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| Miss America Angela Baraquio met with students at Holy Family Catholic Academy, telling them how they represent the jewels in her crown.
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Miss America Angela Baraquio tells students at Holy Family Catholic Academy that she often thought about them during the pageant and that even if she didn’t win, she just wanted them to see her on TV.
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| Angela Perez Baraquio waves to spectators along Kalakaua Avenue during a parade through Waikiki after coming back to the Islands as Miss America 2001.
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Always gravitating toward children, Angela Perez Baraquio shows off her tired nephew, Sterling Baraquio, to runners-up Miss Kentucky Whitney Boyles, Miss Louisiana Faith Jenkins and Miss Mississippi Christy May at a family picnic at Kapi‘olani Park.
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| Flanked by Miss Mississippi Christy May, left, and Miss Louisiana Faith Jenkins, Miss America 2001 Angela Perez Baraquio waves to the cheering crowd during halftime of the University of Hawai‘i football game against Nevada Nov. 11.
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During halftime, Angela Perez Baraquio hugs high school friend Kristie Okasaki.
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| Miss America Angela Perez Baraquio sings with her brother, Albert, and two sisters, Lucy and Rose, during Mass at St. Augustine Church in Waikiki. Her strong faith keeps Baraquio grounded.
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With all the comforts of home, except for li hing mochi crunch, Angela Perez Baraquio makes herself comfortable in a well-stocked limousine fit for a queen.
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| Hundreds of friends, fans and family members excitedly greet Miss America 2001 Angela Perez Baraquio when she arrived home for the first time since winning the crown in October.
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Angela Perez Baraquio accepts a lei, then a hug, from her mom, Rigolette “Lettie” Baraquio, during her homecoming at the Honolulu International Airport.
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| Before leaving the airport on her arrival in the Islands, Angela Baraquio gave the shaka sign to students and friends who came to greet her.
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Miss Kentucky, Miss Mississippi, Miss Louisiana and Miss America enjoyed a quick picnic dinner before Angela Baraquio had to be chauffeured off to Aloha Stadium last night for a University of Hawai‘i football game halftime show appearance.
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| Miss America Angela Baraquio receives a welcome hug from Kayley Killion, 9, a hula dancer at Holy Family School.
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Miss America Angela Perez Baraquio holds up her hand to stop traders after accidentally ringing the opening bell 30 seconds early at the Chicago Board of Trade yesterday. CBOT Chairman David P. Brennan, left, and Dennis Butterer, president and CEO of the exchange, watch.
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| Hawai‘i’s Angela Perez Baraquio, Miss America 2001, experiences a rainy day in New York, left. Baraquio, who won the crown in Atlantic City, N.J., said that she almost didn’t enter the pageant.
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For the talent competition, she danced the hula to theme music from the film "Hawai'i."
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| Newly crowned Miss America 2001, Angela Perez Baraquio, is interviewed by Diane Sawyer and Jack Ford on Good Morning America.
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Claudio F. Baraquio, center, father of Miss America 2001, right, speaks at a news conference with his wife Rigolette, left, shortly after his daughter was crowned Miss America.
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| Hawai'i's own Miss America 2001, Angela Perez Baraquio, takes her traditional leap in the Atlantic Ocean for photographers just hours after winning the crown.
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Miss Hawai'i Angela Perez Baraquio, front, gives the shaka sign as she is crowned Miss America 2001 by Miss America 2000 Heather French.
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| Miss Hawai'i Angela Perez Baraquio walks down the runway after being crowned Miss America 2001 at the Convention Hall in Atlantic City, N.J.
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The former Miss Hawai'i' gives a shaka to the crowd from the runway after winning the Miss America Pageant.
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| Hawai'i's Angela Perez Baraquio was the winner of one of the preliminary rounds in the swimsuit category.
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Whenever Miss Hawai'i was mentioned on any of the three large TV screens set up at her school during the Miss America contest, her supporters wildly cheered.
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