Amanda Sasek

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]

Amanda Sasek
Born (1991-03-12) March 12, 1991[1]
EducationUniversity of Central Missouri University of Kansas
TitleMiss Kansas 2014
Beauty pageant titleholder
Major
competition(s)		Miss America 2015

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. "Miss Kansas 2014 Amanda Sasek". Pratt, KS: Miss Kansas. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  2. "2015 Miss America Pageant Scholarship Winners". Miss America. Archived from the original on August 18, 2015. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  3. "Miss Moberly Pageant Saturday night at Auditorium". Moberly Monitor-Index. February 2011. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  4. "UCM Alumna Amanda Sasek Claims Miss Kansas Title, Headed to Miss America Pageant" (PDF). Warrensburg, MO: University of Central Missouri. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  5. "New Miss Kansas Amanda Sasek 'gave everything my all' at pageant". The Wichita Eagle. June 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  6. "Miss Kansas working hard to achieve goals". Pratt Tribune. June 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  7. "UCM Alumna Amanda Sasek Claims Miss Kansas Title, Headed to Miss America Pageant" (PDF). Warrensburg, MO: University of Central Missouri. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  8. "Miss Kansas a finalist for Quality of Life Award". Pratt Tribune. September 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Theresa Vail		 Miss Kansas
2014		 Succeeded by
Hannah Wagner
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