Tuesday, April 17, 2012

PHS grad named Ms. America

ANAHEIM, CA – Nicole Rash from Plymouth, Indiana was crowned Ms. America 2012 at the national pageant held Sunday, April 15, 2012 at the Doubletree Suites by Hilton Anaheim Resort in Anaheim, California.

State and regional titleholders from across the United States competed in five categories including interview, sportswear, fashion wear, evening gown and on-stage question.

Rash was Miss Indiana 2007, and received first runner-up in the Miss America Pageant in 2008. She is currently employed as a model, actress, and corporate spokesperson, and will complete her bachelor’s degree in Spanish from Ball State University in May.

Rash is also a philanthropist and is especially passionate about her platform of service "Breath Easy - Keeping our Youth Smoke and Tobacco Free." After losing 3 of her grandparents to smoking related illness, her cause is close to her heart and she has spoken to over 25,000 students so far about staying smoke free. She is a Presidential Scholarship Winner and will graduate with an overall 3.85 GPA.

As Ms. America 2012, Rash is honored to represent an organization that enriches the lives of women across the country and is passionate about continuing to give back to others through philanthropic endeavors and being the inspiration that helps others achieve their dreams.

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