▁an ▁emphas is ▁in ▁speech . ▁ ▁Bar aqu io ▁earned ▁her ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁educational ▁administration ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Hawai i ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁During ▁her ▁year ▁as ▁Miss ▁America ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁Bar aqu io ' s ▁platform ▁was ▁character ▁education . ▁ ▁Page ant ▁participation ▁Bar aqu io ▁was ▁Miss ▁Hawai i ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁Sub sequently , ▁she ▁was ▁crown ed ▁Miss ▁America ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁in ▁Atlantic ▁City , ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁Asian ▁American , ▁first ▁Filip ino ▁American , ▁and ▁first ▁teacher ▁ever ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁page ant . ▁ ▁She ▁helped ▁host ▁the ▁Miss ▁America ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁page ant . ▁ ▁She ▁has ▁appeared ▁as ▁a ▁panel ist ▁on ▁MTV ' s ▁Page ant ▁School : ▁Be coming ▁Miss ▁America ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁conserv ative ▁talk ▁show , ▁Hann ity , ▁of ▁the ▁Fox ▁News ▁Channel . ▁ ▁Career ▁From ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁to ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Bar aqu io ▁was ▁a ▁fac ulty ▁member ▁at ▁Holy ▁Family ▁Catholic ▁Academy ▁in ▁the ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁sub div ision ▁of ▁Hon ol ulu . ▁She ▁taught ▁physical ▁education , ▁was ▁athlet ic ▁director ▁and ▁co ached ▁basketball , ▁vol ley ball ▁and ▁track . ▁ ▁Bar aqu io ▁was ▁also ▁cho ir ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁historic ▁St