Elise Horner
Miss Houston USA 2008

Elise Horner was crowned Miss Houston USA 2008! The 25-year-old beauty is a 2004 cum laude graduate of Pepperdine University and was the youngest student admitted for the class of 2006 to the University of Washington Business School, a top 25 MBA program. She began a successful career as a management consultant with Accenture Corporation in Houston after completing her MBA in 2006. Elise is an interesting, diverse and accomplished young woman who is an avid world traveler, volunteer and was a contestant on the "Weakest Link" game show. She has extensive training in the performing arts and was 1st Runner-up to Miss Texas USA. Elise's fondest wish is to run an affordable housing center that provides integrated supportive services for low income and homeless families that assist the residents in transitioning their lives back into mainstream society. She currently serves as a Young Ambassador for SEARCH Homeless Services. Elise speaks with pride of her sister Rachelle and fraternal twin brothers, Derek and Preston who reside in Washington with their lovely and accomplished mother, Trina.