[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 9570]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     NEVADA'S MISS USA--NIA SANCHEZ

  Mr. REID. Madam President, I have to be honest. Last night I was 
flipping around--the NBA, the game of the week, the Red Sox playing 
Detroit, and the Tony awards. But also, Miss USA was going on. I have 
to acknowledge, I watched a little bit but not a lot of each. But I 
watched them all. I am disappointed that I caved in and watched the 
final of the Miss USA contest, because Miss Nevada won, and I would 
have liked to have seen that. I placed a call to her, and I will talk 
to her as soon as she gets out of the clouds, where I am sure she is 
now. But I congratulate the newly crowned Miss USA, Nevada's own Nia 
Sanchez.
  What a story she has. This woman was homeless and spent a good part 
of her young days in a shelter. She is an exceptional Nevadan. She is 
gifted beyond her physical beauty. She holds a fourth-degree black belt 
in tae kwon do and is a certified instructor in the martial arts. When 
she is not practicing tae kwon do in her own studio, she is fighting on 
behalf of abused women. She volunteers at Shade Tree, a shelter for 
abused women. We are proud of Shade Tree.
  So I, along with all Nevadans, congratulate Miss USA Nia Sanchez on 
her well-deserved victory. I wish her the very best as she pursues the 
crown of Miss Universe and undertakes her duties as a global 
ambassador.

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