women's Leadership Society Award. In the summer of 2005 she was accepted as an intern at the Pennsylvania Department of Health. In the summer of 2006 she was a participant and awardee in Pittsburgh's 50 Finest, a charity event to benefit those with cystic fibrosis.

Her hobbies and interests include making jewelry, watching NHL hockey games, shopping, working out and reading.^[2]