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Ashley Lyles (born November 9th, 1994) is an award-winning medical journalist, aspiring physician, and beauty pageant participant who won the People's Choice Award at the Miss Bronx/Manhattan pageant in October 2017. In October 2019, Lyles was crowned Miss New York International and will go on to compete for the title of Miss International 2020 during the final competition in Kingsport, Tenn., July 30-Aug. 1, 2020. She is also an ambassador for the American Heart Association and the Go Red for Women movement.

Early Life and Education Lyles was born in Detroit, Michigan, and spent most of her childhood there. She attended Mercy High School in Farmington Hills, Michigan, which is a Catholic college preparatory school for all girls. In December 2010, Lyles was appointed by former Southfield former Mayor Brenda Lawrence to serve as a student representative for the Southfield Public Library Board.

In May 2016, just three months before Lyles's first pageant, her father suffered from sudden cardiac arrest while doing his morning workout at a local gym. During her reign as Miss New York International, Lyles will devote much of her time to her platform, the American Heart Association's Go Red for Women movement. Her passion for heart health is driven by her father's battle with heart disease, which resulted in sudden cardiac arrest and sextuple bypass surgery.

Lyles graduated from New York University's Science, Health & Environmental Reporting Program (NYU SHERP). She also studied professional writing and took pre-med courses at Michigan State University (MSU). Lyles plans on attending medical school in the next couple of years.

Journalism Career Lyles has published countless news articles on cardiology, health and wellness, and a range of other topics. In 2017, she was the recipient of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation's Jason Kahn Fellowship in Medical Journalism.