- Angela Perez Baraquio
Angela Perez Baraquio (aka Angela Baraquio Grey) was born on
June 1 1976 inHonolulu ,Hawaii . Now known as Angela Perez Baraquio Grey, she was crownedMiss America 2001 onOctober 14 ,2000 inAtlantic City, New Jersey . Prior to her reign asMiss America , she wasMiss Hawaii 2000. She became the first teacher, Filipino American, andAsian American to win the title. She was a daughter of aPangasinan couple fromthe Philippines .Baraquio graduated from
Moanalua High School in June 1994 "magna cum laude". Upon graduation, she attended theUniversity of Hawaii at Manoa where she graduated in May 1999 with a bachelor's degree in elementary education with an emphasis in speech. From August 1999 to June 2000, Baraquio was a faculty member at Holy Family Catholic Academy in the Salt Lake subdivision of Honolulu. She taught physical education, was athletic director and coached basketball, volleyball and track. Baraquio was also choir director of the historic St. Augustine Church inWaikiki . Angela earned her Master's in Educational Administration from UH in December 2004.She was married to her high school sweetheart Tinifuloa Grey in 2002. They have two sons, Isaiah and Micah.
Baraquio has worked as a spokeswoman for
First Hawaiian Bank andFirst Hawaiian Center . Today, Angela and her family live inAnaheim, California . [cite news | first= Doug | last= Irving | title= Miss America dedicates music to her brother Big Al | url= http://www.ocregister.com/articles/albert-angela-family-2006636-brother-one | work= Orange County Register | date=2008-03-28 | accessdate=2008-03-31 ] Angela is a public motivational speaker and is also writing her first book.She has endorsed Republican Senator
Sam Brownback for the 2008 Presidential primary. [http://www.brownback.com/s/Home/tabid/127/Default.aspx]References
Facts and Triva
*Appeared as a panelist on ESPN's
2 Minute Drill External links
* [http://www.angelaperezbaraquio.com/ Angela Perez Baraquio Homepage]
* [http://www.isleentertainment.com/ Isle Entertainment, Inc. Homepage]
* [http://www.missamerica.org/ Miss America Organization]
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* [http://www.livinglocal.tv/ Living Local with the Baraquios Homepage]
* [http://www.presidentialserviceawards.gov/ President's Council on Service and Civic Participation Homepage]
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