Miss Arizona

Elisa Soto

What is the craziest thing you have ever done?
When I was five years old, I tried to shave my legs, but ended up with a lot of scrapes and cuts. What a lesson!

Please list any Honors/Awards you have received in the past 2 years.
Top 20 out of 900 juniors at Mesa High School
2004 & 2005 Miss AZ Teen USA interview winner
Hispanic Mother Daughter Scholarship Recipient
2005 Regional "Miss Senior Dance Explosion"
2005 River North Dance Company Scholarship
2005 Company Dance National Scholarship Finalist
2004 New York City Dance Alliance Regional Winner
2004 Regional "Miss Teen Dance Explosion"
2004 Mesa High Outstanding Choreographer Award

List any other Achievements/Accomplishments
My persuasive essay was nominated by my english teacher to be entered in the Mesa Public School's District Writing Contest.

What are your strongest talents?
Performing - communicating and connecting with the audience.

Name one person, family, friend, celebrity, who has had the most influence on your life.
My Dad - Richard Soto. He has always sacrificed so much for his family, and he has always taught me that I am special and can be anything I want to be if I work hard enough.

Describe how you envision yourself in five years?
In five years I will be graduating from college and actively be pursuing a career in the performing arts.

What else do you want the judges to know about you?
I am the first member of my family to go to college and am ranked in the top 2% of my graduating class with a GPA of 4.5.

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