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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Miss Texas Shilah Phillips was named first runner-up |
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to Miss America on January 29, 2007; and |
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WHEREAS, A 2000 graduate of the Denver School of the Arts, Ms. |
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Phillips studied jazz music at Howard University before moving to |
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Los Angeles to pursue a singing career; she subsequently moved to |
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Texas to be near her mother and stepfather and competed in her first |
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pageant for the title of Miss Frisco, which she won in 2005; less |
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than a year later, she became the first African American to be |
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crowned Miss Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to winning first runner-up, she was a |
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preliminary talent winner for her vocal performance of, "I Believe |
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in You and Me"; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Phillips is a jazz studies and voice student at |
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the University of North Texas, and she maintains a busy speaking |
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schedule, sharing her message, "Never Give Up" with people |
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throughout the state; and |
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WHEREAS, Shilah Phillips distinguished herself with dignity, |
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grace, and charisma at the 2007 Miss America competition, and she is |
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a source of great pride for citizens of the Lone Star State; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Shilah Phillips on being named |
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first runner-up to Miss America and extend to her sincere best |
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wishes for continued happiness and success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Phillips as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |