Wonchala hopes to shine in Miss America documentary

By AMY M. ARMSTRONG

For The Star

Wonchala

Today marks her 21st birthday and Miss Alaska, Stephanie Wonchala of Eagle River, has camera crews capturing her every move as she participates this week in the filming of a behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of Miss America.

"Obviously, this will be a dry birthday celebration," she said last week, as she prepped for her trip to Los Angeles for the filming,

But there will be no celebrating with a legal drink.

Not for the very driven young woman who also holds the title of Miss Chugiak-Eagle River, which she'll give up this December.

"No way," she said when asked if having to conform to the expectation that title holders do not drink alcohol was a problem. "It just isn't that important to me."

What does matter to Wonchala - a 2003 graduate of Chugiak High School who has competed in local and state scholarship pageants for four years - is representing Alaska in the best way she can.

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