| MISS AMERICA 2008 DELEGATES |
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| ARIZONA
Nicole Turner talent: Jazz Dance Platform: T.D.W.C - To Drive With Care |
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| ALASKA
Cari Leyva Talent: Vocal Platform: Empowering Ethnic Women to Embrace their Culture and Promote Self-Actualization |
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| ALABAMA
Jamie Leigh Langley Talent: Vocal Platform: Cardiac Care: From the Heart |
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| CALIFORNIA
Melissa Ivonne Chaty Talent: Opera Platform: Alzheimer's Advocacy and Awareness |
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| ARKANSAS
Mary Katherine Bailey Talent: Vocal Platform: Prevention and Awareness of School Violence |
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| DELAWARE
Brittany Dempsey Talent: Jazz Dance Platform:C.A.T.C.H. - Coordinated Approach to Child Health |
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| CONNECTICUT
Dana Elaine Daunis Talent: Vocal Platform: Child Abuse - Prevention and Recovery |
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| COLORADO
Maggie Ireland Talent: Irish Step Dance Platform: Opening the Door to Optimism |
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| FLORIDA
Kylie Jean Williams Talent: Vocal Platform: Realistic Support for Our Troop |
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| DIST. OF COLUMBIA
Shayna Yvonne Rudd Talent: Jazz Dance Platform: Project T.E.S.T.I.M.O.N.Y.S. |
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| IDAHO
Sadie Quigley Talent: Piano Platform: Building Bridges-Acceptance and Accessibility for the Disabled |
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| HAWAII
Ashley Ku'ualoha Layfield Talent: Jazz Dance Platform: Enhancing Lives Through the Performing ArtsArts |
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| GEORGIA
Leah Massee Talent: Vocal Platform: Children's Miracle Network - The Promise of Hope |
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| INDIANA
Nicole Elizabeth Rash Talent: Vocal Platform: Get on the �L - B.U.S.� - Breaking Language Barriers in the United States |
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| ILLINOIS
Ashley Nicole Hatfield Talent: Vocal Platform: Breast Cancer: Action, Awareness and Advocacy |
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| KENTUCKY
Kaitlynne Postel Talent: Vocal Platform: Standing Tall and Respecting All |
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| KANSAS
Alyssa Anne George Talent: Piano Platform: Bullying: The Bystander Effect |
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| IOWA
Diana Reed Talent: Baton/Twirl Platform: Character Education: Building Futures by Building Kids |
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| MAINE
Tara Allain Talent: Lyrical Dance Platform: Habitat for Humanity: Building Homes, Building Character |
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| LOUSIANA
Amanda Lea Joseph Talent: Ballet en Pointe Platform: Promoting the Gift from Within - Arts for Underprivileged Children |
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| MICHIGAN
Kirsten Haglund Talent: Opera Platform: Raising Awareness of Eating Disorders |
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| MASSACHUSETTS
Valerie Amaral Talent: Vocal Platform: Children's Miracle Network - Inspiring Youth to Volunteer |
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| MARYLAND
Shana Powell Talent: Classical Vocal Platform: The Importance of Music Education and Support of the Arts |
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| MISSISSIPPI
Kimberly Nicole Morgan Talent: Vocal Platform: Music Increasing Literacy in Kids |
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| MINNESOTA
Jennifer Ann Hudspeth Talent: Vocal Platform: Understanding Autism: Turning Disabilities into Possibilities |
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| NEBRASKA
Ashley Bauer Talent: Vocal Platform: Mentoring: Connecting Kids With Hope |
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| MONTANA
Kristen Mantooth Talent: Lyrical Dance Platform: R.E.A.C.H! |
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| MISSOURI
Lindsey Casmaer Talent: Ballet en Pointe Platform: Promoting Internet Safety Awareness Through Education |
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| NEW HAMPSHIRE
Rachel Barker Talent: Ballet en Pointe Platform: The Power of Arts in Education |
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| NEVADA
Caleche Manos Talent: Vocal Platform: M.A.D.D. � Prevention of Drinking and Driving Through Education |
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| NEW YORK
Elisabeth Baldanza Tlent: Ballet en Pointe Platform: Service Training Empowerment Program |
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| NEW MEXICO
Jennifer Marlowe Talent: Vocal Platform: Mentoring Through Music |
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| NEW JERSEY
Amy Nicole Polumbo Talent: Vocal Platform: Internet Safety - Protecting Children from Online Predators |
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| NORTH DAKOTA
Ashley Anne Young Talent: Vocal Platform: Stop Bullying in Schools: Saving the Spirit of a Child |
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| NORTH CAROLINA
Jessica Marie Jacobs Talent: Ballet en Pointe Platform: Read To Me Program - Literacy Through Parents and Community Reading to Kids |
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| OREGON
Kari Virding Talent: Vocal Platform: The Make-A-Wish Foundation of America |
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| OKLAHOMA
Makenna Lee Smith Talent: Vocal Platform: Seat Belts Save Lives. What's Holding You Back? |
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| OHIO
Roberta Camp Talent: Vocal Platform: Change Our World: Build Character |
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| RHODE ISLAND
Ashley Bickford Talent: Ballet en Pointe Platform: The kNOw HIV/AIDS Campaign � Know, Prevent, Care, Cure |
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| PENNSYLVANIA
Rachel Marie Brooks Talent: Vocal Platform: Autism Awareness: Unlocking The Mystery |
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| TENNESSEE
Grace Gore Talent: Vocal Platform: Graceful Sounds: Hearing Conservation and Rehabilitation |
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| SOUTH DAKOTA
Kate Wismer Talent: Classical Vocal Platform: Reading Advantage |
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| SOUTH CAROLINA
Crystal Alicia Garrett Talent: Vocal Platform: P.E.A.K.: Preparing Empowered Asthmatic Kids |
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| UTAH
Jill Stevens Talent: Vocal Platform: Emergency Preparedness |
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| TEXAS
Molly Leigh Hazlett Talent: Dance Platform: Just Say No - Drug Education in Schools |
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| VIRGIN ISLANDS
Janeisha John Talent: Jazz Dance Platform: Domestic Violence Awareness |
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| VIRGINIA
Hannah Martine Kiefer Talent: Ballet en Pointe Platform: Creating Healthy Choices for Teens |
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| VERMONT
Rachel Ann Cole Talent: Monologue Platform: Building Bridges Through Literacy - Closing the Educational Gap |
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| WEST VIRGINIA
Summer Elizabeth Wyatt Talent: Vocal Platform: Making the Connection: Animal Cruelty and Family Violence |
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| WASHINGTON
Elyse Umemoto Talent: Vocal Platform: Embracing Diversity: Empowering Women |
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| WYOMING
Jennifer Lee McCafferty Talent: Vocal Platform: Promoting Foreign Language Learning |
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| WISCONSIN
Christina Anna Thompson Talent: Violin Platform: Supporting the Arts: A Holistic Approach |