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Frances Louise "Lu" Parker was born in Anderson, South Carolina . She attended the College Of Charleston and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. She then went on to receive a Masters of Art in Education from The Citadel . After graduating, Parker taught English Literature at North Charleston High School. Her first television broadcasting job was for WCSC in Charleston where she was an education reporter and fill-in anchor. After winning Miss South Carolina USA , Parker was crowned Miss USA in 1994 becoming the third South Carolinian to be awarded the honor. She continued on to compete in the Miss Universe Pageant in Manila , Philippines and was among the top 6 finalists, finishing 4th overall. In San Antonio, KABB -TV hired Parker to serve as a weekend anchor and reporter. Parker was promoted to main anchor in 2000. She obtained a job as the host for San Antonio's "Great Day SA" in February 2003 which was San Antonio's live entertainment morning show. In January of 2005, she joined Frank Buckley to co-anchor KTLA 's "KTLA Prime News". Parker has made appearances on " Larry King Live " and E! Entertainment. She also supports the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). EXTERNAL LINK
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