08:47 AM CST on Monday, January 14, 2008
She was a standout at The Colony High School – honor society officer, student council member, varsity cheerleader.
Eight years later, Kumari Fulbright has a college degree, two beauty pageant crowns and plans for a career in law. In recent days, she's also been a big hit on the Internet and featured in newspapers across the land.
There she is, in a shiny black bikini top and pants, holding a military-style rifle – a gun calendar pinup, Miss May 2008.
There she is, with tormented face, ratty hair and puffy eyes, the Tucson police mug shot taken when she was charged last month with kidnapping, robbing and assaulting an ex-boyfriend.
The man says she and three men held him captive and threatened to kill him in what police say was a dispute over jewelry. He has accused Ms. Fulbright of biting him and sticking a knife up his nose.
She has pleaded not guilty and is free on $50,000 bail. Attempts to reach her have been unsuccessful. Her parents, Fred and Valerie Fulbright, responding to questions via e-mail, say the charges "have been devastating to the whole family."
"We're confident our daughter's name will be cleared," Ms. Fulbright said.
Bloggers and other writers have feasted on the news. Some have all but convicted the "Beauty Queen Gone Bad." And in time, the facts of what happened in her apartment on Dec. 8 may be known.
Whatever the truth, for some of those who knew her in high school and at her home in Carrollton, the wild pictures and bizarre allegations clearly show that Kumari Semon Fulbright, now 25, has moved far beyond her North Texas years.
TKPN
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