Miss Illinois | Whitney Thorpe-Klinsky Miss America 2011 Contestant

Whitney Thorpe-Klinsky
New Baden, Illinois
Age: 22

Education:
Wesclin High School
Illinois Wesleyan University
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine

Platform Issue: United: The Miss America Organization & Susan G. Komen for the Cure

Scholastic Ambition: To complete a competitive residency and perform research in molecular cell signaling

Talent: Tap Dance

Scholastic Honors: Accepted into three medical schools, inducted into six academic honor societies at Illinois Wesleyan University, valedictorian of Wesclin High School Class of 2006

Career Ambition: To become a practicing oncologist or opthamologist

Local Competition Sponsor: Miss River to River Pageant

State Competition Sponsor: Miss Illinois Scholarship Association

courtesy of miss america website