RACHEL SPEARS

MISS BLACK CONNECTICUT USA 2005

Rachel Spears is a junior at the University of Connecticut where she is studying sociology and human rights.  She is a member of the National Society for Collegiate Scholars and president of the TIARAs interest group for Mu Sigma Upsilon, the first multicultural sorority.  Rachel’s platform is “Empowering Children Through Education and Proper Nutrition,” and she is currently implementing a girl empowerment program in the Hartford and Bridgeport school system.  Rachel also supports and raises money for the Children’s Miracle Network, a nonprofit organization that helped save her life when she was an adolescent.  Dancing since the age of 5, Rachel is trained in modern, African, and jazz dance.  Her ultimate goal is to be a social analyst for the United Nations.