Shannon Marketic
Shannon LaRhea Marketic (born January 14, 1971) is an American model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss California USA 1992 and Miss USA 1992.[1] Marketic was crowned Miss Arizona Teen USA 1989 but held the title for only a week and a half after it was discovered an error had been made and she had actually placed first runner-up.She placed second in semifinal interview, sixth in swimsuit and evening gown, which allowed her to advance as one of the Top 6 finalists of the competition with the third highest semi-finals average score.In 1997 Marketic sued Jefri Bolkiah, Prince of Brunei, claiming that she and other women were hired for promotional work but instead held as a "virtual prisoner", drugged and sexually abused.[10] After 18 months of litigation, a judge dismissed the suit on the grounds that the Sultan had sovereign immunity as head of state.