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Miss Michigan's Googler mugshot

Here's Gina Valo, Miss Michigan and Google employee. You'll notice she's dropped the bright red lipstick and caked-on foundation she wore in the beauty pageant picture we posted before. And that it's a huge improvement. "Clearly," the tipster who forwarded us this photo tells us, "the most important tip you'll receive today: Gina Valo is hot." Take solace, Valley geeks. Even if you worked at the Googleplex, this is as close as you'd get to Miss Michigan.

11:40 AM on Tue Feb 5 2008
By Nicholas Carlson
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willwoo at 12:01 PM on 02/05/08
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another Gisel Hiscock got hired, Execs watch out!
Fidel on the Roof at 12:03 PM on 02/05/08
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Pretty and cute. There are others around here that are just as much so. What does she do? I know there is hiring based on looks (don't deny it), so I wonder if this is an example. She probably has a Phd?
Alaska Miller at 12:05 PM on 02/05/08
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@Fidel on the Roof:

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robintandy at 12:11 PM on 02/05/08
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she is better than Giz, Giz is a bitch. She is sweet.
sample032 at 12:28 PM on 02/05/08
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Funny how Google's goals as a company (the ones they promote, anyway) closely resemble the questions that get asked in beauty pageants.

Guess that says something about what they must look like on the inside.
Benoit at 12:42 PM on 02/05/08
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So... when is she coming to the valleywag happy hour?
Jeff the Great at 12:43 PM on 02/05/08
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I don't think she is on dig a tech girl dot com yet. I'd link to it but I forgot if it is spelled digg or dig.
Blackjack at 02:48 PM on 02/05/08
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There's a smile that says "you got no shot geek boy, none, unless you've got something that's prehensile and wrapped in vested stock options."
Milk Run at 03:27 PM on 02/05/08
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Where's my copy of "Tap That" by Phil Roth?
dalejo at 07:26 AM on 02/06/08
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How long until Eric Schmidt is dating her?
chris311 at 08:46 AM on 02/06/08
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HOMETOWN:
Ann Arbor

AGE:
24

PLATFORM:
Community Revitalization:
Building A Sustainable Future

TALENT:
Fiddle, "Bomshel Stomp (Old Joe Clark)"

EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Arts with High Distinction in Organizational Studies
from the University of Michigan; Phi Beta Kappa Graduate

EMPLOYMENT:
Google AdWords Account Associate (Ann Arbor, MI)

CAREER AMBITION:
Become an independent strategy consultant and social entrepreneur

SCHOLASTIC HONORS:
Phi Beta Kappa Society;
James B. Angell Scholar;
Accepted to Master's program at the London School of Economics;
Nominated and chosen by the Organizational Studies
faculty as one of two annual recipients of the department's
prestigious Leader-Scholar Award;
Golden Key International Honor Society;
National Society for Collegiate Scholars;
National Dean's List

LEADERSHIP ROLES:
Co-developer of Google Cares Ann Arbor;
Advisory Board Member for Growing Hope,
a community gardening organization

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
University of Michigan 2005 Commencement Speaker;
Bachelor of Arts with High Distinction;
Member of the first new hire class for Google's Ann Arbor office;
Completed a sprint triathlon and half marathon;
Served over 500 hours as a counselor on a youth crisis hotline;
Proficient in Spanish

INTERESTING FACTS:
I spent five weeks in Costa Rica living with a host family
while volunteering with Habitat for Humanity;
I extend loans to entrepreneurs in Africa through
an organization called Kiva

LOCAL PAGEANT:
West Michigan (Kelli Leep - ED)

SCHOLASTIC AMBITION:
To obtain an MBA from Oxford University's
Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship

(taken from beauty pageant website)