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Sara Mercy Fox (born August 2,1980), also known as " The Bad Ass", is a United States Citizen, Feminist, Democrat, Mad-Libs enthusiast, and Supporter of the Arts. She is best known for her brief stage career at the University of Texas at El Paso. Notable performances include : Our Town (2000), Wasp (2001) Betty's Summer Vacation (2002), Dolores (2003), Star Spangled Girl (2003), The Vagina Monologues (2002), (2004), (2008), and (2011). Although Fox was never recognized or photographed, by any major or minor magazines, she is usually considered "The Big Hit" in family photos. Fox was born in El Paso, Texas to Eva (nee Mesta), an elementary school teacher, and Don Fox, a Railroad engineer. She has a younger brother, Daniel. She is of Mexican decent as well as whatever ethnic/cultural background she inherited from her father. Her paternal grandfather, Raymond Lee Fox, was born either 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, or 1/16 Cherokee Indian. Sara does not identify herself as a part of the Native American community, and considers herself Hispanic/Latina.

Early Years

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Fox attended Catholic High School, Loretto Academy, graduating in 1998. From the time she was a young girl it was apparent that her amazing talent and personality would be a positive influence on every person who met her. It's not uncommon for people to attribute their success and happiness to her alone. She attended the University of Texas at El Paso, where she double majored in Spanish History and Theatre Arts, with a minor in Religious Studies.

Throughout middle and high school Fox was a regular volunteer at the YMCA, as well as the Salvation Army's "Days of Caring" program. She volunteered for Habitat for Humanity from 2003-2006; and, has also been involved in the Big Brother Big Sister program since 2007. In 2002, Fox was a contestant in the Miss El Paso pageant after being discovered by a Budweiser "pageant recruiter" at a popular El Paso night club.

Career
Fox made her employment debut at Pizza Pro's, an El Paso based pizza chain, in 1996. She stayed within the restaurant industry for seven years; but worked fast food for only one. After graduating college she went to work as a Management Trainee at Enterprise Rent-a-Car. It was not long before she was promoted to Management Assistant, despite having crashed several rental cars within the first few weeks of employment. After leaving Enterprise, Sara took a job as an Executive Assistant at Automatic Data Processing (ADP). She has had no notable employment since leaving ADP, but, has worked a series of odd jobs and returned to school, twice.

== Personal Life                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   == Fox dated, Army Officer, Shane Mercer, from 2004-2008. In January of 2009 she began dating, then, High Risk Coordinator, Andy Quintana. The couple announced their engagement in April of 2009; and were married on July 28, 2009. Their marriage was short lived, and they divorced in October of 2012. People often refer to Sara as " The most beautiful bride of all time".

In 2012, Fox supported the re-election of Barack Obama; and, is supporting Bernie Sanders in the upcoming 2016 election.