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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Annette Addo-Yobo was crowned Miss Texas 2024 at the |
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competition held at the Charles W. Eisemann Center for Performing |
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Arts in Richardson on June 29, 2024; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Addo-Yobo participated in the statewide event as |
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Miss Southlake, and she made history by becoming the first |
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foreign-born contestant and the first Ghanaian to win the title of |
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Miss Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, In January 2025, Ms. Addo-Yobo represented the Lone |
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Star State at the Miss America competition, where she was named |
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first runner-up; in her role as Miss Texas, she serves as the |
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statewide ambassador for Texas Cares for Children, a nonprofit |
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organization that encourages leadership, education, and character |
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development among the state's youth; she is also using her platform |
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to promote safety, awareness, and education in behalf of people |
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with autism spectrum disorder through her service initiative, The |
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S.P.A.R.K. Project; her many endeavors in support of this |
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worthwhile cause include advocating for policies at the local, |
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state, and national levels and working with organizations such as |
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Autism Speaks, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, and the |
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Organization for Autism Research; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Ghana and raised in Canada and the U.S., |
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Ms. Addo-Yobo became a citizen of the United States in 2022, and she |
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holds a bachelor's degree in psychology from The University of |
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Texas at Dallas; she is currently pursuing a master of business |
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administration degree at Lamar University, and she plans to attend |
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South Texas College of Law Houston; and |
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WHEREAS, Annette Addo-Yobo has proven herself to be a |
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deserving recipient of the Miss Texas crown, and the hard work, |
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determination, and perseverance that she has demonstrated in |
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attaining this goal are certain to serve her well in her future |
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endeavors; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Annette Addo-Yobo on her selection |
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as Miss Texas 2024 and extend to her sincere best wishes for |
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continued 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. Addo-Yobo as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |