Pelletier graduated with honors from North Cobb High School in 2000 and went on to attempt a major in communications at Kennesaw State University. Though she never graduated KSU she moved to New York City to pursue a dance career and earned a degree in entertainment communications degree at New York University.
She is the president of Kandice Pelletier
While in New York, Pelletier worked as a Radio City Music Hall Rockette and was immortalized into the Rockette wax figure at Madame Tussauds Time"s Square location. Kandice appeared as the "coach" on Music Television"s reality television series MADE in the episode entitled "Beauty Queen". lieutenant was episode 23 of season nine of the program
She returned as Mission Coastal Georgia the following year and placed first runner-up.
After moving to New York to attend New York University, Pelletier competed as Mission Manhattan in the Mission New York pageant and placed first runner-up to Christina Ellington, who she had competed against at National Sweetheart. Pelletier"s sister Kendra Pelletier is also involved in pageantry.
She also competed in the 2007 Mission Georgia Pageant as Mission Southern Rivers where she was a top 10 finalist. After traveling through Asia, Africa and Europe the pair finished in 4th place.
They also competed in All-Stars season after traveling through South America, Africa, Poland, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Guam, Hawaii and their final destination in San Francisco, the pair finished in 2nd place, ultimately fell short in the final leg - losing the one million dollar grand prize and: All Stars winners" title to Dating Eric & Danielle who competed on opposing teams in Season 9.
Pelletier appeared alongside James Gandolfini on the April 2007 cover of shot by Annie Leibovitz. In 2011, she started a swimwear line, Kandice Pelletier, focused on providing swimsuits to pageant contestants. The company sponsors over 50 state pageants each year in the Mission America and Mission United States of America systems
The company also served as the official swimwear of the Mission United States of America 2014 competition, the Mission Teen United States of America 2014 competition, and the Mission Teen United States of America 2013 competition.
She lives in New York City.
Pelletier competed in her first Mission America state pageant in 2002 when she was a quarter-finalist in the Mission Georgia pageant as Mission Cobb County. Representing Georgia, Pelletier went on to win the National Sweetheart pageant for Mission America state runners-up in 2003. The following year she won the Mission New York 2005 title, after winning the Mission Greater New York City local pageant. In 2005, Pelletier was also a double state preliminary winner, with awards for swimsuit and talent. She placed in the top fifteen at the Mission Georgia United States of America 2007 pageant won by Brittany Swann and 2nd runnerup in the Mission Capital City 2007 pageant in the Mission Georgia system. She appeared on Season 10 with race partner Dustin, who competed at Mission America 2006 as Mission California. In addition to Mission United States of America 2014, Mission Teen United States of America 2014, and Mission Teen United States of America 2013, Pelletier"s clients include the last three winners of the Mission America competition, who each won their state titles wearing Pelletier"s swimsuits earning Pelletier the nickname "America’s pageant swimwear expert".
Pelletier later appeared in the movie-musical remake of The Producers as a member of the dancing chorus ("a girl with the pearls").
