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Miss Michigan 2005 - Octavia Reese




Miss Auburn / Midland Area
Miss Auburn
Midland Area
Saturday Night Non-Finalist
Interview Winner

Amy Delores McFarland

PLATFORM:
Take Action with Asthma & Healthy Living

TALENT:
Vocal

FUTURE AMBITION:
Obtain a master's degree in educational administration

 

Miss Barry County
Miss Barry County

Adrienne Gabrielle Naylor

PLATFORM:
Promoting Quality Early Childhood Education

TALENT:
Dance: Lyrical Ballet

FUTURE AMBITION:
Becoming an elementary teacher and an elementary school administrator

 

Miss Battle Creek
Miss Battle Creek

Amanda Jane Ludwa

PLATFORM:
Stranger Danger

TALENT:
Dance: Lyrical

FUTURE AMBITION:
To become a medical doctor of pediatrics or sports medicine

 

Miss Bay Arenac
Miss Bay Arenac

Jacquetta Sharon Beatrice Browder

PLATFORM:
Breaking the C.O.D.E. of Silence (Children Overcoming Drug Environments)

TALENT:
Dramatic Presentation

FUTURE AMBITION:
Published author and playwright

 

Miss Bay County
Miss Bay County

Angela Sue Rouech

PLATFORM:
Together We Prepare: The American Red Cross

TALENT:
Vocal

FUTURE AMBITION:
Recording Artist

 

Miss Cass - St. Joseph County

Miss Cass - St. Joseph County

Rose Marie Phillips

PLATFORM:
I've got the music in M.E.

TALENT:
Vocal: Operatic

FUTURE AMBITION:
Join an opera company; teach choral or general music

 

Miss Coast Guard City
Miss Coast Guard City

Jennifer Lynn Peters

PLATFORM:
The importance of reading to children

TALENT:
Dance

FUTURE AMBITION:
To work professionally in the performing arts industry

 


Miss Danish Festival Area
Miss Danish Festival Area

Anna Elizabeth Hansen

PLATFORM:
Academic Benefits of Music Education

TALENT:
Violin Performance

FUTURE AMBITION:
Music teacher

 

Miss Dearborn/Dearborn Heights
Miss Dearborn

Natasha DeGiulio

PLATFORM:
Educating America with Equity and Equality in Mind

TALENT:
Vocal/Opera: "Time To Say Goodbye"

FUTURE AMBITION:
Join an opera company; teach choral or general music

 

Miss Great Lakes Scholarship Program

Miss Great Lakes
Scholarship Program

Thursday Night
Talent Winner
Friday Night
Swimsuit Winner

Kristen Hope Balfour

PLATFORM:
4 C a CURE: Crohn's, Colitis and Colon Cancer

TALENT:
Clog / Tap Dance: "Proud Mary"

FUTURE AMBITION:
Obtain a doctorate in physical therapy and open my own clinic

 

Miss Greater Central Michigan

Miss Greater Central Michigan

Katie Marie Olsen

PLATFORM:
Leadership Development

TALENT:
Broadway Vocal Performance: "Not for the Life of Me"

FUTURE AMBITION:
High school teacher / Superintendent

 

Miss Greater Grand Rapids

Miss Greater Grand Rapids

Christina Hudson

PLATFORM:
Walking Out of the Darkness: Living with Depression

TALENT:
Vocal: Latin Jazz

FUTURE AMBITION:
Advertising Copywriter

 

Miss Heart of Michigan

Miss Heart of Michigan

Austyn Ellese Mayfield

PLATFORM:
Literacy: E.M.P.O.W.E.R.S.

TALENT:
Broadway Vocal

FUTURE AMBITION:
To teach creative writing and literature at the collegiate level

 

Miss Iosco County
Miss Iosco County
Saturday Night Non-Finalist
Talent Winner

Megan Elaine Gillespie

PLATFORM:
Mentoring is T.O.P.S.
(That One Person Special)

TALENT:
Classical Piano

FUTURE AMBITION:
To be an accountant

 

Miss Jackson County Miss Jackson County

Hannah Beth Lynn

PLATFORM:
The Adopt-A-Grandparent Program

TALENT:
Vocal

FUTURE AMBITION:
Obtain a masters of music in vocal performance

 

Miss Kalamazoo County
Miss Kalamazoo County

Stephanie Kaye Lee

PLATFORM:
Mentoring: Big Brothers, Big Sisters

TALENT:
Vocal: Opera

FUTURE AMBITION:
Pursue a masters in education

 

Miss Lake Huron Shores
Miss Lake Huron Shores

Amanda Marie Jock

PLATFORM:
Mind, Body and Spirit: Encouraging Total Fitness

TALENT:
Jazz Dance

FUTURE AMBITION:
Obtain a masters of business administration and to travel

 

Miss Lily Festival Miss Lily Festival

Jennifer L. Orser

PLATFORM:
Literacy: Stopping the cycle, one reader at a time

TALENT:
African Rhythm Tap Dance / Jungle Rhythm

FUTURE AMBITION:
Obtain a masters in business administration; become advertising executive with hopes to establish my own agency

 

Miss Monroe County
Miss Monroe County

Kelly Ann Marie Smock

PLATFORM:
"New Beginnings: A New Start for Women in Crisis Pregnancy Situations"

TALENT:
Tahitian with Poi Balls

FUTURE AMBITION:
Television News Broadcaster

 

Miss Northern Lake Michigan
Miss Northern Lake Michigan

Elizabeth Cathleen Rountree

PLATFORM:
Literacy: Readers Today, Leaders Tomorrow"

TALENT:
Jazz Dance: "Sing, Sing, Sing"

FUTURE AMBITION:
Obtain a masters of broadcast journalism

 

Miss Oakland County
Miss Oakland County

Leilani Melissa Thorn

PLATFORM:
STOP and RESOLVE: Conflict Resolution through Peer Mediation

TALENT:
Tap Dance: "Le Jazz Hot"

FUTURE AMBITION:
To obtain a PhD in curriculum studies specific to Physical and Health Education; incorporate and enhance curriculum structures to suit each school district throughout United States

 

Miss River Raisin Festival Miss River Raisin Festival
Saturday Night Non-Finalist
State Community Service
Award & Miss America
State Community Service
Award

Stephanie J. Powel

PLATFORM:
"Go Red for Women"

TALENT:
Operatic Vocal: "L'amour est un oiseay rebelle" from "Carmen"

FUTURE AMBITION:
With a bachelor of business administration, marketing and finance, and a masters of business administration, I plan a career in foreign diplomacy

 

Miss Saginaw County
Miss Saginaw County
Saturday Night Non-Finalist
Miss America State Academic Award

Rebecca Rose Stumpo

PLATFORM:
Empowering Youth to Overcome Bullying & Violence

TALENT:
Broadway Vocal: "Bring Him Home"

FUTURE AMBITION:
Motivational Speaker & Entrepreneur

 

Miss Spirit of the State

Miss Spirit of the State

Friday Night
Talent Winner

Angela Marie Corsi

PLATFORM:
The Make-A-Wish Foundation of America®

TALENT:
Contemporary Dance En Pointe to "Sway", an adaptation of the Dean Martin classic

FUTURE AMBITION:
Obtain accreditation in public relations and launch a boutique agency

 

Miss St. Clair Shores Scholarship Program Miss St. Clair Shores Scholarship Program

Amy Kathleen Fistler

PLATFORM:
Mentoring M.I.: Motivate and Inspire

TALENT:
Vocal: "I'm Afraid This Must Be Love"

FUTURE AMBITION:
Television News Reporter

 

Miss Sunrise Side
Miss Sunrise Side

Cari Ann Barber

PLATFORM:
Health Education

TALENT:
Jazz Dance: "I Got Rhythm"

FUTURE AMBITION:
To become a Physician Assistant

 

Miss Washtenaw County Miss Washtenaw County

Katie Lorenz

PLATFORM:
Volunteerism: Do What You Love

TALENT:
Ballet en Pointe: "Reflections of Passion"

FUTURE AMBITION:
To obtain a Masters in Communication and lead a successful career in Promotions/Public Relations/Marketing

 


Southwest Michigan Scholarship Program

Southwest Michigan Scholarship Program

Thursday Night
Swimsuit Winner
Saturday Night Non-Finalist
Interview Winner

Melissa Sue Moser

PLATFORM:
Infusing Agricultural Literacy in our nation's schools

TALENT:
Jazz Dance

FUTURE AMBITION:
Obtain a teaching position in Agriscience/FFA and complete my masters degree in agriculture

 


2005 Miss Michigan

Wayne County
Miss Michigan 2005

Octavia Reese

PLATFORM:
Building Bridges through International Communication

TALENT:
Classical Cello

FUTURE AMBITION:
Obtain a doctorate of comparative philology and linguistics, and ultimately work as a diplomat in the United Nations

 

 

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