Carlsbad High Alumna Places 4th in Miss America Competition

Carlsbad High School made it all the way to fourth place at the Jan. 14, 2012 Miss America competition, thanks to the incredible accomplishments, poise, talents and the inner and outer beauty of alumna Noelle Freeman, age 22.

A direct descendant of Francis Scott Key, Noelle, a dancer, hit all the right notes to ballet her way up the ladder of competitions and earn the title of Miss California 2011. Her fourth-place Miss America triumph netted her well-deserved publicity and a $10,000 scholarship.

After graduating from Carlsbad High in 2007, Noelle attended Chapman University, where she earned a BA in Advertising, Public Relations and Communication Studies in 2011. She has been accepted into Chapman's Dodge Film School. Eventually, she says, she would like to establish her own advertising/public relations agency.

Noelle has volunteered to help children with autism since she was 7 years old and has continued serving children with disabilities. In fact, her competition platform issue, she reports, was “A Promising Future for Children with Autism.”

She says, “I saw that the level of help given to kids with disabilities declines as they get older and become young adults. I have worked to change that.”

At Carlsbad High, Noelle was active in Lancer Dancers, ASB and other activities.

In fact, she says, “My family and I moved from Vista to Carlsbad specifically for the quality of education, the community and – mostly – because of the high school dance program. The Lancer Dancers taught me to be a ‘Miss America’ when I was only 14 years old. I learned that it wasn’t just about dance, but about serving the community.” She confides, “I passionately wanted to become the 2012 Miss America so I could touch lives. I can still do that as Miss California. I want to help people and to motivate others.” 

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