Crystle Stewart Biography

Crystle Stewart is an American actress and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Texas USA 2008 and Miss USA 2008. Further, she represented the United States at Miss Universe 2008, earning a spot on the Top 10. Stewart is as a model represented by Neal Hamil Agency in Houston

Crystle Stewart Age

Stewart was born Crystle Stewart Danae on September 20, 1981, in Houston, Texas, U.S.A. She is 43 years old as of 2024. Stewart celebrates her birthday on September 20th.

Crystle Stewart Height

Stewart stands at an approximate height of 5 feet and 8 inches.

Crystle Stewart Family

Stewart was born to Cynthia Diane Franklin and Robert Stewart III. She has two siblings named Breana Renee and Robert Stewart IV.

Crystle Stewart Husband

Stewart got married to Max Sebrechts on August 9, 2014. Max is a Belgian model. The couple has two children, a daughter named Anne-Jolie and a son named Max Jr. They have disclosed their desire to have twins in the near future.

Crystle Stewart Net Worth

Stewart has an estimated net worth ranging between $1 million – $5 million, which she has earned through being an actress and beauty pageant titleholder.

Crystle Stewart Controversies

Stewart and her company and her company Miss Brand Corporation, were halted from their roles in organizing pageants after former contestants made claims of results rigging, favoritism, and sexual harassment. In August 2023, she officially stepped down from the position.

Crystle Stewart Plastic Surgery/Nose Job

There are rumors suggesting that Stewart underwent plastic surgery, particularly rhinoplasty (nose surgery). Some point out the subtle noticeable changes in the shape of her nose, especially when comparing her appearance when she won Miss USA 2008 to her later roles, such as in Tyler Perry’s Beauty in Black.

While some attribute these changes to makeup contouring techniques, others believe she may have undergone rhinoplasty. However, she has not publicly confirmed or denied having any cosmetic procedures, but we will update this information once it’s available to the public.

Crystle Stewart Beauty in Black

Stewart starred as Mallory Bellaire in Beauty in Black in 2024 opposite Taylor Polidore. Mallory is a businesswoman who runs a successful hair product-based business empire and is the public face of the “Beauty in Black” brand, which allocates scholarships to help African American women start businesses. Despite her success as an entrepreneur, she deals with dysfunctional in-laws and a loveless marriage.

Crystle Stewart Education

Stewart joined the University of Houston after finishing her studies at Elkins High School in Missouri City. In 2007, she graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Consumer Science and Merchandising. She then studied at Barbizon Modeling and Acting School in Houston.

Crystle Stewart Career

Stewart was crowned the 2008 Miss Texas USA in Laredo, Texas, on July 1, 2007, competing against 121 other participants. She directed a party-planning and motivational speaking company during that time and modeled professionally. She represented Texas in the Miss USA pageant in April 2008.

In 2008, Stewart competed for the Miss Texas USA title, making this her fifth attempt. In the competition, she previously placed first runner-up in both the 2006 and 2007 events, third runner-up in 2005, and made the semi-finals in 2003. She first appeared in the stage pageant in 2002, where she made semi-finals of the Miss Texas USA 2003 pageant competing as Miss Fort Bend County.

Stewart competed as Miss Fort Bend County in 2004, placing third runner-up to Tyler Willis at Miss Texas USA 2005. The next year, she participated as Miss Harris County at Miss Texas USA 2006, placing first runner-up to Lanning for the second time. She was the first runner-up to Miss Houston in 2006 and competed as Miss Southeast Texas, where she placed first runner-up to Miss Houston in the 2007 state pageant.

2007 to present

Instead of competing for a local title in 2007, Stewart entered as an at-large delegate for Miss Texas USA 2008 while holding the Miss Fort Bend County title. She made the final two in the state-televised pageant, being crowned Miss Texas USA 2008 and the second African-American to win the crown at Miss Texas USA. Additionally, she won the Everything but Water Swimsuit Award.

Stewart won the Miss USA 2008 pageant while representing Texas, making her the ninth Texan to win the Miss USA title. During her reign as Miss USA, she served multiple charities, did media interviews, and made public appearances. She attended the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on April 26, 2008.

Stewart represented the US at the Miss Universe pageant on July 13, 2008. She won a spot on the Top 10 and became the second consecutive Miss USA to trip and fall during the evening gown competition. Following her fall, she encouraged the audience to applaud by clapping her hands. In November 2020, she started working as the national director of Miss USA and Miss Teen USA. This made her the first African American woman to hold this position.

Hosting

Stewart worked as the host of the Miss Teen USA 2009 competition on July 31, 2009, with Seth Goldman. The pair hosted the Miss Teen USA pageant again on July 24, 2010. She has co-hosted several Miss Texas USA pageants, including with Jason Feinberg and her husband, Max Sebrechts. On June 5, 2016, she worked as a finals judge at the Miss USA 2016 pageant in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Acting

Stewart debuted her acting career in 2011 with a role in an episode of the sitcom House of Payne. In that same year, she joined the cast of TBS/OWN’s For Better or Worse as Leslie Morris. The following year, she portrayed a secretary in Good Deeds.

In 2017, Stewart joined the regular cast of TLC’s Too Close to Home. The following year, she joined the cast of Tyler Perry’s Acrimony. She also starred in one episode of The Exes. She joined the cast of Netflix’s Beauty in Black in 2024.

Crystle Stewart Movies and TV Shows

Stewart has starred in several movies and TV shows during her career such as

• Days of Our Lives
• House of Payne
• For Better or Worse
• Good Deeds
• The Exes
• Too Close to Home
• Acrimony