Angela Perez Baraquio
| Angela Perez Baraquio Grey | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Angela Perez Baraquio June 1, 1976 Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Residence | California |
| Other names | Angela Perez Baraquio Grey |
| Education | B.A. (Elementary Education; Speech emphasis), M.A. (Educational Administration) |
| Alma mater | University of Hawaii |
| Occupation | Educator, media personality, dancer, musician, business owner |
| Known for | First Asian American and Filipino American Miss America |
| Term | October 14, 2000 – September 22, 2001 |
| Predecessor | Heather French |
| Successor | Katie Harmon |
| Spouse(s) | Tinifuloa Grey (m. 2002) |
| Children | 4 |
| Website | angelaperezbaraquio.com |
Angela Perez Baraquio Grey (born June 1, 1976), known professionally by her birth name of Angela Perez Baraquio, is an American educator. She was crowned Miss America 2001 on October 14, 2000 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, becoming the first Asian American, first Filipino American, and first teacher ever to win the pageant.
A politically conservative, pro-life Catholic, Baraquio has been publicly active in supporting various Republican politicians and in speaking out against abortion. She is also an educator whose platform as Miss America was character education. Since 2004, Baraquio has co-hosted the Hawaiian television show Living Local with the Baraquios.
She is the eighth of ten children (sixth of seven girls) born to an immigrant couple from the Pangasinan province of the Philippines. One of her sisters is Hawaiian media personality Bernadette Baraquio Hamada and one of her brothers-in-law (Bernadette's husband) is Hawaiian conservative talk radio show host and columnist, Rick Hamada.
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.
Baraquio earned her master's degree in educational administration from the University of Hawaii in December 2004. During her year as Miss America in 2001, Baraquio's platform was character education.
Baraquio was Miss Hawaii 2000. Subsequently, she was crowned Miss America 2001 on October 14, 2000 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, becoming the first Asian American, first Filipino American, and first teacher ever to win the pageant.
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