Andrea Duke
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Andrea Duke is a beauty queen
Beauty Queen
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 from Saluda, North Carolina
Saluda, North Carolina
The City of Saluda is located in both Henderson and Polk counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 713 at the 2010 census. Saluda is famous for sitting at the top of the Norfolk Southern Railway's Saluda Grade, the steepest main line standard gauge railroad line east of the...

 who competed in the Miss USA
Miss USA
The Miss USA beauty contest has been held annually since 1952 to select the United States entrant in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operates both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA...

 pageant in April 2008.

Duke won the Miss North Carolina USA
Miss North Carolina USA
The Miss North Carolina USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state North Carolina in the Miss USA pageant. This state is part of the RPM Productions group....

 2008 title in a state pageant held in High Point, North Carolina
High Point, North Carolina
High Point is a city located in the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina. As of 2010 the city had a total population of 104,371, according to the US Census Bureau. High Point is currently the eighth-largest municipality in North Carolina....

 on October 26, 2007. The previous year, she made the top ten. Duke will represent North Carolina in the nationally televised Miss USA 2008 pageant held in April 2008.

Duke is a 2000 graduate of East Henderson High School and a 2005 graduate of Wofford College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in French with a philosophy minor.
After graduating from East Henderson High School
East Henderson High School
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 in 2000, Duke studied at Wofford College
Wofford College
Established in 1854 and related to the United Methodist Church, Wofford College is an independent, Phi Beta Kappa liberal arts college of 1,525 students located in downtown Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States. The historic campus is recognized as a national arboretum and features “The...

 where she earned a Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
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 degree in French with a minor in philosophy. In December 2007 she graduated from the University of Florida
University of Florida
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, with a Master's degree in Business Administration. At Wofford Duke was the first collegiate volleyball player to earn an All-Conference award and she broke thirteen school records in three years.

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