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The Associated Press; 50 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10020 - Monday, September 29, 1997; 4:44 p.m. EDT
"I can't wait to get out and start speaking, because there's so much to be done," the 20-year-old told the audience Saturday at a fund raiser for AIDS. "I've been so into HIV prevention for a couple of years."
Shindle went from Miss Illinois to Miss America on Sept. 13 at the annual pageant in New Jersey, where she was born. The aspiring actress was a theater and sociology student at Northwestern University.
Shindle made headlines immediately after the pageant when it was disclosed her father had served on the board of the Miss America Organization. She said her father took a leave of absence several months before the pageant so there wouldn't be a conflict of interest.
"She seems really down to earth -- very outgoing, very real," said Miss America 1983 Debra Maffett, one of the performers at the event that raised about $50,000. "I can tell she's very passionate about her cause. She really wants to be doing good in the world."
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