Amanda Sasek
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Born | March 12, 1991[1] |
|---|---|
| Education | University of Central Missouri University of Kansas |
| Title(s) | Miss Kansas 2014 |
| Major competition(s) | Miss America 2015 |
Amanda Sasek (born March 12, 1991) is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Moberly, Missouri, who was crowned Miss Kansas 2014.[1] She competed for the Miss America 2015 title in September 2014.[2]
Early life and education
Sasek is a native of Moberly, Missouri and the daughter of Jon and Michelle Brooks.[3] She graduated from the University of Central Missouri in 2013.[4] While at UCM, she was named the top female undergraduate and maintained a 4.0 GPA.[1] She then went on to the University of Kansas to pursue a master of arts in political science.[1][5]
Pageant career
Miss Missouri
A native Missourian, Sasek competed at Miss Missouri for three years.[6] She held the Missouri titles of Miss Moberly 2010, Miss Midland Empire 2012, and Miss Heartland 2013.[3][7]
Miss Kansas 2015
Sasek won the title of Miss Greater Wichita in February 2014, which allowed her to compete at the state pageant held in Pratt, Kansas in June.[6] At Miss Kansas, she won two preliminary awards for talent and lifestyle and fitness.[5] She sang "Out Here on My Own" for her talent, from the musical film Fame.[5] Sasek beat out 30 other women for the title of Miss Kansas and received a $5,000 scholarship.[5] Her personal platform was "SOS (Survivors Overcoming Suicide) – Reaching Out," which was inspired by the suicide of her biological father when she was 17.[5]
Miss America 2015
Sasek competed for Miss America 2015 on September 14, 2014 in Atlantic City, New Jersey.[2] She placed outside the semi-finalists, but was 1 of 10 finalists for the Quality of Life Award.[2][8]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Miss Kansas 2014 Amanda Sasek". Pratt, KS: Miss Kansas. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
- 1 2 3 "2015 Miss America Pageant Scholarship Winners". Miss America. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
- 1 2 "Miss Moberly Pageant Saturday night at Auditorium". Moberly Monitor-Index. February 2011. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
- ↑ "UCM Alumna Amanda Sasek Claims Miss Kansas Title, Headed to Miss America Pageant" (PDF). Warrensburg, MO: University of Central Missouri. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "New Miss Kansas Amanda Sasek 'gave everything my all' at pageant". The Wichita Eagle. June 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
- 1 2 "Miss Kansas working hard to achieve goals". Pratt Tribune. June 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
- ↑ "UCM Alumna Amanda Sasek Claims Miss Kansas Title, Headed to Miss America Pageant" (PDF). Warrensburg, MO: University of Central Missouri. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
- ↑ "Miss Kansas a finalist for Quality of Life Award". Pratt Tribune. September 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
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| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by Theresa Vail |
Miss Kansas 2014 |
Succeeded by Hannah Wagner |