

Ambassadors to the World: Ms. World Ambassador™ 2008
DAWNA LEE HEISING, MBA, Ph.D.
Dawna Heising, former Ms. US World Ambassador 2007, is a loving wife to Paul and the mother of two beautiful daughters, Marissa
and Misty. Dawna is a member of the Screen Actors Guild and belonged to the Friends and Artists Equity Waiver Theatre Group and
worked as a swimsuit model for many years. Dawna has acted in film, TV and theatre productions, including "Fantasy Island", "The
New Gidget", "Bring 'Em Back Alive and was Cleo, the Snake Dancer, in the last "Magnum, P.I." Her uncle is Tak Fujimoto, the
acclaimed director of cinematography for numerous films including "Silence of the Lambs." Ms. Heising has also worked as a
professional swimsuit model for Ujena and other companies.
She recently won Ms. World Ambassador 2008 and was crowned at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas. Dawna is also a former Miss Los
Angeles Chinatown, Miss Orange County Universe, Miss California Hemisphere, Mrs. California United States, and Mrs. American
Achievement. She is listed in “Who’s Who in Technology."
She is the Executive Producer and Host of "Eye on Entertainment", a television interview show on Time Warner Cable. Through
"Eye on Entertainment", she interviews successful people in all walks of life. Past shows have included interviews on the red
carpet at "Night of 100 Stars" and the "Diversity Awards," and an upcoming show will feature interviews with Chris Tashima, an
Oscar-winning director and actor, Joycelyne Lew, a successful actress and entrepreneur and with soccer superstar, Thomas
Dooley.
Dawna is also the President of Heising Communications, a marketing and public relations organization, and works in channel
marketing for a large international software company. She has a B.S. in Business Management and an MBA from Pepperdine
University and a Ph.D. in Business Management from Pacific Western University.
Dawna is a volunteer for the American Heart Association and was the VIP Chairman for the 2007 Orange County Heartwalk. She
served on the 2007 Planning Committee for the Orange County Heart Gala and is currently on the 2008 Planning Committee. Dawna
believes that it is very important to contribute to society and strive to make the world a better place to live in for everyone. Winners
in life know that when we help others to succeed, we experience success ourselves.
Ms. World Ambassador 2008
Interview with Thomas Dooley, Former Captain of the United
States Soccer Team
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