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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