Alex's fourth grade Great American project.

3. She is a very accomplished ballerina, she had 15 years of training. Heather has trained since she was about 6. Heather, age 12 (left) and performing ballet (right).

4. When Heather Whitestone became Miss America, she was 21 years old.

5. Heather was married to John McCallum in 1996. They have two boys, James and John. James is the younger of the two.

6. Heather and her family adopted a small pony. They named it Charlie Brown after the Peanuts character .

7. Heather has written three books. They are: “Listening With My Heart” (1997), “Believing The Promise” (1999), and “Let God Surprise You” (2003).