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Lu Parker (Frances Louise Parker) was born on 16 April, 1968 in Anderson, South Carolina, U.S., is an American beauty pageant contestant and speaker. Discover Lu Parker's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 55 years old?

Popular As Frances Louise Parker
Occupation Journalist, Motivational Speaker
Age 55 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 16 April, 1968
Birthday 16 April
Birthplace Anderson, South Carolina, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1968

Frances Louise Parker (born April 16, 1968) is an American journalist, animal rights advocate, motivational speaker and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss USA 1994 and represented the United States at Miss Universe 1994 where she placed Top 6.

Born in Anderson, South Carolina, Parker attended the College of Charleston, where she was a sister of Alpha Delta Pi and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and was later named Alumnus of the Year.

She then went on to receive a Master of Arts in Education from The Citadel.

After graduating, Parker taught English literature at North Charleston and Middleton High Schools.

Lu has been presented with the Order of the Palmetto, the highest civilian honor given in the state of South Carolina, and has been recognized in the South Carolina Congressional Record twice as an outstanding South Carolinian.

Her first television broadcasting job was for WCSC-TV in Charleston, South Carolina, where she was an education reporter and fill-in anchor.

1994

After winning Miss South Carolina USA, Parker competed at Miss USA 1994.

She came into the semi-finals in first place, having won all three preliminary competitions.

After the semi-finals, she went into the Top 6 in second place.

After the judges' question, she just made the cut in the final three in third place, eventually becoming the third South Carolinian to be crowned Miss USA.

She continued on to compete in the 1994 Miss Universe Pageant in Manila, Philippines, where she placed among the top 6 finalists.

2000

Parker was promoted to main anchor in 2000.

2003

In February 2003, she became the host for "Great Day SA" at KENS 5, which is San Antonio's top-rated live entertainment morning show.

2005

In January 2005, she moved to Los Angeles to join Frank Buckley as co-anchor for KTLA's "KTLA Prime News" on weekends.

2007

In 2007, Parker began to co-anchor the weekday "KTLA Morning News" at 5:00 A.M and 6:00 A.M. with Cher Calvin.

2009

Parker began a relationship with Antonio Villaraigosa, Mayor of Los Angeles, in March 2009.

Her employer, KTLA, was reportedly unaware of this fact until May 2009.

Parker reported several stories on Villaraigosa prior to publicly revealing her relationship with him.

2010

In 2010, Parker founded the Lu Parker project, whose stated mission is to "improve the lives of at-risk youth and homeless animals through direct service, education, and advocacy."

2012

Villaraigosa and Parker split in May 2012.

2015

Parker has been the anchor for the 11am - 2pm and 3pm newscasts at KTLA since 2015.

She has won multiple Emmy Awards for her work.

Parker has made appearances on "Larry King Live" and E! Entertainment Television.

She has acted in some films and television shows, most often as a news anchor.

2016

In 2016, she was one of the judges at the Miss Teen USA 2016 pageant, at The Venetian Theatre, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Parker has authored a book on pageantry titled Catching the Crown: The Source for Pageant Competition.

In San Antonio, KABB TV hired Parker to serve as a weekend anchor and reporter.

In 2016, she partnered with Maria Shriver and KTLA creating an inspirational webshow titled The Path with Lu Parker.

On November 2, 2016 Parker was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) after taking a pair of earbuds which did not belong to her from a TSA security checkpoint.

The earbuds belonged to a Los Angeles Police Department detective who later placed Parker under private person's arrest, as she was not on-duty.

Parker explained her actions by saying she was going to try and find the owner, but when she couldn't find the rightful owner she decided to board her flight with the earbuds still in her possession.

Los Angeles World Airports police officers later boarded the flight before the door was closed and removed Parker from the plane.

She was later booked and charged with theft.

Parker later agreed to enter a diversion program with the Los Angeles city attorney's office which will allow her to avoid being convicted, pleading guilty or even having a criminal record.

No charges were filed.