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Attention Gina Valo fans: Did you know Valo,...

Nicholas Carlson — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:00:11 EST

Attention Gina Valo fans: Did you know Valo, the Googler who also wears the Miss Michigan beauty crown, plays the fiddle? And can dance the Bombshell Stomp? And that her career goal is to become an "independent strategy consultant and social entrepreneur"? Neither did we. Thanks, Chris311. I'm sure Valo appreciates the conversation fodder you just gave 16,000 lonely Googlers. [Valleywag Comments]

Miss Michigan's Googler mugshot

Nicholas Carlson — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 14:40:59 EST

Here's Gina Valo, Miss Michigan and Google employee. You'll notice she's dropped the bright red lipstick and caked-on foundation she wore in the beauty pageant picture we posted before. And that it's a huge improvement. "Clearly," the tipster who forwarded us this photo tells us, "the most important tip you'll receive today: Gina Valo is hot." Take solace, Valley geeks. Even if you worked at the Googleplex, this is as close as you'd get to Miss Michigan.

Meet Google's Miss Michigan, Gina Valo

Nicholas Carlson — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:30:26 EST

No, Googlers aren't talking about Microsoft's Sunnyvale raid. But they're totally thrilled to discuss the new Miss Michigan, Googler Gina Valo, 24. The former state champ, Kirsten Haglund, just won the Miss America contest, elevating one-time runner-up Valo to the top spot locally. We weren't able to Google much on Valo, but the Pageant News Bureau reports that all of this year's Miss Michigan contestants were "sweet, downright yummy." Sounds like a good bunch of U.S. Americans to me.