Jade Simmons
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| File:Jade Simmons on campaign trail (cropped).jpg Simmons in 2020 | |
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| Occupations | CEO & Founder of Jade Media Global |
| Website | jadesimmons |
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Jade Simmons is an American classical concert pianist and beauty pageant holder, who was an independent presidential candidate in 2020.[1][2]
Career
[edit | edit source]Simmons attended college at Northwestern University, and was crowned Miss Chicago and Miss Illinois in 1999.[3] She was named first runner-up at the Miss America 2000 pageant.[4]
In 2004, Simmons founded the Impulse Artists Series which was the 2009 winner of the Houston Press Best Non-Profit Arts Series.[5] Simmons' first album was titled Revolutionary Rhythm, and was released in 2009. She released the single "Boss's Nova" in September 2012,[6] and the Playing With Fire EP[7] followed by a second full release on E1 titled #PaganiniProject in February 2013.[8]
Time noted that in her "Decomposed" podcast, Simmons "blends history, scandal and musical analysis"[9] and Esquire called it "a great introduction to appreciating classical music".[10]
Politics
[edit | edit source]Simmons ran for President of the United States in 2020 as an independent.[1][2] She ran on a centrist platform, attempting to appeal to what she defined as a "muted middle" of voters.[11] Simmons had access to 15 electors. Her running mate was Claudeliah J. Roze.[12]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Jade Simmons official website
- Operation Restoration 2020 - Jade Simmon's Official Presidential Campaign website[permanent dead link]
- Impulse Artists Series
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- Texas classical music
- Living people
- Miss America 2000 delegates
- Northwestern University alumni
- Rice University alumni
- Musicians from Charleston, South Carolina
- 21st-century American pianists
- 21st-century American women pianists
- Candidates in the 2020 United States presidential election
- Beauty queen-politicians