ALABAMA: Madison Guthrie is a model/actress. She's appeared in ESPN’s 'Who’s in?' commercials, 'Grace Unplugged,' and Hank Williams Jr. and Kid Rock’s 'Redneck Paradise' music video.
ALASKA: Kimberly Argon is a student at the University of Alaska Anchorage where she's double majoring in nursing and marketing.
ARIZONA: Maureen Montagne has been dancing for the last 12 years. She danced for Arizona State University's drill team.
ARKANSAS: Leah Blefko is a broadcast journalism and sports management double major at the University of Arkansas.
CALIFORNIA: Natasha Martinez is a TV host working at KDOC-TV in Southern California.
COLORADO: Talyah Polee is a former Division I track & field athlete at the University of Nevada Las Vegas where she studied psychology.
CONNECTICUT: Ashley Golebiewski is the first person in her family to attend college. She's attending Central Connecticut State University where she's majoring in finance and minoring in communications.
DELAWARE: Renee Bull owns her own business, a custom jewelry boutique called 'Intricate Designs,' and she's in school pursuing a degree in communications.
DC: Lizzy Olsen is the Majority Director of Operations for the Senate Committee of Environment and Public Works.
FLORIDA: Ashleigh Lollie is in her second year of law school.
GEORGIA: Brooke Fletcher is an associate director at ESPN.
HAWAII: Emma Wo is a PR executive at Bennet Group Public Relation where she focuses on tourism and real estate.
IDAHO: Claira Hollingsworth has been working on becoming a dental hygienist.
ILLINOIS: Renee Wronecki and her mother are both skin cancer survivors.
INDIANA: Gretchen Reece graduated from Butler University with a degree in communication disorders.
IOWA: Taylor Even has been working on a degree in respiratory therapy from Hawkeye Community College.
KANSAS: Alexis Railsback wants to pursue a career as a professional makeup artist in the entertainment and fashion industry.
KENTUCKY: Katie George is a NCAA Division I volleyball player.
LOUISIANA: Candice Bennatt is a model and former NFL cheerleader. She's currently in law school at Loyola University in New Orleans.
MAINE: Heather Elwell is a flautist and attended Florida State University where she majored in music and economics.
MARYLAND: Mame Adjei graduated from VCU with a degree in political science and Africana studies and minor in business.
MASSACHUSETTS: Polikseni Manxhari has a psychology degree from Northeastern University. She's a contact on the Samaritans Suicide Prevention Hotline.
MICHIGAN: Rashontae Wawrzyniak has a psychology degree from Siena Heights University where she ran indoor/outdoor track and cross-country. She works as a model/actress.
MINNESOTA: Jessica Scheu is a third degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do. She's majoring in business and minoring in journalism.
MISSISSIPPI: Courtney Byrd is a student at Ole Miss.
MISSOURI: Rebecca Dunn is an anchor for Newsy.com.
MONTANA: Tahnee Peppenger graduated from Montana State University in 2010 with a degree in sports medicine. She loves the rodeo.
NEBRASKA: Hoang-Kim Cung is a reporter and fill-in anchor for a local news station.
NEVADA: Brittany McGowan is a model/actress and has been featured in campaigns for Sketchers and LA Fitness.
NEW HAMPSHIRE: Samantha Poirier graduated from the University of New Hampshire and she wants to open a spa with her sister one day.
NEW JERSEY: Vanessa Oriolo is a student at Temple University where she's working on degrees in business administration and marketing.
NEW MEXICO: Alexis Duprey teaches public speaking at New Mexico State University.
NEW YORK: Thatiana Diaz graduated magna cum laude from Pace University with a degree in communications. She's interned for Vogue, Sony, Latina Magazine and Seventeen magazine.
NORTH CAROLINA: Julia Dalton graduated from High Point University with a degree in exercise science and pre-pharmacy education.
NORTH DAKOTA: Molly Ketterling is studying business at Bismarck State College.
OHIO: Sarah Newkirk is a lithotripsy technician helping remove kidney stones in surgery.
OKLAHOMA: Olivia Jordan, a graduate from Boston University, is a model and she also appeared in the film 'Hot Tub Time Machine 2.'
OREGON: Bridget Wilmes sings opera and models.
PENNSYLVANIA: Elizabeth Cardillo works as a bridal stylist. She also models.
RHODE ISLAND: Anea Garcia is a sophomore at Roger Williams University on a full tuition grant through the International Leadership Award. She's double majoring in legal studies and philosophy.
SOUTH CAROLINA: Sarah Weishuhn has a degree in public health from University of South Carolina.
SOUTH DAKOTA: Lexy Schenk is earning her nursing degree from the University of South Dakota.
TENNESSEE: Kiara Young is currently an NFL cheerleader and boutique buyer. Her career goal is to become a pediatric gastroenterologist.
TEXAS: Ylianna Guerra finished her degree in communications from the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio.
VERMONT: Jackie Croft is a model/bartender. She loves competing in Spartan Races.
VIRGINIA: Laura Puleo, a Duke alum, is currently studying at Washington and Lee University's law school.
WASHINGTON: Kenzi Novell graduated from Gonzaga with a degree in public relations.
WEST VIRGINIA: Andrea Mucino holds a degree in international relations from West Virginia University. She also interned for the US House of Representatives and the US Senate.
WISCONSIN: Haley Laundrie is a dean's list student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where she's studying communications and legal studies.
WYOMING: Caroline Scott graduated from Creighton University and is now working as a social worker.
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