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Caressa Cameron
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Age: 22
Education:
Massaponax High School
Virginia Commonwealth University
Platform Issue: Real Talk: AIDS in America
Scholastic Ambition: To obtain a Master's degree in Mass Communications
Talent: Vocal Pop
Scholastic Honors: Deans List, Academic Honors
Career Ambition: To work as an anchor for a television news station.
Local Competition Sponsor: Miss Arlington Pageant
State Competition Sponsor: Miss Virginia Organization,Inc.
Tara Wheeler
Woodbridge, Virginia
Age: 24
Education:
Gar-Field High School
Pennsylvania State University
Regent University
Platform Issue: Empowering America's Youth
Scholastic Ambition: To obtain a Master's Degree in Broadcast Journalism
Talent: Vocal
Scholastic Honors: Type-1 Air Force ROTC Scholarship Recipient
Career Ambition: To report or anchor for a television news station
Local Competition Sponsor: Miss Arlington Pageant
Hannah Martine Kiefer
Roanoke, Virginia
Age: 21
Education:
Wesleyan Christian Academy
Hollins University
Platform Issue: Creating Healthy Choices for Teens
Scholastic Ambition: To obtain a Master's Degree in Public Relations
Talent: Ballet en Pointe
Scholastic Honors: - Hollins Alumni Recognition Scholarship - Hollins Merit Award for Community Service - Hollins-Batten Leadership Institute
Other Accomplishments: Dancing the role of the "Sugar Plum Fairy" for two years with the High Point Ballet.
Career Ambition: To Become a Director of Communications for a large corporation.
Local Competition Sponsor: Miss Mountain Empire Scholarship Pageant
State Competition Sponsor: Miss Virginia Organization
Adrianna Cecilia Sgarlata
Fairfax Station, Virginia
Age: 24
Education:
James W. Robinson High School
George Mason University – Bachelor of Music – Vocal Performance
Platform Issue: Behaving Respectfully and Valuing Others
Scholastic Ambition: To obtain a Master’s Degree in Vocal Performance
Talent: Vocal
Scholastic Honors: Dean’s List; National Dean’s List; 2005 GMU Music Academic Achievement Award; NATS Honors, State and Regional Winner
Career Ambition: To become a Professional Opera Singer and continue as an activist for Bullying Prevention
Local Competition Sponsor: Miss Arlington Scholarship Organization
State Competition Sponsor: Miss Virginia Organization, Inc.
Kristi Lauren Glakas
Centreville, Virginia
Age: 24
Education:
Centreville High School
George Mason University—undergraduate—English: 20th Century Language and Literature
Platform Issue: Lifeskills: Enabling America’s Youth to Achieve Excellence
Scholastic Ambition: To obtain a Medical Doctorate
Talent: Vocal
Scholastic Honors: Dean’s List; Hoya Crystal Essay Scholarship; Earned college credits through George Mason University Board Review
Career Ambition: To become a Pediatrician and to continue advocacy for child health and wellness
Local Competition Sponsor: Miss Apple Blossom Festival
State Competition Sponsor: Miss Virginia Organization, Inc.
Mariah Rice
Mechanicsville, Virginia
Age: 24
Education:
Atlee High School
Virginia Commonwealth University - senior - Dance/Business;
Platform Issue: Fighting Insecurity in Today’s Teens
Scholastic Ambition: Obtain a Bachelor of Arts in Dance/Choreography with General Business focus
Talent: Lyrical Dance
Scholastic Honors: Recipient of the Virginia Commonwealth University Leadership and Service Award; Recipient of the Virginia Commonwealth University Disability Support Service Award; Recipient of the Target stores All-Around Student Scholarship
Career Ambition: To be the owner of a Studio of the Performing Arts
Local Competition Sponsor: Miss Greater Richmond
State Competition Sponsor: Miss Virginia Organization, Inc.
Three Nouns that Can Describe the Contestant: Survivor Dedicated Teacher Trailblazer
Nancy Amanda Redd
Martinsville, Virginia
Age: 22
Education:
Laurel Park High School
Harvard University Graduate
Platform Issue: 4-H – The Power of YOUth
Scholastic Ambition: To earn a master’s degree in business administration with a specialty in non-profit management
Talent: Piano
Scholastic Honors: One of Glamour magazine’s Top Ten College Women in America; one of Harvard magazine’s Six Estimable Harvard Seniors; Pforzheimer/Radcliffe Scholar for research on the Miss America Scholarship Program; Weissman Fellow for International Excellence in Belgium
Other Accomplishments: L’OREAL Cosmetics “Beauty of Giving” Young Woman of the Year Award; contributing writer, The Princeton Review’s The Girls’ Guide to the SAT; won $250,000 on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire; producer, actress, The Vagina Monologues
Employment: Freelance writer; nationwide motivational speaker for 4-H and other youth programs
Family: Mother is a self-employed real estate manager. She has one brother, Sammy, Jr., 31.
Career Ambition: To publish The Girls’ Guide to Success and to become the first female President and CEO of both the Virginia 4-H and the National 4-H Council
Local Competition Sponsor: Miss Martinsville-Henry County
State Competition Sponsor: Miss Virginia Organization, Inc., Roanoke
Jennifer Pitts
Arlington, Virginia
Age: 24
Education:
Wake Forest-Rolesville High School
Campbell University Graduate
George Mason University School of Law 3rd year
Platform Issue: Volunteer
Scholastic Ambition: To obtain a Juris Doctor
Talent: Contemporary Ballet En Pointe
Scholastic Honors: Cum Laude Graduate; National Dean’s list; Who’s Who Among American College Students
Other Accomplishments: National Spokesperson-Volunteers of America and Make-A-Wish Foundation; Virginia Spokesperson-Virginia Commission on National and Community Service with Governor Mark Warner; Delegate-Governor’s Summit on Volunteerism
Employment: Works for an attorney.
Family: Father is an application engineer. Mother is an administration/accounting manager. She has one sister, Amy, 26.
Career Ambition: To practice public interest law, focusing on child advocacy, and to eventually serve in the United States Senate
Local Competition Sponsor: Miss Apple Blossom Festival Pageant
Meghan Shanley
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Age: 21
Education:
Princess Anne High School
Old Dominion University Graduate
Platform Issue: B.A.S.E.-Building and Achieving Self Esteem
Scholastic Ambition: To pursue a Master’s degree in public relations
Talent: Vocal
Scholastic Honors: Cum Laude Graduate; Dean’s list; Golden Key National Honor Society; National Communications Honor Society (Lambda Pi Eta)
Other Accomplishments: Opened for recording artists Diamond Rio and been part of the openings acts for Kenny Chesney, Chely Wright, Doug Stone and Mark Chestnutt; completed an internship in public relations.
Family: Father is in management for a condominium association and is retired from the Navy. Mother is a LPN. She has two sisters, Kelly, 29 and Erin, 25.
Career Ambition: To become a successful national country and/or contemporary Christian recording artist
Local Competition Sponsor: Miss Hampton Holly Days Festival
State Competition Sponsor: Miss Virginia Organization, Inc., Roanoke
Jacqueline Sydney Cook
Colonial Heights, Virginia
Age: 24
Education:
Colonial Heights High School
James Madison University Graduate
Platform Issue: Court Appointed Special Advocates
Scholastic Ambition: To Obtain a Juris Doctorate
Talent: Dance
Scholastic Honors: JMU Dean’s List; Lisa Hass Scholarship and World Champion Odyssey of the Mind Team (High School
Other Accomplishments: Court Appointed Special Advocate; 21 Years of Dance Training; Performed on USS John F. Kennedy
Employment: Paralegal
Family: Father is an Accountant (Retired). Mother is a Director of Instruction for a Public School System. She has one sister, Julianne, 22.
Career Ambition: Attorney, Specializing in Child Advocacy; Also to Become a National Spokesperson for Court Appointed Special Advocates
Local Competition Sponsor: Miss Hampton-Newport News
State Competition Sponsor: Miss Virginia Organization, Inc., Roanoke
Crystal Lewis
Newport News, Virginia
Age: 21
Education:
Denbigh High School
Campbell University
Platform Issue: Volunteerism in America's Classrooms
Scholastic Ambition: To Graduate Summa Cum Laude
Talent: Vocal
Scholastic Honors: Presidential Scholar; Dean's List; President's List
Other Accomplishments: Treasurer - Student Government Association; Elected Junior Class President; Recipient of Omicron Delta Kappa Cup for Academic Excellence and Community Service
Employment: Student Assistant to the President of Campbell University; Assistant Manager of "It's Fashion"; Consultant/Sales Associate for Mitchell's Formal Wear
Family: Father is a Manager. Mother is a Contractor Sales Manager. She has one brother, Matthew, 19.
Career Ambition: To Become a Professional Recording Artist
Local Competition Sponsor: Lynchburg Festival Scholarship Pageant
State Competition Sponsor: Miss Virginia Organization, Inc., Roanoke
Nicole Johnson
Roanoke, Virginia
Age: 24
Education:
Seminole High School
University of South Florida
Regent University
Platform Issue: Diabetes Awareness
Scholastic Ambition: Obtain a doctorate in mass communications
Talent: Jazz Vocal
Scholastic Honors: Dean's Fellow; President: Baptist Union; president and secretary Student Union Board; Greenfeather Community; Service Award recipient, 1992; Soroptomist International Community Service Scholarship recipient; president and founder -- Youth Alive; Student Government secretary
Other Accomplishments: Celebrity spokesperson for the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation; Virginia Delegate for Diabetes and state legislative advocate; made national television appearances advocating diabetes awareness
Employment: Writer/producer of 700 Club promotions; administrative assistant
Family: Father is a teacher and a US Army Reserve command sergeant major. Mother is a medical office manager. She has one brother, Scott, 22.
Career Ambition: National news anchor and national diabetes spokesperson
Local Competition Sponsor: Miss Lynchburg Pageant
State Competition Sponsor: Miss Virginia Pageant, Inc., Roanoke
Kelli Quick
Pounding Mill, Virginia
Age: 20
Education:
Highlight Academy of Education - 1994
Emory Henry College - Junior; Southwest Virginia Community College - two years
Platform Issue: V.A.L.U.E. (Volunteer and Leadership Uniting Effort)
Scholastic Ambition: To pursue a master's degree in speech pathology with special emphasis upon speech and home health care
Talent: Vocal - Popular
Scholastic Honors: : College - Full tuition President's Scholarship and Dean's List. High School - Salutatorian
Other Accomplishments: Student Government treasurer; SVCC ambassador; SVCC queen; Emory and Henry dance team; Most Outstanding Student
Employment: Southwest Virginia Community College: recruiter and representative; special assistant to alumni coordinator; clerk for bridal store
Family: Father is a heavy equipment operator. Mother is a homemaker. She is an only child
Career Ambition: To serve as a speech therapist in home health care. Also to continue the pursuit as a professional vocalist
Local Competition Sponsor: Miss Lynchburg Festival
State Competition Sponsor: Miss Virginia Pageant, Inc., Roanoke
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