Nicole Michele Johnson Phelps[1] (born July 12, 1985)[2] is an American beauty queen who was Miss California USA 2010 and competed in the Miss USA pageant.[3][4]
In 2007, Johnson graduated with honors from the University of Southern California with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication, concentrating in sports and entertainment.[8][9]
Career
When Johnson was 17, she read an advertisement in the Thousand Oaks Acorn for Miss California Teenager. Johnson, a student at Moorpark College, wanted to transfer to the University of Southern California and thought the scholarship would help pay her education. Out of 304 contestants Johnson took first runner-up.[5]
After previously being first runner-up in the 2007 pageant,[6] Johnson won the Miss California USA 2010 title in November 2009.[10] She went on to compete in the Miss USA 2010 pageant held in Las Vegas where she placed ninth.[8] She had been considered a favorite to win the title.[11]
Personal life
Johnson with husband Michael Phelps in March 2017.
On February 21, 2015, Johnson became engaged to swimmer Michael Phelps.[12] Johnson and Phelps had first met at the 2007 ESPY Awards.[3] They started dating in 2009 and temporarily broke up prior to the 2012 Summer Olympics before reuniting in 2014.[3][13] On June 13, 2016, the couple wed in a private ceremony.[14] The couple have four sons.[15]
