Nichole Renee Mead Zahner (born March 23, 1988) is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Newport, Oregon.

She was crowned Miss Oregon 2012 after pageant officials discovered that the original winner did not meet state residency requirements.

[1] She was one of 24 qualifiers for the 2006 Miss Oregon pageant and performed a lyrical dance routine to the Andrew Lloyd Webber song "The Phantom of the Opera" from the musical of the same name in the talent portion of the competition.

[4][6] She competed in the 2008 Miss Oregon pageant with the platform "Promoting Awareness of the Dangers Caused by Drinking and Driving" and a lyrical dance performance to the Christina Aguilera song "Hurt" in the talent portion of the competition.

[10] She competed in the 2010 Miss Oregon pageant with the platform "Raising Awareness of the Dangers Caused by Drinking and Driving" and a lyrical jazz dance performance in the talent portion of the competition.

[12] As one of 22 qualifiers, Mead competed in the 2011 Miss Oregon pageant with the platform "Operation Yellow Ribbon" and a dance performance in the talent portion of the competition.

[19][20] However, shortly after her win, questions were raised as to whether Berry met the residency requirement for the Miss Oregon pageant system.