HotmailMiss USA trades in crown for parachute
Crystle Stewart said her skydive with the Golden Knights was ‘terrifying’
 | In this image released by the U.S. Army, Miss USA Crystle Stewart experiences her first free fall riding with tandem instructor Sgt. 1st Class Mike Elliott and other members of the U.S. Army Parachute Team "Golden Knights" at Yuma Proving Grounds, Ariz., Monday, Feb. 9, 2009. Also jumping are Sgt. 1st Class Jeff Schafer, left, Stf. Sgt. Joe Jones and Sgt. 1st Class Dallas Berentis at right. |
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Yuma, Ariz. - Miss USA Crystle Stewart traded her crown for a parachute when she went skydiving with the Golden Knights, the elite U.S. Army parachuting team.
Stewart, 26, jumped out of the plane in a tandem skydive from 13,000 feet in Yuma, Arizona, on Monday.
She's the seventh Miss USA to jump with the Golden Knights.
Stewart says it was the most exciting and terrifying experience she's ever had — and something she will never forget.
Her big leap was part of a two-day tour of the Yuma area and its bases.
Stewart took a humiliating tumble during the Miss Universe pageant in Hanoi, Vietnam, in July — the second year in a row an American contestant has taken a spill in front of the world.
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