Sonya Carter
Miss MIRID 2005
Favorite color: Green.
Favorite Sport: I have three: lacrosse, volleyball and football.
Hobbies: Writing, reading, shopping, performing, photography, making videos, drawing, babysitting, hiking, yoga and serving God.
Favorite foods: Meatloaf and seafood pasta.
Favorite places to shop: Forever 21, American Eagle, Von Mair, Gazook, Hot Topic, Sears, Guess, Alloy, TJ Maxx, Holliser and Abercombie & Fitch.
Pet's name: A dog, Bullet. He is a mix (Pitbull and Black Lab).
Best friend: I don't believe in having a best friend because I have friends – both male and female. They are “there for me” no matter what.
Favorite teachers: Mrs. Garner (middle school special education teacher), Mr. Robert (philosophy teacher), Mr. Jeff Kass (creative writing teacher), Mr. Pollock (American Studies and History teacher), Mr. Bales (English teacher), Mr. Pierce (Life Science), Ms. Banta (Geometry teacher), Ms. Germansky (special education teacher), Mr. Westfield ( biology teacher), Mr. Hentz (earth science teacher), Mr. Ezekiel (middle school earth science teacher), Mr. Jenkins (theatre art teacher), Bard Hall (speech teacher) and Bard Stark-Nolen (speech teacher) and Mary Higgins.
Family: I am from a single parent family. I am the middle child. I have two older sisters named Tunishia and Kaleena. They are students at Eastern Michigan University . I have a younger sister and brother who are nine and seven years old. They attend Estabrook Elementary School . My mom's name is Cheryl Roberson and she works for the University of Michigan . I love a lot of things about my family. They taught all of us and gave us all that we need for our lives (stubbornness, love, kindness, respect, passion for culture, intelligence, a sense of humor and a love for nurture. Also, sports and art play a huge role in our lives. It's really hard to explain because there is so much love in our family.
Favorite subjects in school: Creative writing, philosophy, biology and current history.
Favorite television shows: CSI, Life as We Know It, The Days, OC, Veronica Mars, 7th Heaven, One Tree Hill, Ashlee Simpon and Laguna Beach .
Favorite actor/actress: Kate Hudson and Scarett Johnson.
Dream vacation: Any place that will inspire me.
Travels: I went to Ohio for Catholicism mission with my friends and some adults from Catholic churches around Lansing , Flint and Ann Arbor . I visited churches for their history and met a lot of nuns. I was in awe by them because of the way they lived, totally opposite from the stereotypes I had imagined and what I expected to see. I learned new ways to increase my faith and use it for my life and relationships. Also, I learned about the history of the church and how to lead a Christian lifestyle.
Favorite Quote: I have two favorite quotes. 1) Matthew 6:22-23 "The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!" 2) Matthew 5:14-16 "You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven."
Motto/Principle to live by: "Impossible is Nothing" and "Have A BLAST Time", they are the two mottos that I live by because they can help my life become great and it's the inspiration I need. Also, they can carry confidence and sense of humor in for me.
Where I want to be 5 years from now: I see myself still as a college student because I am going to Gallaudet University . I plan to graduate with degrees in foreign languages, theatre art, English and business. I will need more degrees so I may go to RIT in New York or California State University of Northridge for another degree. Also, I might be young married and mother. My goal is to get married before I turn twenty five and finish all of my college degrees. I will still serve God. If this doesn't happen then I would move to France to serve people at a Deaf restaurant. To tell you the truth, these are the two paths that I see and I will leave it up to a fate and to God's plan.
Most embarrassing moment: None *smile*.
My role model: I would say my family, my girlfriends and boyfriends, Saint Maria Goretti and Kateri Tekakwitha (The Lily of the Mohawks).
Additional things to know about me: I know that I am strong Christian but I don't show it in a public because my personality takes over! I know my life seems very exciting and wild but not always. I am action oriented. I am a very committed person, talkative and a free spirit. Things about me may fool you because of what I do. I don't know why that happens all the time.
A Pageant First
July 28, 2007 will be the first time in history that Michigan will crown a Deaf Teen Queen.
The first teen pageant will be held at Kalamazoo State Theatre directed by Kendra Rose and Jamie Maes.
Contestants range from ages 13 to 17 and attend Michigan School for the Deaf or mainstreamed highs schools in the state of Michigan.
New MDMPA Website
On April 6th, 2007 the Miss Deaf Michigan Pageant Association launched their new website design.
On our new site we've made it easy for you to access information. Site features include, color themed categories for Miss, Teen and Junior sections.
We've also added a Flash Image Gallery of all of our previous photo archives.

