Ashley Wilson
Ashley Wilson —
Make-A-Wish Foundation
P
arker County native and Brock graduate Ashley Wilson is excited to be
one of the contestants in the 2017 Sweet Charity and Bachelorettes event.
Even though the 30-year-old hairstylist at Debonair Hair Salon and Spa is as
laid back as they get in her day-to-day job, she is ready to start the competi-
tion to raise money for her charity, Make-A-Wish. She told PCT that she is just
“thankful to be a part of this.”
“I like serving other people, and I want to see my kids grow up and make
something of themselves,” she explained.
The former Miss Brock High School has been working at her current salon
for a little over three years, but she’s been doing hair and makeup since her
school days.
“I did everyone’s hair and makeup in high school. I also talked, and was
always in trouble for talking, so my teachers and my friends said that one day I
would be a hair stylist, so here I am,” Wilson explained.
When thinking about the future, she doesn’t plan on an early retirement,
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because she loves to stay busy and to
work. Wilson jokes and says that she
“takes it one day at a time and will
be working till I fall over dead on my
scissors.”
She is very excited for the oppor-
tunity to be a bachelorette, and
thinks that giving back is a great thing
for the community. With Short Chef
being her partner as her dessert chef,
Wilson is ready to help the children
impacted by her charity. As a mother
of two children, Make-A-Wish is a
charity that is near and dear to her
heart.
“I just want to do all I can do and
give 100 percent. To know you can
impact a child like that means the
world to me. I have two kids, and
count my blessings every day that
they are happy and healthy. I know
that not all kids have that opportuni-
ty. It’s a very humbling experience,”
she said.
Wilson is ready to win this
competition and is going to do her
best to raise the most money. She is
also excited about getting to know
the other girls throughout this compe-
tition.
Her favorite thing about living
in Parker County is the peaches.
Peaches, peaches, and more peaches.
“I love the bread and jelly, but
I’m just happy to live here and have
my kids here. There’re a lot of great
opportunities here, and I am happy to
be from here,” she said.