Career
lieutenant was her second attempt at this title, as she placed 2nd runner-up at Mission Vermont United States of America 2005 and she had also competed for the Mission Vermont Teen United States of America title in 2003 and 2004. Gilman graduated from Danville High School with honours in 2004. She had been attending Lyndon State College since the age of fifteen, and graduated from high school with thirty college credits already on her transcript.
She will graduate from Lyndon with a dual degree in Television News Broadcasting & Business Administration in 2008.
As well as her studies, Gilman is a nanny and works as a sales associate at Fashion Bug. Gilman has given her time to non-profit organizations, such as United Way, The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, The American Red Cross, The Make-A-Wish Foundation, and The American Lung Association.
Her initiatives have earned her a Community Service Award and Scholarship presented by the Saint Johnsbury Rotary Club and numerous other Community Service awards. Her hobbies and interests include reading mystery novels, pilates, scrapbooking, watching Desperate Housewives and jogging.
