Angela Perez Baraquio
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Angela Perez Baraquio Grey (born June 1, 1976), also known by her birth name Angela Perez Baraquio, is an American educator.
She was crowned Miss America 2001 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, becoming the first Asian American, first Filipino American, and first teacher to win the pageant ever. Baraquio, a centrist, pro-life Catholic, has been active in favor of various Republican politicians and speaking out against abortion.
Miss America is also an educator, and her role as Miss America is to teach character education.
Baraquio has been co-hosted the Hawaiian television show Living Local with the Baraquios since 2004.
Early life and education
She is the eighth of ten children (sixth of seven girls) born to an immigrant couple from Pangasinan, Philippines. Bernadette Baraquio Hamada, whose husband is a Hawaiian conservative talk radio show host and columnist, is one of her sisters.
Baraquio graduated from Moanalu High School in June 1994, receiving a laudation from him. She earned her bachelor's degree in elementary education with a focus on speech at University of Hawaii after graduating in May 1999.
Baraquio obtained her master's degree in education administration from the University of Hawaii in December 2004. Baraquio's main focus during her year as Miss America in 2001 was character education.
Career
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.
In 2015 Baraquio was appointed principal of St. Anthony of Padua School in Gardena, California.
Baraquio has worked as a celebrity spokesperson for First Hawaiian Bank, First Hawaiian Center, and the Four Seasons hotel in Hawaii. Currently, Baraquio and her family live in Anaheim, California.