Miss Twin Rivers
Ashlee Gilchrist
Ashlee is the daughter of Gary and Jennifer Gilchrist. Ashlee was top 10 percent of her class, an Advanced placement student, member of National Honor Society, voted “best leader” amongst PALs students and received the Presidential Award of Educational Excellence. She has also received a Duke of Edinburg Bronze Medal award, PTSA Citizenship Award, Jump Dance Convention scholarship, I Hollywood Dance Convention scholarship and the New York City Dance Alliance scholarship. Among her many awards and achievements, Ashlee is a member of the Dallas Repertoire Ballet Company and has been accepted into both the American Ballet Theater summer intensive and the Ballet Austin summer intensive. Ashlee’s life motto is “A life is not important except in the impact it has made on other lives,” a quote by Jackie Robinson. She lives this motto through her community involvement with the Peer Assistance and Leadership program at her school. Aside from providing mentors like Ashlee within the school district, the program also raises and donates funds and participates in charity work around the community. Throughout the next year, she hopes that her new title gives her even more opportunities to impact lives in her community in a positive way and serve her community in every way possible. Aside from being a title holder, pageants have many other wonderful benefits for young ladies. Ashlee hopes to grow as a person throughout this experience, and she wants to “walk away from [her] reign a more caring, charitable, and patient young woman with the drive to accomplish anything,” Ashlee says. Someday Ashlee plans to travel all over the world. “I want to see Paris, Rome, Greece and to spend Christmas in New York City,” she explains. If she could give any advice to other pageant participants and hopefuls, she would tell them to do just as she does, “Be yourself, always,” Ashlee explains. “No matter what you think the judges want to see or hear, stay true to yourself, and they’ll love you for you.” Ashlee’s personal idol is the Heavenly Father. “In all of His glory, no one can compare to His love and what He has done for me,” Ashlee says. If you could have dinner with one person, living or dead, who would it be, why and what is one question you would ask them? My great-grandmother, Nenny, because I miss her so much. I would ask if the banana nut bread in heaven is just as good as hers.
Miss Twin Rivers Outstanding Teen
Daylon Rae Bramhall
Dayton is the daughter of Jeffrey and Shelly Bramhall. She loves to dance and has earned many dance scholarships. Dayton has also had the opportunity to dance on Barney and Friends, to perform with the iHollywood Dance Co., perform as a Junior Dallas Cowboy’s Cheerleader for the last six years and of course, to win the title of Miss Twin Rivers Outstanding Teen for 2015. In her spare time, Dayton loves to dance, bake and take pictures! She also enjoys watching Pretty Little Liars, New Girl and Dance Moms. Her personal idol is her friend Olivia Carter. “She’s beautiful inside and out, and she is an amazing dancer,” Dayton explains. Dayton enjoys participating and supporting her favorite charity, Relay for Life, through dance as well. “It is so fun dancing during the fund-raiser with the girls from my dance studio,” she says. She hopes to someday get to take a trip around Europe and to go skydiving. Dayton hopes to grow as a leader through this experience and to set a good example for little girls in her area and across the state. She would tell the girls to be true to themselves and have confidence. “You cannot wear the crown if you don’t have confidence,” Dayton explains, “so don’t be scared to show your true colors and be yourself!” She hopes to spread her confidence to others and to become more responsible. What is your personal life motto? “Don’t be afraid to fail, be afraid not to try.”
March 2015
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