Heather Leigh Whitestone McCallum is a former beauty queen who was the first deaf Miss America title holder, having gone most of her hearing at the age of eighteen months. Whitestone competed in several beauty pageants, winning the Shelby County Junior Miss pageant. Her first year in the Miss America system, she won the Miss Jacksonville State University title and go on to be first runner up to Miss Alabama 1992, Kim Wimmer, the winner from Alabama since the 1978 Miss America pageant. As Miss America Heather showcased her S.T.A.R.S. program everyone around the country. S.T.A.R.S. for stands "Success Through Action and Realization of your dreams." S.T.A.R.S. has five position which are; positive attitude, belief in a dream, the willingness to work hard, facing obstacles, and building a strong support team. She was a member of the Alpha Omicron Pi sorority and has continued to support awareness of deaf issues. She wrote about her life incident in her third book, Let God Surprise You: Trust God with Your Dreams.In 1995 the field again pointed to Miss Alabama and Miss Virginia.| Birth date | February 24, 1973 |
| Birthplace | Dothan, Alabama |
| Birth name | Heather Leigh Whitestone |
| Title(s) | Miss Alabama 1994 Miss America 1995 |
| Major competition(s) | Miss America 1995 |
| Spouse(s) | John McCallum |
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