On
January 10, 2010, Adrielle Churchill was crowned Miss Arkansas
USA 2010, in front of a large audience in Bentonville, Arkansas.
Adrielle was raised on a cattle farm in the small town of Dover,
Arkansas. She attended the University of Arkansas as a National
Merit Scholar and a prestigious Honors College Fellow, and is
the published author of a bilingual study of Nicaraguan immigration
patterns. She was a member of Pi Beta Phi Women’s Fraternity,
and was also chosen for the 2005 U of A Football Homecoming Court.
She graduated Summa Cum Laude from U of A, with a double-major
in Political Science and Latin American Studies, and a double-minor
in Spanish and Anthropology. Adrielle is currently a third-year
student at the University of Arkansas School of Law, where she
serves at President of the Student Bar Association. She is a
member of the American Bar Association, the American Association
of Justice, and is on the U of A Traveling Trial Team. Adrielle
currently works at the Law Offices of Matthews, Campbell, Rhoads,
McClure, Thompson, and Fryauf, where she focuses on family law,
immigration, and mediation.
In
her free time, Adrielle enjoys hiking and spelunking in the Ozark
Mountains, gardening, and
playing with her cat Teddy. She is a self-proclaimed “foodie,” and
not only cooks Cajun family recipes, but also loves to create recipes of her
own, as well as host hors d’ouvres parties for her friends. Adrielle loves
to travel, as she has backpacked Southern Europe, toured 15 cities in Australia
and New Zealand, and spent many summers in Costa Rica and Nicaragua. Adrielle
has been actively involved with Legal Aid of Arkansas, the Northwest Arkansas
Sexual Abuse Recovery and Prevention Agency, and Arkansas Children’s Hospital.
She is the daughter of Gary and Jennifer Churchill, who currently reside in Dover,
Arkansas. She is also a huge Razorbacks fan! Go Hogs!
Adrielle
plans to use the title of Miss Arkansas USA 2010 to promote the
causes closest to her heart, specifically
Child Injury Awareness and Veteran’s
Affairs. Due to her own injury as a teenager, Adrielle had to undergo complete
spinal reconstructive surgery, and wants to stress to children and teenagers
alike the importance of listening to their bodies and recognizing the signs of
serious sport and recreational injuries. She looks forward to continuing to work
with Arkansas Children’s Hospital on this initiative. Also, as a Congressional
Intern in Veteran’s Affairs, Adrielle learned just how much our Veterans
have done for our country, and how much of a debt of gratitude we owe them. She
looks forward to speaking at area schools, as well as visiting local Veteran’s
Hospitals and promoting Veteran Appreciation. Adrielle is available for interviews,
speaking engagements, emceeing events, autograph signing, or any other hosted
event. She will represent Arkansas at the 2010 Miss USA Pageant this May in Las
Vegas, LIVE on NBC.!
Photo
Credit: Will
Patterson |