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Throughout her life, Alissa Anderegg has used her voice to inspire others. From appearing on stage and screen as a professional child actress, to speaking around the U.S. as one of the country's leading Alzheimer 's activists, to lending her media expertise to world-renowned companies? and now as Miss World America 2020? she has lived by her mission to educate, empower,and activate. Miss World America is the official United States representative of Miss World, the longest-running international beauty pageant. Since its launch in 1951, the Miss World organization has raised more than 1 billion for children's charities that help disabled and underprivileged children around the world. Throughout her year of service as Miss World America, Alissa has been an ambassador for Miss World?s mission of ?Beauty with a Purpose,? with a special focus on her personal platform of Alzheimer ?s Advocacy. In addition to her Alzheimer 's work, Alissa has been a longtime philanthropist, contributing over 2,000 community service hours through her involvement with the Miss America Organization, National Charity League, the Alzheimer 's Association Junior Board & Social Media Leadership Team, the i Media Foundation advisory board, the Youth Movement Against Alzheimer ?s national executive board, and more. In addition to her duties as Miss World America, Alissa is also currently a member of the New York Junior League, which raises millions of dollars each year for New York City community programs. Alissa emphasizes that with every experience the most meaningful moments always involve connecting one-on-one with others to hear their personal stories and become unified in their shared journeys. These are the moments that continue to inspire her. As Miss World America, Alissa?s goal is to live by her personal motto of ?Educate, Empower, Activate? to encourage others to use their talents to make a difference. She wants to show America? and the world? that no dream is unachievable, and by following our dreams we can change the world.
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Growing up with a grandmother with Alzheimer ?s disease, Alissa quickly realized that the Alzheimer 's community lacked a voice for what she now calls the "forgotten generation" of the disease - the child caregivers. What began as reading a report to her seventh-grade class soon escalated to becoming one of the nation's leading young Alzheimer ?s advocates, inspiring people across the country with her personal story and mission to empower other young caregivers. Her story has been featured in the Emmy-winning HBO documentary The Alzheimer?s Project, the TV show Young Icons, Maria Shriver ?s Women's Alzheimer 's Movement national campaign, AOL,The New York Times, TheL os Angeles Times, The Huffington Post, National Public Radio,Larry King Live, the Alzheimer ?s Association Annual Report, her national keynote speaking tour, and her contribution to the publications The Shriver Report: A Woman?s Nation Takes on Alzheimer?sandAlzheimer?s in America, among others. Currently, Alissa serves on the Board of Directors for The Youth Movement Against Alzheimer ?s, the Young Professionals Committee for The Alzheimer ?s Discovery Foundation, and is a Celebrity Champion for CaringKind: The Heart of Alzheimer ?s Caregiving.
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Mar ilyn Choy 20 20 Mr s. Classique Globe
Marilyn Choy is a Malaysian Chinese originally from Penang, Malaysia. Born into a poor family with five siblings, her parents contemplated giving her up for adoption. However, her eldest sister stopped them and at only ten years old raised Marilyn herself. ?She sacrificed everything and instilled so much loving kindness in me. She taught me how to love unconditionally and inspired me to give back to society. If it wasn?t for her, I wouldn?t be the person that I am today. She passed away in 2011 from cancer but she still lives on in my heart. Although I?ll never be able to fully repay her, I carry her torch and strive to be the kind and compassionate person that she taught me to be,? states Marilyn. She holds herself to the highest standards of integrity, credibility, honesty, and empathy.
Her husband, Phillip, and son, Christopher, are a significant part of her life and her biggest supporters. Phillip was by her side for the full duration of pageant week and was presented the Mrs. Globe Husband of the Year award. In addition to pageantry, Marilyn has developed a prominent career and reputation as a finance manager at Mercedes-Benz with over two decades of industry experience. Her most notable skills are in negotiation, business planning, coaching, and sales. Her hobbies include hosting parties for friends and family, singing, interior decorating, and cooking. She is also very passionate about volunteering for charity and giving back to her local community. Marilyn?s personal philosophy is ?We should be grateful and strive to be a better human being each and every day. Live everyday like it is your last, and have no regrets.? Other achievements: Mrs. Globe Best Family Values Award https://www.mrsglobe.com/copy-of-mrs-clssique-2019
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Paris Courtney Titus is 7 years old and is a first-grader from Maryland. She is dedicated to giving back to the community. She created ?Paris? Warm Heart & Giving Hands,? https://www.pariswhgh.com/ where she donates goods and volunteers her time. She has donated to a number of organization including: care packages to Samaritan Inns, inspirational packs to breast cancer survivors at Virginia Hospital Center, Toys for Tots, hats and gloves to Sasha Bruce Youthworks, bulk essential items to House of Ruth , and food to the Xi Omega Little Food Pantry, just to name a few. In her spare time she enjoys gymnastics, working out with her father, singing, drawing, painting, and dancing including Ballet, Tap and Jazz. She is also in the French Lesson Club and Girl Scouts of America. Some of her special awards and recognition include: Citizenship Awards, Girl Scout badges, recognition in Crowns Magazine, December 2020 issue for a Christmas Service Project, featured in the Southern Maryland News, February 26, 2021, and UNM Maryland Caring on Purpose, Outstanding Participation and Service and Appearance awards. In August 2020, she was crowned the 2021 USA National Miss Metropolitan Princess. She was most recently crowned the 2021 USA National Miss Maryland Princess.
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20 21 USA Nat ional Miss Michigan Jr. Miss Ariel Gipson is a 6-year-old from Ypsilanti, Michigan. She attends a Spanish-Immersion Kindergarten school, learning both Spanish and English. Ariel enjoys soccer, gymnastics, and pageants. She has 3 other siblings while being the second oldest. Her multi-cultural background includes 5 different races: Filipino, Mexican, Cuban, Caucasian, and African American. Ariel has been competing in pageants since she was 3 years old. Pageants have helped her gain essential life skills, such as interpersonal communication skills and public speaking. It is also encouraging and empowering her to become a leader with confidence and a growing self-esteem. Her most recent title is the 2021 USA National Miss Michigan Jr. Princess. She competes for the national title in July 2021 in Orlando, Florida. Ariel created her own platform called ?Ariel?s Angels.? Her platform is about helping and contributing to her community through volunteering or donations. The platform moto is ?to encourage everyone to get involved and become an Angel in someone?s life.? Ariel has contributed through volunteering at food banks, helped organize pantry drives for the Ronald McDonald House of Detroit, among other charity functions and does not plan to stop there.
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Crystal Tolliver is the current Florida MS 2021 for International United Miss. Crystal is honored to have won her title this past February and is ecstatic to be representing Florida in July for Internationals. She is extremely excited to use her title to help spread awareness and insight into her ?O.H. Tooth!? platform for oral health. She is passionate about any and all things teeth and will use her reign to elaborate on the importance and reason to maintain one?s oral health. As a full-time certified dental assistant, she is blessed with the opportunity to provide oral health care in her every day role as well as internationally, providing free oral health care to underdeveloped villages in Guatemala. She hopes to do the same again this year. Crystal has been competing in pageants since she was 13 years old. They have helped her grow into the confident, out-going woman she is today. Over the years, she has made so many lifelong friends from all over the world thanks to pageantry. She is a dog mom of 4 beautiful puppies and recently got married to her husband, Robert - all are extremely supportive and equally overjoyed for the entire experience Crystal has at hand!
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