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'All-American' girl twirls her way to KU success
BY ERIN WILEY
correspondent@kansan.com
KANSAN CORRESPONDENT
If you've ever attended a KU football game, you've seen this Jayhawk strutting her stuff in front of the Marching Jayhawks. You might also recognize her face from television or news publications.
from television of news publications Angelaea Busby, Lenexa senior, is the feature baton twirler for the KU marching band. She was also crowned Miss Kansas in 2003 and went onto compete in the Miss America pageant.
Busby has twirled with the band for the past three seasons. Last year, she took time away from school to dedicate her time as Miss Kansas 2003.
Since the age of 5, baton twirling has been a big part of Busby's life.
"My mother was a baton twirler, and she introduced me to the sport at a very young age," Busby said.
Kansan file photo
She performs at football games, events like Traditions Night, parades, and she also performed at the Tangerine Bowl in Orlando, Fla., last winter break.
As the KU feature baton twirler Busby experiences things that many college students do not.
"It's an adrenaline rush to perform," Busby said, "I truly love to entertain audiences of all kinds."
She has won many awards, including more than 500 trophies, and last year she ranked second in the nation in
one-baton twirling.
t's an adrenaline rush to perform. I truly love to
The baton has been more than a form of recreational activity for Busby. She has put her talent to use and participated in many competitions.
Her most prestigious award came in 2003 when she competed for Miss America.
At the pageant in Atlantic City, N.J., Busby won the "Non-Finalist Top Talent Award" with her baton. This award put her atop the rest of the candidates in the talent competition.
Before competing for the title of Miss America, she first had to win the title of Miss Kansas.
entertain audiences of all kinds."
After earning the crown, Busby took the year off from the University of Kansas and traveled through the state
Angelea Busby
Lenexa senior
Kansas and traveled through the speaking to more than 50,000 Kansas students.
"I went to schools across the state advocating good choices, saying no to drugs and alcohol, and addressing my personal platform issue of depression awareness," Busby said.
This tour of Kansas wasn't the first taste of advocating for causes. Busy is a spokesperson for The National Alliance for the Mentality III and the Kansas Children's Service League. She
is also an alumna of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. Busby has kept busy at the University.
"I'm currently a journalism and pre-law major. I'm in a couple different honor societies. My goal is to become a legal counselor in the field of mental health policies," she said.
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Above all else, there is one thing that makes Busby a great performer.
great performer. "I'm your all-American girl from Kansas and proud of it," she said.
Edited by Bill Cross
Angelaea Busby, Lenexa senior, is the feature baton twirler for the KU marching band. Busby also competed in the Miss America pageant after being crowned Miss Kansas in 2003.
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