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This resolution celebrates Annette Addo-Yobo, who was crowned Miss Texas 2024 at the Charles W. Eisemann Center for Performing Arts in Richardson. The resolution highlights her historic achievement as the first foreign-born contestant and first Ghanaian to win the Miss Texas title, representing the city of Southlake. Born in Ghana and raised in Canada and the United States, Addo-Yobo became a U.S. citizen in 2022 and holds a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Texas at Dallas. The resolution acknowledges her impressive accomplishments, including being first runner-up at the Miss America competition in January 2025 and serving as a statewide ambassador for Texas Cares for Children. It also recognizes her advocacy work through The S.P.A.R.K. Project, which focuses on autism spectrum disorder awareness and education, and her involvement with organizations like Autism Speaks and the National Alliance on Mental Illness. The Texas House of Representatives officially congratulates Addo-Yobo on her selection as Miss Texas 2024 and wishes her continued success, and they will prepare an official copy of the resolution as an expression of their high regard.

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