Laura Hall (pageant contestant)
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Laura Hall is a pageant titleholder from South Burlington, Vermont
who competed in the Miss America
pageant in 2009.
Hall was crowned Miss Vermont
2009 on Saturday, June 27, 2009 in Barre, Vermont. Her talent was dancing to "Almost Like Being in Love" and her platform issue was "Youth Empowerment - Leaders of Today". She also won the Miss America Community Service Award at the state pageant. Hall represented Vermont
in the Miss America 2010
pageant in January 2010 and did not place.
A native of South Burlington, she attended college full time during her year as Miss Vermont, and graduated Summa cum Laude from Assumption College
in May 2010, majoring in organizational communication. While at Assumption, Laura made the Dean's List, was a member of Omicron Delta Kappa
, and served as Speaker for the Student Senate
South Burlington, Vermont
-Economy:CommutAir, a regional airline, is headquartered in the city, by the airport. The Magic Hat Brewing Company, one of the United States's larger craft breweries, is located here.One measure of economic activity is retail sales...
who competed in the Miss America
Miss America
The Miss America pageant is a long-standing competition which awards scholarships to young women from the 50 states plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands...
pageant in 2009.
Hall was crowned Miss Vermont
Miss Vermont
The Miss Vermont competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Vermont in the Miss America pageant. Vermont is the only state to have never had a contestant advance to the semi-finals of the Miss America Pageant, though their representatives have won numerous...
2009 on Saturday, June 27, 2009 in Barre, Vermont. Her talent was dancing to "Almost Like Being in Love" and her platform issue was "Youth Empowerment - Leaders of Today". She also won the Miss America Community Service Award at the state pageant. Hall represented Vermont
Vermont
Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...
in the Miss America 2010
Miss America 2010
Miss America 2010, the 89th Miss America pageant, was held at the Theatre for the Performing Arts in Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas on January 30, 2010...
pageant in January 2010 and did not place.
A native of South Burlington, she attended college full time during her year as Miss Vermont, and graduated Summa cum Laude from Assumption College
Assumption College
Assumption College is a private, Roman Catholic, liberal arts college located on 185 acres in Worcester, Massachusetts. Assumption has an enrollment of about 2,117 undergraduates...
in May 2010, majoring in organizational communication. While at Assumption, Laura made the Dean's List, was a member of Omicron Delta Kappa
Omicron Delta Kappa
Omicron Delta Kappa, or ΟΔΚ, also known as The Circle, or more commonly ODK, is a national leadership honor society. It was founded December 3, 1914, at Washington & Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, by 15 student and faculty leaders. Chapters, known as Circles, are located on over 300...
, and served as Speaker for the Student Senate