Nancy Amanda Redd is an American author who was Miss Virginia in 2003 and competed in Miss America, finishing in the top ten and winning the preliminary "Lifestyle & Fitness in Swimwear" competition. She is a native of Martinsville, Virginia, and graduated with honors from Harvard in 2003 with a degree in woman's studies. In February 2002 she won $250,000 on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire and donated a considerable amount of her winnings to 4-H, which she had been active in as a child.[She is an alumna of Girls State. She authored the book Body Drama: Real Girls, Real Bodies, Real Issues, Real Answers and is a host of HuffPost Live. She is also the author of Diet Drama: Feed Your Body! Move Your Body! Love Your Body and Pregnancy, OMG!: The First Ever Photographic Guide for Modern Mamas-to-Be.

Redd was one of Glamour magazine's "Top Ten College Women," in October 2002. Her latest book is a children’s book is listed on the Best Sellers list and titled Bedtime Bonnet.

She’s resides in California with husband Actor Rupak Ginn and their two children.