Miss America Results:	Awarded Miss Congeniality
Hometown:	Buffalo, TX
Platform Issue:	Viva Texas! Building Bridges through Bilingual Education
Education:	Texas A&M University - B.A. Spanish, Minor in Comparative Cultural Studies Universidad de Salamanca, España - Translation Studies Buffalo High School

Scholastic/Career Ambition:

• Pursue Masters in Modern Languages/Applied Linguistics
• Teach English abroad and return to obtain doctorate in Luso-Brazilian literature domestically
• Infuse innovation into bilingual education

Scholastic Honors:

• College of Liberal Arts Career Fair host
• International Foreign Language Award in Spanish
• American Character & Citizenship Award
• International student at Universidad de Salamanca
• Go-Texan Scholarship recipient
• Texas Professional Communicators and ILPC honors in Journalism

Leadership Roles:

• Texas Saints Volunteer Organization, president
• American Translators Association, member
• Selected as Literacy Volunteer bilingual tutor
• 2003 Texas State Inaugural Ceremony Assistant
• KANM-AM Student Radio Show Host
• Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo production crew, media technician

Accomplishments:

• Chosen twice as Department of Hispanic Studies International Poetry Symposium delegate
• Director of partnership projects with Boys & Girls Club of America
• Featured student volunteer leader in The Battalion
• Traveled the state at age 16 as a spokesperson and motivational speaker as Miss Teen Texas 2000
• Caregiver at Phoebe's Home for battered families

Interesting Facts:

• Fluent in Spanish
• Conversational French
• Learning Portuguese
• Visited grandfather's WWII air base in England
• Climbed a volcano and went skydiving in the same week
• Travel enthusiast
• Raised on a cattle ranch
• Avid 5K run participant

Booking Info:

For information on booking Miss Texas for an appearance, please contact

Carol Fuller
        Miss Texas Business Manager
        972-769-8461
        businessmanager@misstexas.org