Maggie Batson

Maggie Batson (born August 7, 2003 in Shawnee Mission, Kansas) is an actress,[1] business owner, and philanthropist.[2] At age 7, she started the company Twice Loved by Maggie B that sells hand-made necklaces.[3][4] The projected revenues for 2011 were US$ 10,000. Batson donates a portion of her profits to the local Humane Society and to children's hospitals.[5]

Batson has acted in short films,[1] was featured by Biz Kid$ in 2011, and was a contestant on the game show Figure It Out in 2012, ushering in that show's return.[6] Batson will play Richard Dreyfuss' daughter in her first feature film, Killing Winston Jones, due 2015.[1]

Batson won the Kids Are Heroes Award in 2011,[7] and has been chosen to be one of the thirty-six girls featured in Discovery Girl Magazine for 2015. The leadership summit that she will be attending pulls young ladies from all over the country who have demonstrated enthusiasm, personality and are worthy of being role models. The girls will participate in photo shoots and have profiles featured in the magazine. The magazine has a circulation of over 200,000 with a total readership of one million. Maggie is on the cover of the Feb/March 2015 issue.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Coughlin, Melanie (February 3, 2013). "Child Entrepreneur Turns to Acting". The Pilot. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Young entrepreneur wants to build business while helping animals". WRAL NEWS. April 23, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Off The Rack: Jewelry for the savvy girly girl". The Fayetteville Observer. August 21, 2010. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Twice Loved: Girl Creates Own Jewelry". The Pilot. September 1, 2010. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
  5. ↑ "'Making Money': Maggie B. Goes Big Time on PBS". The Pilot. October 25, 2011. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Maggie Batson to Showcase Talents on Nickelodeon Game Show". The Pilot. July 10, 2012. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
  7. ↑ Chandler, Stacy (May 3, 2011). "Once inspired, twice loved". News Observer. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
  8. ↑ John Batson. "Quitman girl moves on to success". The Sun.

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