Amanda Gilman

Pageant titleholder bio
title=Miss Vermont USA 2006
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nationalcompetition=Miss USA 2006
location= Danville, Vermont, U.S.
birthname= Amanda Gilman
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eye color= Brown
hair color= Chestnut Brown
nationality= American
ethnicity= White/Caucasian
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homepage= http://www.amandagilman.com

Amanda Gilman is a beauty queen from Danville, Vermont who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.

Gilman won the Miss Vermont USA 2006 title in a state pageant held in late 2005. It was her second attempt at this title, as she placed 2nd runner-up at Miss Vermont USA 2005 and she had also competed for the Miss Vermont Teen USA title in 2003 and 2004.

In April 2006, Gilman represented Vermont in the Miss USA 2006 pageant broadcast live from Baltimore, Maryland. She failed to place in the pageant, which was won by Tara Conner of Kentucky.

Gilman graduated from Danville High School with honours in 2004. She had been attending Lyndon State College since the age of fifteen, and graduated high school with thirty college credits already on her transcript. She will graduate from Lyndon with a dual degree in Television News Broadcasting & Business Administration in 2008. As well as her studies, Gilman is a nanny and works as a sales associate at Fashion Bug.

Gilman has given her time to non-profit organizations, such as United Way, The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, The American Red Cross, The Make-A-Wish Foundation, and The American Lung Association. Her initiatives have earned her a Community Service Award and Scholarship presented by the St. Johnsbury Rotary Club and numerous other Community Service awards.

Her hobbies and interests include reading mystery novels, pilates, scrapbooking, watching "Desperate Housewives" and jogging.

References

* [http://www.lsc.vsc.edu/intranet/instadv/newsletter/main/archives/05-01/ Amanda Gilman Miss Vermont Runner-up] , January 2005 (accessed 1 May 2006)
* [http://www.caledonianrecord.com/pages/local_news/story/0575f2c94 Danville Woman Named Miss Vt. USA] , Caledonian-Record, 21 September 2005 (accessed 1 May 2006)

External links

* [http://missvermontusa.com Miss Vermont USA website]
* [http://www.missusa.com/delegates/2006/files/VT.html Miss USA Official Profile]