2007 Miss Michigan Contestants

HOMETOWN: OTSEGO, MICHIGAN -- AGE: 18
PLATFORM/COMMUNITY SERVICE: ADVANCING THE ARTS IN
SCHOOLS IN COMMUNITIES
HIGH SCHOOL: OTSEGO HIGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE: ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF ART-CHICAGO, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
SCHOLASTIC AMBITION: TO OBTAIN A BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE
IN FASHION DESIGN
TALENT: JAZZ VOCAL: “ALL THE WAY”

HOMETOWN: MIDLAND, MICHIGAN -- AGE: 22
PLATFORM/COMMUNITY SERVICE: DONATE LIFE: THE COALITION
OF DONATION
HIGH SCHOOL: BAY CITY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE: CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY, MT. PLEASANT, MI
SCHOLASTIC AMBITION: TO OBTAIN A MASTER OF
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
TALENT: JAZZ VOCAL: “FEVER”

HOMETOWN: BAY CITY, MICHIGAN -- AGE: 22
PLATFORM/COMMUNITY SERVICE: PARKINSON’S DISEASE: MOVING
FORWARD WITH A VISION OF HOPE AND ACTION
HIGH SCHOOL: BAY CITY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE: ALBION COLLEGE, ALBION, MI
SCHOLASTIC AMBITION: TO OBTAIN A DOCTORATE OF
EDUCATION AND TEACH CHEMISTRY IN THE HIGH SCHOOL AND
COLLEGE LEVEL
TALENT: CHARACTER JAZZ DANCE: “SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME”

HOMETOWN: BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN -- AGE: 22
PLATFORM/COMMUNITY SERVICE: SADD: STUDENTS AGAINST
DESTRUCTIVE DECISIONS
HIGH SCHOOL: HARPER CREEK
COLLEGE: WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY, KALAMAZOO, MI
SCHOLASTIC AMBITION: TO OBTAIN A BACHELOR OF
EDUCATION DEGREE
TALENT: BROADWAY VOCAL: “MY STRONGEST SUIT”

HOMETOWN: CASSOPOLIS, MICHIGAN -- AGE: 20
PLATFORM/COMMUNITY SERVICE: OCEAN LITERACY
HIGH SCHOOL: ROSS BEATTY HIGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA, SC
SCHOLASTIC AMBITION: TO OBTAIN A MASTER’S DEGREE
IN MARINE SCIENCE
TALENT: JAZZ DANCE

HOMETOWN: GREENVILLE, MICHIGAN -- AGE: 18
PLATFORM/COMMUNITY SERVICE: BIG BROTHERS/BIG SISTERS
HIGH SCHOOL: GREENVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE: GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY, GRAND RAPIDS, MI
SCHOLASTIC AMBITION: DIETETICS - NUTRITION
TALENT: LYRICAL DANCE

HOMETOWN: KENT CITY, MICHIGAN -- AGE: 19
PLATFORM/COMMUNITY SERVICE: MUSIC TODAY FOR A
BRIGHTER TOMORROW
HIGH SCHOOL: KENT CITY HIGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE: CALIFORNIA PACIFIC COLLEGE OF THE PERFORMING ARTS
- HOME OF THE YOUNG AMERICANS, CORONA, CA
SCHOLASTIC AMBITION: MASTER OF FINE ARTS, MUSIC EDUCATION
AND PERFORMANCE
TALENT: VOCAL SOLO WITH ELECTRIC GUITAR

HOMETOWN: WESTLAND, MICHIGAN -- AGE: 22
PLATFORM/COMMUNITY SERVICE: BREAST CANCER AWARENESS
AND EDUCATION
HIGH SCHOOL: JOHN GLENN HIGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, ANN ARBOR, MI
SCHOLASTIC AMBITION: TO OBTAIN A MASTER’S DEGREE IN PUBLIC
RELATIONS AND PURSUE A CAREER IN BROADCAST JOURNALISM
TALENT: LATIN JAZZ DANCE: “CUP OF LIFE”

HOMETOWN: EAST TAWAS, MICHIGAN -- AGE: 19
PLATFORM/COMMUNITY SERVICE: AUTISM AWARENESS
HIGH SCHOOL: TAWAS AREA HIGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE: WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY, KALAMAZOO, MI
SCHOLASTIC AMBITION: TO OBTAIN A DEGREE IN TEXTILE AND
APPAREL CONSTRUCTION WITH A MINOR IN MARKETING AND TO
OBTAIN A COSMETOLOGY LICENSE
TALENT: THEATRICAL OPERA: “ROMANY LIFE”

HOMETOWN: JACKSON, MICHIGAN -- AGE: 22
PLATFORM/COMMUNITY SERVICE: A CHALLENGE TO REACH ACROSS
RACIAL AND CULTURAL BARRIERS
HIGH SCHOOL: NORTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE: SPRING ARBOR UNIVERSITY, SPRING ARBOR, MI
SCHOLASTIC AMBITION: GRADUATE STUDIES IN EDUCATION
AND LANGUAGES
TALENT: BILINGUAL VOCAL PERFORMANCE

HOMETOWN: PORT HURON, MICHIGAN -- AGE: 20
PLATFORM/COMMUNITY SERVICE: D.A.R.E.- DANCE - DANCING OUR
YOUTH TO A BETTER TOMORROW
HIGH SCHOOL: PORT HURON NORTHERN HIGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE: MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, EAST LANSING, MI
SCHOLASTIC AMBITION: TO GRADUATE WITH HONORS AND BE
ACCEPTED INTO MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE OF LAW AND BECOME
AN ATTORNEY
TALENT: JAZZ DANCE

HOMETOWN: SAGINAW, MICHIGAN -- AGE: 21
PLATFORM/COMMUNITY SERVICE: LYME DISEASE AWARENESS
AND PREVENTION
HIGH SCHOOL: HOME SCHOOL
COLLEGE: CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY, MT PLEASANT, MI
SCHOLASTIC AMBITION: TO OBTAIN A BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS
IN MUSIC THEATRE
TALENT: CLASSICAL PIANO: THEME FROM BEETHOVEN’S
“SONATA PATHETIQUE”

HOMETOWN: ERIE, MICHIGAN -- AGE: 21
PLATFORM/COMMUNITY SERVICE: WISHING ON A STAR:
THE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION
HIGH SCHOOL: MASON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE: MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, EAST LANSING, MI
SCHOLASTIC AMBITION: TO OBTAIN A JOINT DEGREE IN PSYCHOLOGY
AND SOCIAL WORK - PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY COUNSELING
AND PRIVATE PRACTICE
TALENT: TAP DANCE: “ALL THAT JAZZ”

HOMETOWN: FARMINGTON HILLS, MICHIGAN -- AGE: 18
PLATFORM/COMMUNITY SERVICE: RAISING AWARENESS OF
EATING DISORDERS
HIGH SCHOOL: WALLED LAKE WESTERN HIGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE: UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI, CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC,
CINCINNATI, OH
SCHOLASTIC AMBITION: TO OBTAIN A BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS
IN MUSICAL THEATRE PERFORMANCE
TALENT: OPERETTA

HOMETOWN: TECUMSEH, MICHIGAN -- AGE: 20
PLATFORM/COMMUNITY SERVICE: TEAM: TEAMWORK ENHANCES
ABILITY AND MOTIVATION
HIGH SCHOOL: ERIE-MASON HIGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE: MONROE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, MONROE, MI
SCHOLASTIC AMBITION: TO BECOME A DOCTOR OF PHYSICAL THERAPY
TALENT: TAHITIAN DANCE

HOMETOWN: SAGINAW, MICHIGAN -- AGE: 20
PLATFORM/COMMUNITY SERVICE: OPERATION SMILE:
LOOKING BEHIND THE SMILE
HIGH SCHOOL: HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE: MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, EAST LANSING, MI
SCHOLASTIC AMBITION: TO OBTAIN A DOCTOR OF DENTAL
SURGERY DEGREE
TALENT: CLASSICAL PIANO

HOMETOWN: PLYMOUTH, MICHIGAN -- AGE: 22
PLATFORM/COMMUNITY SERVICE: VOLUNTEERISM WITH IDEALIST.ORG
HIGH SCHOOL: PLYMOUTH CANTON EDUCATIONAL PARK
COLLEGE: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, ANN ARBOR, MI
SCHOLASTIC AMBITION: PURSUING A DUAL MBA/MARKETING DEGREE
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY - CHICAGO
TALENT: LYRICAL DANCE: “LISTEN”

HOMETOWN: ST. JOSEPH, MICHIGAN -- AGE: 23
PLATFORM/COMMUNITY SERVICE: CANCER AWARENESS &
THE HEALING PROCESS
HIGH SCHOOL: ST. JOSEPH HIGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE: GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY, GRAND RAPIDS, MI
SCHOLASTIC AMBITION: TO EARN A BA IN ADVERTISING AND PUBLIC
RELATIONS AS WELL AS A MASTER’S IN COMMUNICATION
TALENT: PIANO

HOMETOWN: BUCHANAN, MICHIGAN -- AGE: 22
PLATFORM/COMMUNITY SERVICE: LIFE AFTER FOSTER CARE
HIGH SCHOOL: BUCHANAN HIGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE: SAINT MARY’S COLLEGE, NOTRE DAME, IN
SCHOLASTIC AMBITION: TO OBTAIN A B.A. IN MASS COMMUNICATION,
WORK TOWARD A MASTER’S IN JOURNALISM, AND EARN A CAREER
WITH A MAJOR MASS MEDIA NETWORK
TALENT: VOCAL: “AND I AM TELLING YOU”

HOMETOWN: ST. CLAIR SHORES, MICHIGAN -- AGE: 21
PLATFORM/COMMUNITY SERVICE: STUDENT-ATHLETES SERVING
THE COMMUNITY
HIGH SCHOOL: LAKEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE: ADRIAN COLLEGE, ADRIAN, MI
SCHOLASTIC AMBITION: TO OBTAIN A MASTER’S IN PHYSICAL THERAPY
FOCUSING ON SPORTS MEDICINE
TALENT: VIOLA SOLO, CARMEN MEDLEY BY BIZET

HOMETOWN: OSSINEKE, MICHIGAN -- AGE: 22
PLATFORM/COMMUNITY SERVICE: HUMAN TRAFFICKING:
PREVENTION, PROTECTION, AND PROSECUTION
HIGH SCHOOL: GRAPE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL, TEXAS
COLLEGE: CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY, MT PLEASANT, MI
SCHOLASTIC AMBITION: TO OBTAIN A Ph.D. AND OPEN A HUMAN
TRAFFICKING NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION IN MICHIGAN
TALENT: CHARACTER VOCAL PERFORMANCE

HOMETOWN: BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MICHIGAN -- AGE: 20
PLATFORM/COMMUNITY SERVICE: LEARN AND LIVE:
WOMEN’S HEART HEALTH
HIGH SCHOOL: ANDOVER HIGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, ANN ARBOR, MI
SCHOLASTIC AMBITION: TO OBTAN A BFA IN DANCE AND A BA IN PSYCHOLOGY
TALENT: TAP DANCE: “DEVIL WITH THE BLUE DRESS”

HOMETOWN: RIVERVIEW, MICHIGAN -- AGE: 21
PLATFORM/COMMUNITY SERVICE: SUPPORTING THE SPECIAL
NEEDS COMMUNITY
HIGH SCHOOL: RIVERVIEW COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE: EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY, YPSILANTI, MI
SCHOLASTIC AMBITION: TO OBTAIN A MASTER’S DEGREE
IN PUBLIC RELATIONS
TALENT: POPULAR VOCAL

HOMETOWN: ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN -- AGE: 23
PLATFORM/COMMUNITY SERVICE: COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION:
BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
HIGH SCHOOL: WESTMONT HIGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, ANN ARBOR, MI
SCHOLASTIC AMBITION: TO OBTAIN AN MBA FROM OXFORD UNIVERSITY’S
SKOLL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
TALENT: FIDDLE, “BOMSHEL STOMP (OLD JOE CLARK)”