Congratulations to Marguerite Elmore

2008 South Carolina Cherry Blossom Princess

Marguerite Elmore graduated from Greenville High School in 2004 in Greenville, SC and is now a senior at Duke University in Durham, NC. She is completing her major in Medieval Renaissance Studies with a double minor in English and History. While in high school Marguerite received many academic honors, including graduating third in her class. She performed twice at Carnegie Hall with the Carolina Youth Symphony, where she was a member for six years. While at Duke Marguerite has been a volunteer for various organizations including The Duke Children's Hospital, John Umstead Hospital in Butner, NC and the Make-a-Wish Foundation through her sorority, Chi Omega. She also has a deep love for music and plays many instruments, as well as an interest in Mixed Martial Arts and women's self-defense training. Marguerite plans to attend graduate school in Scotland and hopefully will become a professor of medieval studies if her love for film does not lead her to graduate school in that subject area.