Ashley Wheeler
Ashley Wheeler | |
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Born | Ashley Ruth Wheeler August 6, 1986 (age 35) St. Johnsbury, Vermont, U.S. |
Education | Saint Michael's College |
Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Title | Miss Vermont 2008 |
Hair color | Blonde |
Eye color | Hazel |
Major competition(s) | Miss America 2009 |
Ashley Ruth Wheeler (born August 6, 1986) was crowned Miss Vermont 2008 on Saturday, April 26, 2008 in Barre, Vermont.
Personal life[]
Wheeler was born in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, to Michael & Donna Ellsworth Wheeler.[1] She grew up in Lyndonville, Vermont.[2]
Miss America[]
Her vocal talent was singing "The Prayer." Ashley's platform is Political Awareness Among Young Voters. She was competing for the title of Miss America 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada in January and she won a Preliminary Talent Award for her a cappella vocal performance of "God Bless America." This marked the first time a representative of the state of Vermont won a preliminary award at the Miss America Pageant.
References[]
- ^ "Vermont Birth Records, 1909-2008". Ancestry.com. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ Shyla Nelson (2009-01-06). "Miss Vermont doesn't leave Miss America emptyhanded" (PDF). missvermont.org. missvermont.org.[permanent dead link]
External links[]
Categories:
- Living people
- People from Lyndonville, Vermont
- Miss America 2009 delegates
- Beauty pageant contestants from Vermont
- American beauty pageant winners
- Miss America Preliminary Talent winners
- 1986 births
- American beauty pageant contestant stubs
- American model stubs