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blonde brown dallas , texas , u.s. miss arkansas teen usa 2004 miss missouri 2007 5 6 sarah french https://twitter.com/sarahsfrench miss teen usa 2004 miss america 2007 sarah french
 sarah french
sarah french

sarah french -lrb- born september 17 , 1985 -rrb- is an american journalist .
she is currently an anchor/reporter for 7news-whdh in boston , massachusetts .
after the murder of her friend and colleague alice morrin , french became an advocate for domestic violence victims and worked with connecticut legislators , trying to pass a 911 texting bill in morrin 's name .
in 2010 , french was awarded the `` excellence in local television award '' by the national lesbian & gay journalists association for an hour-long special called `` gay in america : tensions & tolerance . ''
that special focused on several teens who killed themselves after being bullied .
french competed in the miss teen usa and miss america pageants .
she was born in dallas , texas but grew up in hot springs , arkansas and then moved to columbia , missouri to attend college .
french won the miss arkansas teen usa 2004 title in a state pageant held in late 2003 .
it was her first attempt at the title .
she went on to represent arkansas in the miss teen usa 2004 pageant held in palm springs , california in august 2004 .
french did not place in the nationally televised pageant , which was won by shelley hennig of louisiana , but she did win the miss photogenic award .
this award , chosen by a public internet vote , is given to the delegate who most `` exemplifies beauty through the lens of a camera '' .
french , a 2004 graduate of lakeside high school in arkansas , later moved to columbia , missouri to study broadcast journalism at the university of missouri .
while there she won the miss mid-missouri title and competed for the miss missouri 2006 title , which she won .
sarah is one of only a few miss teen usa delegates to win a miss america state title , and it is even more rare than she has held titles in different states .
french competed in the miss america 2007 pageant broadcast live on cmt from the theatre for the performing arts on january 29 , 2007 and won the miss america 2007 smile award .
her platform was `` health and fitness for life '' .
she has been very interested in diabetes .
`` i chose my platform because diabetes runs on both sides of my family . ''
she has also volunteered with the special olympics and has written articles for `` life & home magazine '' , where she established a monthly health and fitness column .
as miss missouri , french worked as a spokesperson for the susan g. komen foundation and children 's miracle network , traveling the state giving motivational speeches and speaking with young students through a program called right decisions , right now .
during college , french worked as an anchor/reporter at the nbc affiliate station , komu-tv , in columbia , missouri .
she worked as a one-man band , working as a photographer , reporter and editor .
during college , she also worked as an intern for nbc universal in burbank , ca , where she assisted in the production of nbc 's annual press tour .
while in los angeles , french was a host for nbc 's local television show , yourla .
french is a member of the cherokee nation .
a few years ago she spoke at the national trail of tears conference .
