Born JonBenet Patricia Ramsey, at Northside Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia on August 6th, 1990 to John Bennett Ramsey and Patricia Paugh Ramsey. JonBenet moved to Colorado with her family when she was just a year old. Her first name is a combination of her father's first and middle names, John Bennett. Her middle name is that of her mother, Patricia.
JonBenet held a number of child beauty contest titles, including (in alphabetical order) America's Royal Miss, Colorado State All-Star Kids Cover Girl, Little Miss Charlevoix Michigan, Little Miss Colorado, Little Miss Merry Christmas, Little Miss Sunburst, and National Tiny Miss Beauty.
She attended High Peaks Elementary School and was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church of Boulder.
JonBenet's last pageant was December 17, 1996. She performed "Rockin Around the Christmas Tree" and modeled a few outfits. The competition took place at the Southwest Plaza in Denver, Colorado. She was crowned Little Miss Christmas and won a medal for talent.
She was only six years old when she was murdered on the night of December 25th, 1996. Her grave lies in Saint James Episcopal Cemetery in Marietta, Georgia, next to the grave of her mother and sister.
As of today, almost 10 years since her death, her murder remains unsolved.
