Miss Virginia 1997 Kelli Quick

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

Miss Vermont 2010 Laura Hall

Laura Hall
South Burlington, Vermont
Age: 22

Education:
Williston Northampton High School
Assumption College

Platform Issue: Youth Empowerment - Leaders of Today!

Scholastic Ambition: To graduate Summa Cum Laude and receive a Master's degree in Business Administration

Talent: Musical Theater Dance

Scholastic Honors: Dean's List - every semester, Augustine Scholar, Omicron Kappa Delta

Career Ambition: To run a national non-profit organization

Local Competition Sponsor: N/A

State Competition Sponsor: Miss Vermont Scholarship Organization

Miss Vermont 2009 Ashley Ruth Wheeler

Ashley Ruth Wheeler
Lyndon, Vermont
Age: 21

Education:
Lyndon Institute
Saint Michael's College

Platform Issue: Political Awareness Among Young Voters

Scholastic Ambition: To obtain a Masters degree in International Studies

Talent: Vocal

Scholastic Honors: Magna Cum Laude; Four years on Dean's List; Who's Who Among College students

Career Ambition: To lobby for a cause close to my heart

Miss Vermont 2008 Rachel Ann Cole

Rachel Ann Cole
Middlebury, Vermont
Age: 22

Education:
Ridgeway High School
Middlebury College

Platform Issue: Building Bridges Through Literacy: Closing the Educational Gap

Scholastic Ambition: Master's in Fine Arts

Talent: Monologue

Scholastic Honors: - Middlebury College Scholar (2 semesters) - Middlebury Dean's List (3 semesters) - Travelli Scholarship

Other Accomplishments: Winning the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival for Middlebury's production of "The Bewitched" by Peter Barnes.

Career Ambition: Actress and Educator

Local Competition Sponsor: NA

State Competition Sponsor: Miss Vermont Scholarship Organization, Inc.

Miss Vermont 2007 Sarah Olivia Watson

Sarah Olivia Watson
Enosburgh Falls, Vermont
Age: 21

Education:
Royal Academy/Homeschool
University of New England

Platform Issue: The Healing Power of Our Words

Scholastic Ambition: To earn an A.D. in Nursing, a B.S. in Psychology and an M.S. in Counseling

Talent: Classical Piano

Career Ambition: To become a Flight Nurse-Paramedic and start a business providing healthy lifestyle counseling

State Competition Sponsor: Miss Vermont Scholarship Organization, Inc.

Miss Vermont 2006 Megan Alane Plebani

Megan Alane Plebani
Weybridge, Vermont
Age: 24

Education:
Saucon Valley High School
University of Vermont-undergraduate-Biology

Platform Issue: Pediatric Cancer Awareness

Scholastic Ambition: To obtain an MBA

Talent: Jazz Dance/Gymnastics

Scholastic Honors: UVM Entomology Department Internship; Lehigh University Faculty/Staff Scholarship

Career Ambition: To obtain a management position with a Pharmaceutical Sales Company

State Competition Sponsor: Miss Vermont Scholarship Organization, Inc.

Miss Vermont 2004 Megan Yardley

Megan Yardley
Burlington, Vermont
Age: 24

Education:

University of Vermont; Texas Christian University – Bachelor of Science, Speech/Language Pathology

Platform Issue: Promoting Literacy: “Reading for Fun, Reading for Life”

Scholastic Ambition: Obtain a Master’s degree in Speech/Language Pathology

Talent: Vocal

Scholastic Honors: Member of Alpha Lambda Delta National Honor Fraternity; Member of Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Fraternity; Awarded the Texas Christian University Faculty Scholarship

Career Ambition: Open a private practice specializing in phonology and pre- literacy skills

State Competition Sponsor: Miss Vermont Scholarship Organization

Three Nouns that Can Describe the Contestant: Avid Reader Snow Skier Broadway Musical Lover