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The Miss Texas Organization today announced that Ashley Melnick will compete in the 2008 Miss Texas Pageant, being held on Saturday, July 5, 2008 at 7:00 P.M. at the Will Rogers Memorial Center Theater in Fort Worth. Ashley was selected to represent Southlake in the pageant after her win at the Miss Southlake Scholarship Pageant, which was held on January 5, 2008. The winner of the Miss Texas Scholarship Pageant will receive a $10,000.00 cash scholarship to the college or university of her choice. Tickets for the preliminary competitions being held on July 1 - 3 and the Miss Texas Scholarship Pageant on July 5 can be obtained by contacting Central Ticket Office at 817-335-9000 or www.centralticketoffice.com

Ashley is a graduate of Carroll High School in Southlake and began competing in area pageants in 2008. Her service platform is The Voice of Autism. She chose this platform due to her older brother being Autistic. Ashley wants to use her voice to educate others on Autism as well as, the needs of those who are Autistic.