Amanda Tapley

Amanda Tapley is Miss Alabama 2008. [http://www.missalabama.com/history.htm The Official Miss Alabama Web Site; History] ]

Biography

Amanda Tapley is a native of Birmingham, Alabama and a graduate of Briarwood Christian School [Jessica Andrews Crowned Miss Shelby County; Shelby County Reporter; June 25, 2008, pg. 12A] . She attends Samford University in Homewood, Alabama where she is studying music and pre-med. [ [http://www.missalabama.com/Amanda%20Tapley.htm] Miss Alabama; Amanda Tapley] Her career goal is to become a pediatric oncologist. [ [http://blog.al.com/breaking/2008/06/samford_u_student_crowned_miss.html] Samford U student crowned Miss Alabama; June 8, 2008] She produced a charity CD and hosted a piano concert to raise over $16,000 for pediatric diseases and for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. [http://www.al.com/birminghamnews/stories/index.ssf?/base/news/1212999323206060.xml&coll=2] Oberholzer, Kristin; “New Miss Alabama Amanda Tapley eager to give back”, Birmingham News, June 9, 2008]

Competitions

Tapley won the 2008 Miss Alabama Scholarship Pageant held at Samford University. Her local title as Miss Samford University placed her in the Miss Alabama competition. Tapley’s platform is “Music For A Cure” and her competition talent was piano.

Tapley also achieved the following in Miss Alabama preliminary competitions:
*Miss Alabama Talent preliminary winner 2008
*Miss Alabama Swimsuit preliminary winner 2008
*Miss Alabama Overall Talent winner 2008
*Miss Alabama Overall Interview winner 2008

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