Jordyn colao biography of barack
Jordyn Colao, Miss Pennsylvania , graduated from the Pennsylvania State University in May, At Penn State she attained the honor of Magna Cum Laude..
Although she left Las Vegas without being crowned Miss America, she still returns to Erie with her hard-earned title, Miss Pennsylvania.
By Sara LaJeunesse, Penn State
UNIVERSITY PARK – One. Two. Three. Jordyn Colao has witnessed three of her grandparents die from heart disease. Her losses are what compelled the May 2012 Penn State graduate in biobehavioral health to pursue a career as a physician’s assistant who focuses on cardiology.
But before heading off to graduate school, Colao, who is from Erie, will spend the remainder of 2012 promoting the platform — the prevention of heart disease — on which she won the Miss Pennsylvania 2012 competition.
“Knowing that I lost my grandparents to heart disease and that it is the No.
1 cause of death for men and women really inspired me to join forces with the American Heart Association,” she said. “As Miss Pennsylvania 2012, I am Northwest Pennsylvania’s Spokesperson, which allows me to spread awareness about the importance of heart disease prevention, raise money for research and perform presentations at middle schools