[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 133 (Wednesday, September 21, 1994)]
[House]
[Page H]
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[Congressional Record: September 21, 1994]



         TRIBUTE TO MISS AMERICA 1995, MISS HEATHER WHITESTONE

  (Mr. CALLAHAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CALLAHAN. Mr. Speaker, my home State of Alabama is literally 
bursting with pride this week as one of our own, Miss Heather 
Whitestone of Birmingham, was crowned Miss America at the 68th annual 
pageant held in Atlantic City, NJ.
  Clearly the crowd favorite from the moment the curtain rose, Heather 
also captivated the Nation early in the evening as she performed a 2\1/
2\-minute ballet to the Sandy Patti hit, ``Via Dolorosa.'' As we now 
know, what made this particular performance even more special is that 
Heather can't hear music when she dances, because she has been deaf 
since childhood.
  Mr. Speaker, Heather Whitestone is a wonderful example of everything 
that is good and decent and admirable about America's youth. You can 
tell just by looking at her, and listening to her talk that her beauty 
is anything but skin deep.
  I know with all certainty that our new Miss America will be one of 
the best ambassadors for good will our Nation has ever had. And with 
the same confidence, I also know that Heather Whitestone's win last 
Saturday night will do even more for the millions of other young people 
all across this land who also have some type of disability. Heather's 
attitude and outlook on life is really pretty simple: She says if you 
work hard and never quit, there is nothing you cannot accomplish.
  That is pretty good advice for people of all ages. And she is living 
proof that it works.
  On behalf of the people of south Alabama, I salute Miss America 1995, 
Miss Heather Whitestone.

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