Angela Perez Baraquio

Angela Perez Baraquio was crowned Miss America 2001. An elementary school teacher and coach by profession, she is the first Filipino American and Asian American to win the title. Angela Perez Baraquio now Angela Perez Baraquio Gray, was crowned Miss America 2001 on October 14, 2000 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Previous to her reign as Miss America, she was Miss Hawai'i. She became the first teacher, Filipino American and Asian American to win the title. Baraquio graduated from Moanalua High School in June 1994 magna cum laude. Upon graduation, she attended the University of Hawaii at Manoa where she graduated in May 1999 with a bachelor's degree in elementary education with an emphasis in speech. 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. Baraquio has worked as a spokeswoman for First Hawaiian Bank and First Hawaiian Center. She recently returned to the University of Hawaii at Manoa for a master's degree in educational administration, a pre-requisite to become a public school administrator in Hawai'i.

External links

• First Hawaiian Bank
• Miss America Organization

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