An American actress, television host and model Brie Gabrielle was crowned Miss Florida USA 2016 on July 12 earlier this year, wherein she participated as "Miss Palm Beach". Brie is all geared up to compete for one of the most prestigious national title, Miss USA 2016. At present, a co-host of the Chevy Florida Insider Fishing Report on Fox Sports Sun, Brie is considered as a tough nut amongst the other crown contenders.

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She has acted in several movies, counting Forget Me Not, Beautiful Wave, Spring Breakdown, and Leaving Barstow along with having appeared on TV shows such as "Cold Case," "Criminal Minds," "My Name is Earl" and "Hannah Montana." Her most recent stint was on the Netflix series "Bloodline." Gabrielle was born in Miami and has lived in California, Colorado and Ohio. She moved back to Florida after graduating from Pepperdine University in Malibu, Calif., in 2012 with a bachelor's degree in psychology.

The 25 years old beauty, calls herself a "beach baby" and expresses gratitude to her performance as co-host of "Chevy Florida Insider Fishing Report" through which she has become an expert angler as well. She says: "I started fishing when I was little. My dad had a dock at his home in Palm Beach Gardens," she said. "I absolutely love it. It's a total skill that you have to learn. You have to know how to read the water, read the weather, read what's going on with the current." Gabrielle has been on the show for two seasons.

Standing 5 foot 8 inches tall, Gabrielle, is that fine contestant, pageant enthusiast love to witness again and again. She is a head turner for sure! She loves to enjoy outdoors, especially on the water surfing or scuba diving, not shopping for clothes at the mall like the girl next door. She opines: "People think all pageant contestants are worried about looks, makeup and clothing, so it's exciting that I get to bridge that gap because I'm on a fishing show and I love being outdoors … I would much rather not wear makeup, I'm not a materialistic person and I would rather just wear jeans and a T-shirt."

Captain Rick Murphy, the owner of “Chevy Florida Insider Fishing Report" recounts Gabrielle while saying: "I think the thing I enjoy about most about Brie is that she never has a bad day. She comes in here, she's ready to go to work, writes her own intro and segments."

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The resolution and determination of seeing her work as a worship, Gabrielle will certainly not let the opportunity of representing Florida at Miss USA pass by without uphill struggle. Her career in front of the camera started quite untimely, which will surely give her an edge while she will be ready to pose the paparazzi through different impressive angles.

She is no foreigner to the pageant world, and was crowned Miss Malibu USA 2012 formerly. She was also adjudged as first runner up in the Miss California USA 2012 pageant and second runner up in the 2013 pageant. She held the Miss Palm Beach USA 2015 title, which made her enter Miss Florida USA 2016 pageant. She believes there are certain misconceptions about the pageant world. "I hate the stigma, I really do. People think pageant contestants are stupid, but the girls in the pageant are far from it. Most of them are well-educated, they have amazing jobs and they're doing it to build confidence."

Since being crowned Miss Florida in July, she's been making appearances at charity events along with the Stop Bullying Now Foundation, which she is a spokesperson for. The agenda behind joining Stop Bullying Now Foundation was revealed by Gabrielle as: "I had some issues with bullying in middle school and was home schooled because of it.”

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Before this year's pageant, Gabrielle inscribed Florida's natural diversity, saying the state offers lots of alternatives for outdoor recreation and more importantly, her strength. In an interview with The Miami Herald Gabrielle said: "The good thing about Florida is that it's so diverse. You can go camping, you can go to cold springs and down here you can go to the beach, you can go fishing, you can go to the Keys. There's a lot of diversity, which is really neat."

She also said controversy over Donald Trump should not "reflect" on the women competing in the pageant. Opining her thoughts, Gabriella held: "It's a free country and everyone is entitled to their own opinion. But the way he did express them, given that he was running for president, was demeaning and derogatory. But it doesn't reflect on us as pageant girls. We work a lot, and we deserve recognition and support. What he said shouldn't reflect on us because we don't feel that way."

Soon heading for Miss USA showdown as Florida, Gabriella believes: "Looking back, if I could tell myself something it would be to just to be yourself and don't let anyone take your sparkle away...your fire. That is what makes you, that's what makes people love you.”