Education
University of Memphis.
University of Memphis.
She grew up in Tennessee and is a 1999 graduate of Covington High School. Heaston previously competed in the Mission Tennessee 2001 pageant, after winning the Mission Tipton County local title. She was a student at the University of Memphis at the time, and graduated cum laude from the university in 2002 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in broadcast journalism.
While a student at the university, Heaston was initiated into the Epsilon Epsilon Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.
In 2005 she graduated summa cum laude with an Master of Business Administration from Dowling College. Heaston married attorney Dexter Benoit on June 13, 2009 in Memphis, Tennessee.
Dexter is the founding member of Benoit Law Firm, Professional Limited Liability Company (wwwbenoitlawfirmcom).