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17, Senior at Vestavia Hills High School
notable
Huntsville Space & Rocket Center “Right Stuff ” Award;
Outstanding Student Award; Character Key for Kindness
Award; Dance National Honor Society; Youth Leadership
Vestavia Hills; Vestavia Hills Belle; Miss Dogwood; SGA
how it began
Gianna Blaudeau has a dual citizenship in the United States
and France, spending part of each year at school in southern
France. She is also making an impact with her art and her
community, here in the U.S.
Gianna has been dancing for 15 years, earning several titles
including UDA All American Dancer, UCA All American
Cheerleader and Assistant Dance Teacher at Jackie O’Neal
School of Dance.
Gianna makes helping others a priority. She’s completed
more than 1,000 hours of community service, founded Dance
4 Fitness to promote youth fitness, lectured to 8,000 students
about bullying via Crown CARES and started Girl Talk at
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