Angela Perez Baraquio (aka Angela Baraquio Grey) was born on June 1, 1976 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Now known as Angela Perez Baraquio Grey, she was crowned Miss America 2001 on October 14, 2000 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Prior to her reign as Miss America, she was Miss Hawaii 2000. She became the first teacher, Filipino American, and Asian American to win the title. She was a daughter of a Pangasinan couple from the Philippines. is the 152nd day of the year (153rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Honolulu as seen from the International Space Station Honolulu is the largest city and the capital of the U.S. state of Hawai‘i. ... Official language(s) English, Hawaiian Capital Honolulu Largest city Honolulu Area  Ranked 43rd  - Total 10,931 sq mi (29,311 km²)  - Width n/a miles (n/a km)  - Length 1,522 miles (2,450 km)  - % water 41. ... is the 287th day of the year (288th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Map of Atlantic City in Atlantic County Coordinates: , Country United States State New Jersey County Atlantic Incorporated May 1, 1854 Government  - Mayor Bob Levy Area  - City  17. ... For the patriotically-themed comic book superheroines, see Miss America (comics). ... In 1998, Benjamin J. Cayetano became the first Filipino American (and second Asian American after Governor George R. Ariyoshi) to be elected state Governor of the United States. ... An Asian American is a person of Asian ancestry or origin who was born in or is an immigrant to the United States. ... Pangasinan, officially Province of Pangasinan (Pangasinan: Luyag na Pangasinan), is one of the provinces of the Republic of the Philippines. ...

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. Angela earned her Master's in Educational Administration from UH in December 2004. Moanalua High School is a public, co-educational college preparatory high school of the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education and serves grades nine through twelve. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... This article is about the University of Hawaii system. ... This article is about the year. ... Salt Lake still contains remnants of a lake that formed in a volcanic crater. ... The Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace is the oldest Roman Catholic cathedral in continuous use in the United States. ... Waikīkī seen from the top of Diamond Head or Lēahi. ...

She was married to her high school sweetheart Tinifuloa Grey in 2002. They have two sons, Isaiah and Micah.

Baraquio has worked as a spokeswoman for First Hawaiian Bank and First Hawaiian Center. Today, Angela and her family live in Anaheim, CA. Angela is a public motivational speaker and is also writing her first book. First Hawaiian Bank is a regional commercial bank headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii at the First Hawaiian Center. ... First Hawaiian Center is the tallest building in downtown Honolulu and Hawaiʻi. ...

She has endorsed Republican Senator Sam Brownback for the 2008 Presidential primary. ^[1] Samuel Dale Brownback (born September 12, 1956) is the senior United States senator from the U.S. state of Kansas. ... // The 2008 Republican primaries will be the selection process by which the Republicans elect delegates who will then elect the GOP candidate in the 2008 election for President and Vice President of the United States. ...

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Facts and Triva

• Appeared as a panelist on ESPN's 2 Minute Drill

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External links

• Angela Perez Baraquio Homepage
• Isle Entertainment, Inc. Homepage
• Miss America Organization
• Angela Perez Baraquio at the Internet Movie Database
• Living Local with the Baraquios Homepage
• President's Council on Service and Civic Participation Homepage