Gina Crews was
born and raised in Alachua, Florida. She received
a Bachelor of Science degree in Wildlife Ecology
and Conservation with minors in Zoology and Secondary
Education from the University of Florida. She
also took courses at the University of Central
Florida and Santa Fe Community College.
Crews was most recently employed as a naturalist
at a nature center while also working as a promotions
coordinator for a non-profit organization. She
previously worked as a high school biology and
earth science teacher, as well as a lifeguard.
In 1996, she was crowned the Florida Watermelon
Queen and, in 1997, the National Watermelon
Queen. In 1998, she won the annual seed-spitting
contest with a spitting distance of 37 feet
11 inches.
Crews' favorite hobbies are traveling, backpacking,
cooking, rock climbing, canoeing and playing
her Baby Taylor guitar. She is also an avid
football fan, especially of the University of
Florida Gators. Crews is a member of the Sierra
Club, the National Wildlife Federation, the
Nature Conservatory & the Wilderness Society.
Currently single, Gina Crews lives in Gainesville,
Florida, with her two cats, Sammi and Grover,
and her black lab mix named LaKota. Her birth
date is Feb. 7.
