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  • Best Buddies

    Best Buddies is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to enhancing the lives of people with intellectual disabilities by providing opportunities for one-to-one friendships and integrated employment.

  • Sparrow Clubs

    Sparrow Clubs USA is a national non-profit organization of school-based clubs that assist children in medical crisis. Through community service and fundraising projects, Sparrow Clubs support children who have either life threatening illnesses or chronic disabilities and whose families face financial hardship because of it.

  • Girl Talk

    Founded in 2002, Girl Talk is a student-to-student mentoring program that pairs middle school girls with high school girls who serve as mentors. Weekly meetings are held before or after school, during which the high school leader conducts valuable lessons that address issues middle school girls face every day.

  • Project Sunshine

    Project Sunshine is a nonprofit organization that provides free educational, recreational, and social programs to children facing medical challenges and their families. Project Sunshine sends volunteers to visit hospitalized children to provide arts and crafts, tutoring, reading, nutritional cooking and special events. With 10,000 volunteers in 75 cities across the United States, Canada, China, Israel, Kenya, and Puerto Rico, Project Sunshine serves 60,000 children each year in 150 medical facilities.

  • D.A.R.E.

    D.A.R.E. is a police officer-led series of classroom lessons that teaches children from kindergarten through 12th grade how to resist peer pressure and live productive drug and violence-free lives.

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Danielle Doty

Teen USA

State:
Texas
Hometown:

Age:
19

Bio

19-year-old Danielle Doty, from Harlingen, Texas, won the crown at the 2011 MISS TEEN USA® Competition on July 16, 2011 at Atlantis, Paradise Island in the Bahamas. This vivacious teen impressed the panel of judges in swimsuit, evening gown and interview.

Raised in Harlingen, Texas with her parents and older brother Dylan, Danielle had a love for beauty pageants from an early age, and even participated in a number of Junior Teen pageants. She decided to compete in the Miss USA pageant system, winning the regional, state, and finally, national title her first try. “I enjoyed competing and found it was a great way to build confidence, gain communication skills and make lifelong friends along the way,” says Danielle.

Following her win, Danielle moved to New York City to take advantage of her scholarship at New York Film Academy and fulfill her duties as Miss Teen USA. When she’s not in class, Danielle is busy serving as a spokeswoman for teen issues and traveling nationwide as an advocate for organizations such as D.A.R.E, Best Buddies, Project Sunshine, Girl Talk, Reach Out and Read, and Same Sky Trade Initiative. She has also been featured in two issues of Seventeen Magazine and has made guest appearances at notable events such as Glamour’s “Women Of The Year” Awards, The People’s Choice Awards, and 2012 Shorty Awards. She also traveled throughout Germany in March with Miss Universe and Miss USA on a USO Entertainment Tour spreading good cheer to troops and military families.

More than just a beauty queen, Danielle excelled academically and graduated Harlingen High School South ranking eighth in her class of 404 students and making the honor roll every semester. She was able to juggle her academics with a busy extracurricular schedule, and was named a UCA All American Cheerleader. Following her reign, Danielle plans to further her education and continue to pursue her dream of working as a broadcaster for a national television network.

Danielle is a self-proclaimed daredevil, enjoying activities such as four wheeling, snow skiing, tubing, wave running and sky coasting. She also enjoys baking, collecting fortune cookie messages and playing with her Yorkie, Champ.

In Her Own Words

" Being Miss Teen USA is more than just hair and makeup or attending glamorous events…it's about being a role model and a positive influence. Getting to work with children, speaking in public, and learning incredible life skills has allowed me to grow as a person and given me the confidence to never give up on what I believe in. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity that has changed my life forever. "