Angela Perez Baraquio Grey (born June 1, 1976),[2] known professionally by her birth name of Angela Perez Baraquio,[3] is an American educator. She was crowned Miss America 2001 on October 14, 2000, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, becoming the first Asian American, first Filipino American, and first teacher ever to win the pageant.
A politically conservative, anti-abortion Catholic, Baraquio has been publicly active in supporting various Republican politicians and in speaking out against abortion. She is also an educator whose platform as Miss America was character education. Since 2004, Baraquio has co-hosted the Hawaiian television show Living Local with the Baraquios.
She is the eighth of ten children (sixth of seven girls) born to an immigrant couple from Pangasinan, Philippines. One of her sisters is Hawaiian media personality Bernadette Baraquio Hamada whose husband is Hawaiian conservative talk radio show host and columnist, Rick Hamada.
Baraquio earned her master's degree in educational administration from the University of Hawaii in December 2004. During her year as Miss America in 2001, Baraquio's platform was character education.
She has appeared as a panelist on MTV's Pageant School: Becoming Miss America and on the conservative talk show, Hannity, of the Fox News Channel.
CareerEdit
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 in Waikiki.
In 2001, Baraquio participated as Miss America in the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., and was acknowledged by President George W. Bush in his remarks. Bush said, "Angela, it's wonderful to see you again. Thank you for your testimony and your beauty and your grace."[10] In June 2006, President Bush appointed Baraquio to the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation, where she served until November 2008.[11][12]
In 2003, Baraquio hosted a series of television shows for Governor Linda Lingle (R-Hawaii), called Talk Story with Your Administration, showcasing activities and individuals of the Lingle Administration.[13]
She was one of Senator Sam Brownback's (R-Kansas) earliest and most prominent supporters in the 2008 Republican presidential primary season. She formally joined the Brownback campaign December 14, 2006,[14] and served on his presidential exploratory committee, where her main task was promoting the conservative Kansas senator in her native Hawaii.[15][16] She said she was drawn to the senator's strong opposition to abortion.[15] Baraquio said, "As a Catholic, I am proud to support this wonderful man who believes in the sanctity of every human life."[15] On January 20, 2007, Baraquio introduced Brownback at his presidential campaign kick-off event in Kansas.[17][18] In her remarks, Baraquio said Brownback "is a man we can trust to take our values to the White House."[17] Brownback withdrew from the presidential race on October 19, 2007, before any primary contests.[19]
Baraquio remains active in speaking out against abortion.[citation needed] CMG Booking an agency which specializes in booking prominent conservative Catholics for public speaking engagements, books Baraquio for events. On her page on CMG's website, Baraquio lists "Pro-life issues" among her speaking topics.[20]
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^"Key People-Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS)". Democracy in Action. George Washington University. October 23, 2007. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Angela Perez Baraquio news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Angela Perez Baraquio Grey born June 1 1976 2 known professionally by her birth name of Angela Perez Baraquio 3 is an American educator She was crowned Miss America 2001 on October 14 2000 in Atlantic City New Jersey becoming the first Asian American first Filipino American and first teacher ever to win the pageant Angela Perez Baraquio GreyBornAngela Perez Baraquio 1976 06 01 June 1 1976 age 47 Honolulu Hawaii U S Other namesAngela Perez Baraquio GreyAlma materUniversity of Hawaiʻi at ManoaOccupation s Educator media personality dancer musician business ownerKnown forFirst Asian American and Filipino American Miss AmericaTitleMiss Hawaii 2000Miss America 2001TermOctober 14 2000 September 22 2001PredecessorHeather FrenchSuccessorKatie HarmanSpouseTinifuloa Grey m 2002 wbr 1 Children4Websiteangelaperezbaraquio comA politically conservative anti abortion Catholic Baraquio has been publicly active in supporting various Republican politicians and in speaking out against abortion She is also an educator whose platform as Miss America was character education Since 2004 Baraquio has co hosted the Hawaiian television show Living Local with the Baraquios Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Pageant participation 3 Career 4 Political views and activity 5 Media appearances 6 References 7 External linksEarly life and education EditThis section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately Find sources Angela Perez Baraquio news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message She is the eighth of ten children sixth of seven girls born to an immigrant couple from Pangasinan Philippines One of her sisters is Hawaiian media personality Bernadette Baraquio Hamada whose husband is Hawaiian conservative talk radio show host and columnist Rick Hamada Baraquio graduated from Moanalua High School in June 1994 magna cum laude After graduation she attended the University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa where she graduated in May 1999 with a bachelor s degree in elementary education with an emphasis on speech Baraquio earned her master s degree in educational administration from the University of Hawaii in December 2004 During her year as Miss America in 2001 Baraquio s platform was character education Pageant participation EditBaraquio was Miss Hawaii 2000 Subsequently she was crowned Miss America 2001 on October 14 2000 in Atlantic City New Jersey becoming the first Asian American 4 first Filipino American 5 and first teacher ever to win the pageant 6 She helped host the Miss America 2002 pageant She has appeared as a panelist on MTV s Pageant School Becoming Miss America and on the conservative talk show Hannity of the Fox News Channel Career EditFrom 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 in Waikiki In 2015 Baraquio was appointed principal of St Anthony of Padua School in Gardena California 7 Baraquio has worked as a celebrity spokesperson for First Hawaiian Bank First Hawaiian Center and the Four Seasons hotel in Hawaii 8 Baraquio and her family live in Anaheim California 9 Political views and activity EditIn 2001 Baraquio participated as Miss America in the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington D C and was acknowledged by President George W Bush in his remarks Bush said Angela it s wonderful to see you again Thank you for your testimony and your beauty and your grace 10 In June 2006 President Bush appointed Baraquio to the President s Council on Service and Civic Participation where she served until November 2008 11 12 In 2003 Baraquio hosted a series of television shows for Governor Linda Lingle R Hawaii called Talk Story with Your Administration showcasing activities and individuals of the Lingle Administration 13 She was one of Senator Sam Brownback s R Kansas earliest and most prominent supporters in the 2008 Republican presidential primary season She formally joined the Brownback campaign December 14 2006 14 and served on his presidential exploratory committee where her main task was promoting the conservative Kansas senator in her native Hawaii 15 16 She said she was drawn to the senator s strong opposition to abortion 15 Baraquio said As a Catholic I am proud to support this wonderful man who believes in the sanctity of every human life 15 On January 20 2007 Baraquio introduced Brownback at his presidential campaign kick off event in Kansas 17 18 In her remarks Baraquio said Brownback is a man we can trust to take our values to the White House 17 Brownback withdrew from the presidential race on October 19 2007 before any primary contests 19 Baraquio remains active in speaking out against abortion citation needed CMG Booking an agency which specializes in booking prominent conservative Catholics for public speaking engagements books Baraquio for events On her page on CMG s website Baraquio lists Pro life issues among her speaking topics 20 Media appearances EditAppeared as a guest on the Late Show with David Letterman Appeared as a panelist on ESPN s 2 Minute Drill Appeared on Behind Closed Doors with Joan Lunden on A amp E Game show participant on Wheel of Fortune Hollywood Squares PyramidReferences Edit Former Miss America Gardena educator Angela Perez Baraquio releases book Angela Perez Baraquio TV Buzer Retrieved May 28 2015 Official website Archived from the original on 9 February 2011 Retrieved 2011 01 15 Alumit Noel November 19 2013 The First Asian American Miss America Responds to the Hate Huffington Post Retrieved June 15 2015 Castante Agnes December 6 2014 First Filipino American Miss America releases memoir Asian Journal Retrieved June 15 2015 Frank Sarah January 2005 Filipinos in America Lerner Publications p 57 ISBN 978 0 8225 4873 7 Angela Perez Baraquio Shares Her Story Of Becoming First Asian American To Win Miss America In 2001 KCAL Los Angeles November 28 2014 Retrieved June 15 2015 Former Fil Am Miss America appointed principal of South Bay Catholic school News News Archived from the original on 2018 01 26 Retrieved 2018 01 26 Isle Entertainment Archived from the original on 2009 07 22 Irving Doug 2008 03 28 Miss America dedicates music to her brother Big Al Orange County Register Archived from the original on 14 April 2008 Retrieved 2008 03 31 Bush George W May 3 2001 Remarks at a National Day of Prayer Reception The American Presidency Project University of California Santa Barbara Retrieved January 28 2016 Resume Archived August 20 2008 at the Wayback Machine at her official website Scott Sandy June 16 2006 President Bush Taps Jean Case to Lead Civic Participation Council NationalService gov Press release Corporation for National amp Community Service Archived from the original on October 10 2012 Retrieved January 28 2016 Governor s E Newsletter PDF Hawaii gov Governor s Office of Hawaii April 12 18 2003 Archived from the original PDF on 2016 02 03 Retrieved 2016 01 28 Key People Sen Sam Brownback R KS Democracy in Action George Washington University October 23 2007 Retrieved January 28 2016 a b c Mooney Alexander December 15 2006 A former Miss America among Brownback s newest supporters CNN com Archived from the original on December 20 2006 Retrieved January 28 2016 Potential 08 GOP Candidate Brownback Recruits Fmr Miss America To Serve On Exploratory Committee Huffington Post December 14 2006 a b Rothschild Scott January 21 2007 The race for 08 Sam Brownback makes it official Lawrence Journal World Topeka Kansas Retrieved January 28 2016 Sen Sam Brownback R KS Announces His Presidential Campaign Democracy in Action George Washington University January 20 2007 Retrieved January 28 2016 Election Center 2008 Candidates CNN Retrieved April 25 2010 Angela Perez Baraquio CMGBooking com Retrieved 2016 04 12 External links EditOfficial website Biography at Miss America Organization Angela Perez Baraquio at IMDb Living Local with the Baraquios HomepageAwards and achievementsPreceded byHeather French Miss America2001 Succeeded byKatie HarmanPreceded byCandes Gentry Miss Hawaii2000 Succeeded byBillie Takaki Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Angela Perez Baraquio amp oldid 1168088975, wikipedia, wiki, book, 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