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When you're the founder of a teen organization, active in church, host a radio talk show, go to college full time and are practicing for a Miss California For the state pageant affiliated with Miss USA, see Miss California USA The Miss California competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of California in the Miss America pageant. competition, you really don't have time for much anything else. Such is the case with 18-year-old Lancaster resident Kimberly Gloudemans, for whom 24 hours in a day may not be enough. ``It's hard. It's a juggling process,'' Gloudemans said. ``There's 24 hours in a day and I try to utilize as many of those hours as I can. I love everything I do. I just can't sit around my house and do nothing - it's just not me. I think that's why I'm so involved, and that's why I'm so motivated.'' Gloudemans is in Fresno this week preparing for the Miss California Pageant, in which she is the first representative from the region including the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley , Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, , Victorville and Ridgecrest. This December, Gloudemans was crowned Miss High Desert at the Lancaster Performing Arts Center A performing arts center, often abbreviated PAC, is a multi-use performance space that can be adapted for use by various types of the performing arts, including dance, music and theatre. in the first year for the High Desert contest. ``It's so exciting for me,'' Gloudemans said. ``It's kind of like when you're 8 years old and you have all the presents under the tree. It's kind of like that excitement and anticipation. It's very exciting.'' No matter how Gloudemans does in the competition, she will receive at least a $1,000 scholarship just for showing up. Miss California receives a $10,000 scholarship for winning the competition. Gloudemans said the pageant motivates young women to eat healthy, exercise, go to college and find something they're passionate about. Gloudemans said she exercises regularly and lifts weights at home, and she tries to stay away from chocolate. ``I could come back from this and not win Miss California and still be really happy,'' Gloudemans said. ``If I don't win, the sun still rises tomorrow morning, and I still go to work, and I still go to school, and I still pursue my career. Nothing changes except for the amount of scholarship money I get, and either way I'm going to go to college.'' Following graduation at Antelope Valley College Antelope Valley College is a comprehensive community college located in Lancaster, California, USA. It is operated by the Antelope Valley Community College District, with a primary service area of 1,945 square miles covering portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties. , Gloudemans plans to attend University of California, Los Angeles UCLA comprises the College of Letters and Science (the primary undergraduate college), seven professional schools, and five professional Health Science schools. Since 2001, UCLA has enrolled over 33,000 total students, and that number is steadily rising. , to pursue a degree in mass communications with an emphasis on television news broadcasting “Newsbreak” redirects here. For other uses, see Newsbreak (disambiguation). There are two types of news broadcasting: television and radio news. A newscast . In Gloudemans' first semester at Antelope Valley College, following graduation from Landmark Christian School A Christian School is a school run on Christian principles or by a Christian organization. The nature of Christian schools varies enormously from country to country according to the religious, educational, and political culture. in Lancaster, she earned a 3.78 grade-point average, earning her a spot on the dean's list dean's list n. pl. deans' lists A list of students in a high school, college, or university who have attained high academic rank. . Gloudemans already has a head start in the world of communication. She hosts a radio talk show called ``High Desert 411'' on KAVC (1340 AM) from 5 to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Gloudemans, who has worked for the radio station for about two years, said she interviews pastors, business owners and athletes, among others. ``She is intelligent, talented, personable PERSONABLE. Having the capacities of a person; for example, the defendant was judged personable to maintain this action. Old Nat. Brev. 142. This word is obsolete. and will do very well in the competition,'' said Lorayne Burch, High Desert executive director for the Miss America Organization. ``She's a wonderful young woman. She will go far in her life. She is as sincere and as kind as the day is long.'' When Gloudemans was 14, she founded an organization known as Teens Against Premarital Sex, or TAPS. She said that some of her friends who were having sex were being hurt emotionally or getting pregnant, so she thought the club would be something good to start. Gloudemans said she wants her program to go nationwide. She also serves as a volunteer abstinence coordinator for the Pregnancy Counseling Center in Lancaster. Gloudemans said she likes to draw, sing, paint and write in her spare time. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO (Color) Miss High Desert Kimberly Gloudemans, 18, of Lancaster is in the running for the Miss California crown and a $10,000 scholarship. Shaun Dyer/Special to the Daily News |
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