MISS JACKSONVILLE ~ BIO
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Three words that describe you best are:
Outgoing, Responsible, Optimistic
Living Person you admire most (not a relative)?
Oprah Winfrey
A Few of Her Favorite Things:
Food: Filet Mignon
Book: How to Win Friends and Influence People
Movie: Young at Heart
Color: Silver
Magazine: Cosmopolitan
Sport: Tennis
Clubs and Groups Affiliation:
College:
Sorority Delta Delta Delta, College Republicans Club, Fellowship of
Christian Athletes / High School: SGA, National Honor Society, Fellowship of
Christian Athletes.
Honors and Awards:
Secretary (2004-2005), Vice-President (2005-Current) of Sorority Delta Delta Delta; President of SGA in High School; Chosen to represent High School as a delegate to Girl's State; Graduated Summa cum Laude in High School; Chosen for All-County Saxophone Chair 1; Sunsations Dance Team Won Nationals.
Ashley Panaggio is Miss Jacksonville 2007 and was crowned on Saturday, February 3, 2007.
To win the Miss Jacksonville title, Ashley performed a modern gymnastic dance routine. The routine itself was entertaining enough - but becomes strikingly more impressive when coupled with the fact that Ashley broke her back at the age of 15. The doctors' and surgeons' prognosis was that she may never walk again, much less ever perform or do a gymnastics routine. She beat the odds and defied the skeptics which makes the Miss Jacksonville title an even sweeter victory.
Ashley is a 22 year old student at Stetson University. Her platform is "Youth Mentoring: Empowering Today's Youth to Become Tomorrow's Leaders." Ashley's career aspirations include one day being a political candidate promoter/campaign manager.
Any Famous Relatives or Relatives with unusual occupations?
My great great great uncle is General Douglas MacArthur. He was a famous American General during WWI, WWII and the Korean War where he is know for pushing communist North Korea back behind the 38th parallel.
List any special training you've had:
Gymnastics: 10 Years; Dance (On Seabreeze Sunsations High School Dance Team); Tennis: 4 Years (On High School Tennis Team); Saxophone: 6 Years
If you've learned one thing in life it is...
Believe in yourself and in your abilities.
What is your greatest accomplishment?
Receiving a scholarship for college.
If you could visit any place in the world, where would it be?
Italy
What is your most treasured possession?
My Bible
What is the most important message a titleholder can convey?
"Every young woman is unique in her own way. Be comfortable in your skin, believe that no goal is too high to achieve, and work your hardest to be the best you can."
Ashley Panaggio
Miss Jacksonville 2007
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