Name: Reilly Cardella

Local Title: Miss Apopka

Instagram:@MissReillyCardella Facebook: Reilly Cardella Current

Employment or Schooling: Singer, Dancer, Actor at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay; Stilt Walker and Improv Actor at LEGOLAND Florida Resort and Odd-o-T’s Entertainment; Professional Singing Princess at Parties With Character

Scholastic/Career Ambitions: Become a Vocal/Dance Captain for a Broadway National Tour; Become a MainStage Vocalist for Cruise Ship Entertainment; Become a Casting Director or Talent Coordinator for Theme Park Entertainment

Community Service Initiative (CSI): Gold Strong – Care Packages for Childhood Cancer

Performance Talent or HERStory Description: Vocal Performance to “On My Own” from Les Misérables Accomplishments: Raised $15,000 for Childhood Cancer; Certificate of Appreciation from John Hopkins All Children’s Hospital; Featured on News 6 WKMG & 10 Tampa Bay for Care Package Donations; Nominated for “Best Leading Female Principal Role in a Professional Musical” from Broadway World Awards; Lobbied to Congress on Capitol Hill; Inspired 50 people to join the National Bone Marrow Registry; Invited by Denver Broncos for Cancer Remembrance Night

Interesting Facts: Professional Stilt Walker; Full body Puppeteer for Sesame Street; Can spell “supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” and can say it backwards; Favorite book series is the The Hunger Games; Disney Annual Passholder; Posted TikTok with 4 million views; Received $1,000 Donation from The Ellen Show Describe your personal health initiatives and alignment with #MissAmericaFit: As a performer, staying #MissAmericaFit is essential to my career as a dancer, actress and vocalist. I execute this lifestyle through proper physical and vocal warm ups before dancing and singing outdoors in the Florida heat. Above all, I prioritize sleep and good mental health to recharge for a long-lasting career. What social issue, other than your CSI, will have the greatest impact on your generation and why? Each year in Florida, 50,000 car accidents are caused by distracted driving; my car flipped three times due to a distracted driver. The life-long impacts left from distracted driving car accidents are 100% preventable.

Name three items on your ‘bucket list’ in the next five years. Perform on a Cruise Ship; Visit an International Disney Park; Buy a Home