Hilary is the reigning Miss California International 2009, and will be representing our state at the Miss International Pageant to be held in Chicago, Illinois next July. She is a 26 year old student at California State University, Northridge. Her major is Anthropology. In 1999 she founded Heart2Heart as a way to help leukemia and other blood-related cancer patients. Over the past ten years Heart2Heart has raised over $75,000 for this cause. As a result of drives funded and held by Heart2Heart, four patients have found matching donors are now in remission!
Hilary Gushwa has won numerous awards for Heart2Heart, and the countless hours she's dedicated to the community. These awards include: President Bush's "Call to Service Award", Phenomenal Women Inc.'s "Phenomenal Woman Award", Chamber of Commerce Volunteer of the Year, and most recently was nominated for L'Oreal Paris' "Women of Worth Award" and won the Community Service Award at the Miss California International 2009 pageant.
We are so proud of our founder, Hilary Gushwa, for winning Miss California International 2009. To follow her "Year in the Life" please visit the following links: