Alexis Wineman
Alexis Wineman | |
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| Education | Huntingdon College |
| Known for | First autistic contestant to compete in the Miss America pageant. |
| Title | Miss Cut Bank 2012 Miss Montana 2012 |
| Awards | Miss America 2013 "America's Choice" award |
| Website | http://www.alexiswineman.com/ |
Alexis Wineman is an autism advocate[1] who was named Miss Montana 2012.[1] She won the "America's Choice" award at the Miss America 2013 pageant [1] and is the first autistic contestant to compete in the Miss America pageant.[2][3]
Background
Wineman is from Cut Bank, Montana, and states that as a child, she always felt different[4] and was bullied.[5][6] She said that she began to understand why after she was diagnosed with "PDD-NOS (Pervasive Developmental Disorder- Not Otherwise Specified), an autism spectrum disorder" at the age of 11.[7] As of 2014[update], she is an undergraduate at Huntingdon College in Montgomery, Alabama.[8]
Wineman did not grow up with an interest in beauty pageants, stating that she was instead the "girl with the hoodies on. I never wore makeup all that much. I wasn’t much into beauty at all – to be honest, I’m still not all that much.”[6] Her platform as Miss Montana was “Normal is just a dryer setting – Living with autism"[8] and, at the age of 18, she was the youngest contestant in the Miss America 2013 pageant.[2]
Her older sister, Danielle Wineman, was named Miss Montana 2015 in June 2015.[9]
Publications
- Wineman, Alexis. (January 17, 2013). "Miss Montana: Autism doesn't define me". CNN.
Video clips and interviews
- Vote for Miss Montana 2012 Alexis Wineman - Miss America Organization
- Miss America Contestant Makes History - ABC News
- Person of the Week: Miss Montana Alexis Wineman - ABC News
References
- ^ a b c Bruch, Linda (February 19, 2014). "She may not be Miss Montana anymore, but she's in demand". Cut Bank Pioneer Press.
- ^ a b Golodryga, Bianna (January 11, 2013). "Alexis Wineman, Miss Montana, First Miss America Contestant Diagnosed With Autism". Good Morning America. ABC News. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
- ^ Sun, FeiFei (January 11, 2013). "5 Questions with Alexis Wineman: Miss America's First Autistic Contestant". Time.
- ^ Mithers, Carol (March 2013). "Meet the Most Popular Girl in America (PS: She Has Autism)". Glamour.
- ^ Grey, Mark (Jan 12, 2013). "Miss America Contestant Alexis Wineman Talks About Growing Up with Autism". People Magazine.
- ^ a b Lewin, Adrienne (Jan 10, 2013). "Miss Montana is first autistic contestant for Miss America". Today.
- ^ "Alexis Wineman: My Story". alexiswineman.com.
- ^ a b "Miss Montana 2012 Keynote at 2014 Annual Banquet". Mental Health America of Great Falls. 2014.
- ^ "Danielle Wineman of Cut Bank crowned Miss Montana 2015". Great Falls, MT: KRTV. June 14, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
