Sarah French

Background

She was born in Dallas, Texas but grew up in Hot Springs, Arkansas and then moved to Columbia, Missouri to attend college.

Career

She is currently an Anchor/Reporter for 7NEWS-WHDH in Boston, Massachusetts. lieutenant was her first attempt at the title. She went on to represent Arkansas in the Mission Teen United States of America 2004 pageant held in Palm Springs, California in August 2004.

This award, chosen by a public internet vote, is given to the delegate who most "exemplifies beauty through the lens of a camera".

French, a 2004 graduate of Lakeside High School in Arkansas, later moved to Columbia, Missouri to study Broadcast Journalism at the University of Missouri. Her platform was "Health and Fitness for Life".

She has been very interested in diabetes. "I chose my platform because diabetes runs on both sides of my family." She has also volunteered with the Special Olympics and has written articles for Life & Home Magazine, where she established a monthly health and fitness column.

During college, French worked as an Anchor/Reporter at the National Broadcasting Company affiliate station, KOMU-television, in Columbia, Missouri.

She worked as a one-man band, working as a photographer, reporter and editors During college, she also worked as an intern for National Broadcasting Company Universal in Burbank, California, where she assisted in the production of National Broadcasting Company’s annual Press Tour. While in Los Angeles, French was a host for National Broadcasting Company’s local television show, YourLA. A few years ago she spoke at the National Trail of Tears Conference.

Achievements

• In 2010, French was awarded the “Excellence in Local Television Award" by the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association for an hour-long special called “Gay in America: Tensions & Tolerance." That special focused on several teens who killed themselves after being bullied. French competed in the Mission Teen United States of America and Mission America pageants. French won the Mission Arkansas Teen United States of America 2004 title in a state pageant held in late 2003. French did not place in the nationally televised pageant, which was won by Shelley Hennig of Louisiana, but she did win the Mission Photogenic award. While there she won the Mission Mid-Missouri title and competed for the Mission Missouri 2006 title, which she won. Sarah is one of only a few Mission Teen United States of America delegates to win a Mission America state title, and it is even more rare than she has held titles in different states. French competed in the Mission America 2007 pageant broadcast live on CMT from the Theatre for the Performing Arts on January 29, 2007 and won the Mission America 2007 Smile Award.

Membership

French is a member of the Cherokee Nation.

Connections

colleague:

Alice Morrin, French