The Diamondback Online, the University of Maryland’s independent daily student newspaper, recently published an article on Miss DC 2011 Ashley Boalch and her experience at the Miss America pageant.
University of Maryland posts article on Ashley Boalch
January 28th, 2012Ashley wins journalism scholarship!!
January 16th, 2012Congratulations to Miss DC 2011 Ashley Boalch for winning the Miss America pageant’s first journalism scholarship!! The $1,000 journalism scholarship is in the name of late Associated Press writer John Curran, and goes to a goes to a non-finalist studying journalism.
Please click here for the Washington Post article about this scholarship.
Ashley performing her talent at the Miss America pageant
January 16th, 2012
Ashley in her evening gown at the Miss America pageant
January 16th, 2012
Miss America Pageant 2012
January 11th, 2012Cheer on Ashley at the Miss America Pageant 2012!
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Ashley in the Washington Post
January 11th, 2012John Kelly’s toughest assignment: Judging the Miss District of Columbia Pageant
- By John Kelly, Published: January 10
Can there be such a thing as too many attractive young women parading in front of you in their swimsuits? Reader, the answer is yes.
In July, I was one of the judges for the Miss District of Columbia Pageant, the winner of which is representing the District on Saturday at the Miss America Pageant in Las Vegas (broadcast at 9 p.m. on ABC).
Sure, it’s an honor to be a judge, but it’s also a responsibility. Teri Galvez, executive director of Miss D.C., kept reminding us that the woman we picked could be — if all went well would be — Miss America.
Merry Christmas!
December 24th, 2011
November 17: DC’s Got Talent!
November 9th, 2011
Teen program director Kristi Ingram invited to speak at Girl Scouts 100th anniversary kickoff convention
October 29th, 2011Knowing My Authentic Self
Our deepest wishes are whispers of our authentic selves.
We must learn to respect them.
We must learn to listen.
-Sarah Ban Breathnach
Anais Nin said, “There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” That “time” is your teenaged years when you realize you inherent worth and power. If we are healthy in mind and spirit, we fly. But if we harbor a sense of unwellness, we remain tight in the bud. Kristin Ingram, a public health expert and practicing RN, will lead a discussion in which we ask ourselves the questions… What is my deepest self telling me about the way I want to live my life? How am I responding to myself with respect and kindness? Am I honoring myself in the way I live my daily life? How does my sense of self empower me, bolstering me on the journey to becoming the women I’ve always wanted to be?
Meet Miss DC’s Outstanding Teen Director
October 29th, 2011Kristin Ingram RN BSN is an advocate and public health professional in the field of HIV/AIDS in Washington, D.C. As an independent consultant, and an RN/Medical Case Manager for the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Kristin’s work is based on resepct and empowerment through counseling and educating patients from all walks of life. She serves on the Board of Directors of the D.C. chapter of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. She has been a speaker and advocate for juvenile and social justice since the age of eighteen, and has a career focus on serving disadvantaged populations. She is pursuing a doctoral degree at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. She has worked at the NIH and with the Global Business Initiative on the policies that shaped President Obama’s PEPFAR strategy. She has lived and studied in West Africa, and was the youngest member – and only woman- of the lobbying delegation to Athens, Greece for the American Hellenic Institute. Kristin was Miss Virginia in 2005-2006, and became 3rd Runner Up to Miss America after winning the Swimsuit competition and the national Community Service Award. She spent her year as Miss Virginia lobbying juvenile justice professionals and teaching LifeSkills Training within Virginia’s juvenile detention centers. She is the Executive Director of Miss D.C.’s Outstanding Teen within the Miss America Organization, focusing on service and scholarship for young women.
