ON THE RUNWAY: Amber Gougis
to Represent
Louisiana in
Miss Bikini US
Pageant
By Dean M. Shapiro
Late last year, while
searching online for
modeling opportunities,
19-year-old Amber Gougis
typed in #Modeling on
Instagram and the first thing
that popped up was the Miss
Bikini US Pageant.
“I saw that and I went, ‘Oh my goodness.
That sounds great!’” Amber recalled. So she
entered her name, the personal information requested
in a questionnaire and some photos of herself and, despite having no
previous pageant experience, she won the state title.
As Miss Bikini Louisiana 2018, Amber will represent the Bayou State
at this year’s nationwide pageant being held in Miami Beach, Florida
from July 10-18. She will be up against contestants from the other 49
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