1. Marisa Therese Buchheit is an American soprano and beauty pageant titleholder from Chicago, Illinois, who was crowned Miss Illinois 2014 in June 2014.
26 Facts About Marisa Buchheit
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Marisa Buchheit competed in the nationally televised Miss America 2015 competition in September 2014.
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Marisa Buchheit earned a Bachelor of Music Degree in Vocal Performance with Academic Honors and a German Minor from the Cleveland Institute of Music in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Marisa Buchheit's parents are Paul and Amorn Buchheit, and her brother is composer Joseph Buchheit.
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Marisa Buchheit began her pageant career competing in Thai Cultural Pageants at the Wat Dhammaram Buddhist Temple on Chicago's South Side.
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Marisa Buchheit placed 1st Runner Up at the Miss Songkran Festival Pageant in May 2005.
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Marisa Buchheit placed in the Top 15 as one of 180 contestants.
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Marisa Buchheit was named 1st Runner Up to Miss West Cook County 2008.
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The original titleholder stepped down, and Marisa Buchheit was given the title and opportunity to compete at Miss Illinois 2008.
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Marisa Buchheit was named the Non-Finalist Talent Winner with her performance of "O mio babbino caro" by Puccini.
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In 2012, Marisa Buchheit returned as Miss Chicago and was named a Top 10 Finalist in the Miss Illinois 2012 competition.
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Marisa Buchheit returned as Miss Heart of Illinois in 2013 and was named 3rd Runner Up to Miss Illinois.
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Marisa Buchheit was a double preliminary winner, winning the Swimsuit and Talent Preliminary Awards.
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Marisa Buchheit made the Top 10 as Miss Greater Cleveland in 2011.
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On February 8,2014, Marisa Buchheit was crowned Miss Chicago 2014.
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Marisa Buchheit entered the Miss Illinois pageant at the Marion Cultural and Civic Center in June 2014 as one of 31 qualifiers for the state title.
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Marisa Buchheit was named a Preliminary Talent Winner for her performance of "Je veux vivre" from the opera Romeo et Juliette by Gounod.
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Marisa Buchheit's platform was "From STEM to STEAM", with a mission of keeping the fine arts in Illinois schools.
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Marisa Buchheit won the competition on Saturday, June 14,2014, receiving her crown from outgoing Miss Illinois 2013 Brittany Smith.
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Marisa Buchheit earned more than $15,000 in scholarship money as well as other prizes from the state pageant.
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Marisa Buchheit was Illinois' representative at the Miss America 2015 pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in September 2014.
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Marisa Buchheit later competed at Miss Illinois USA 2018 pageant and representing Lincoln Park in her final year of eligibility in the Miss USA division, finishing 1st runner-up to eventual winner Karolina Jasko.
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Marisa Buchheit is an aspiring professional opera singer and an award-winning vocalist.
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Marisa Buchheit has performed with symphony orchestras, in chamber music concerts, outdoor festivals, and in fully staged musicals and operas around the world.
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In January 2012, Marisa Buchheit released a debut album of 6 original songs entitled Mari Therese: All Yours.
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Marisa Buchheit has been a vegan since 2002 and a vegetarian since 1997.