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Patricia "Pat" Annette Smith (née Southall) (born 1971) is the founder and spokesperson of Treasure You. The former beauty queen from Portsmouth, Virginia is a James Madison University journalism graduate who won the Miss Virginia USA crown in late 1993. Representing Virginia in the Miss USA 1994 pageant, Southall placed first runner-up to Lu Parker of South Carolina.^[1]

Southall was married to actor-comedian Martin Lawrence from 1995 to 1996. She and Lawrence met in the summer of 1992, while she was working in Gov. L. Douglas Wilder's media office. Lawrence was appearing in Richmond at a Def Comedy Jam concert. They divorced in 1997.

Southall married football star Emmitt Smith on April 22, 2000. They have two children together, Emmitt IV, and Skylar.^[2]

Contents

1 Philanthropic Work
2 Public Speaking
3 References
4 External links

Philanthropic Work

Over the course of their marriage, Pat and Emmitt Smith have been significant donors to a variety of causes and non-profit organizations through Pat & Emmitt Smith Charities. In 2012, the couple's charitable organization, Pat & Emmitt Smith Charities, was among the people and organizations honored at the Trumpet Awards. ^[3]

Public Speaking

In 2012, Women of Faith added Smith to the list of speakers for their Celebrate What Matters Tour. ^[4]

References

^ Little, Robert (1994-02-13). "Mom's Death Inspired Miss USA contender". The Virginia Pilot. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=VP&p_theme=vp&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAFF71A4C4159ED&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 2007-02-22.
^ Emmitt Smith and His All-Star Family
^ 2012 Trumpet Awards Honorees
^ Pat Smith Joins Women of Faith Team | Women of Faith

External links

v t e Miss Photogenic award winners at the Miss USA pageant

Sharon Brown (1961) Maria Remenyi (1966) Deborah Shelton (1970) Liz Wickersham (1976) Shannon Marketic (1992) Kelly Hu (1993) Patricia Southall (1994) Ali Landry (1996) Elyzabeth Pham (1999) Katee Doland (2001) Sarah Cahill (2003) Tyler Willis (2005) Cristin Duren (2006) Rebecca Moore (2007) Courtney Carroll (2008) Jessi Pierson (2009)

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