Though, according to the latest report in April 2023, Ashlee Baracy is already a mother of two. But how can we forget the news about her first pregnancy sprawling all over the internet since she revealed it on air in February? On the one hand, she was boiling with excitement about being pregnant with her first baby, while on the other, she was hit by ugly criticisms regarding her pregnant physique. But Baracy was prepared for the circumstances, as she had already seen her colleagues go through it.
The former Miss Michigan and the ex-meteorologist of WBNS 10TV was not on two minds to side cast those mean emails and messages as she took matters into her own hands. She made a few personal bodies shaming messages public on social media, commenting that her weight gain was normal. She also said that her blood pressure was perfectly alright, as a reply to a message which warned her to start worrying about her heart as her weight increased.
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Who is Ashlee Baracy?
Ashee Baracy was the chief meteorologist of WBNS 10TV in Colombus. She joined the channel in 2015 and became the first female chief meteorologist in 2019. The former chief meteorologist of 10TV works for Detroits Local 4News on WDIV-TV. The station’s weather team is growing with a new name, Ron Hilliard, and a returning name, Ashlee Baracy.
Baracy grew up in Westland and worked as a former traffic reporter for Detroit’s NBC affiliate. She studied at the University of Michigan and Eastern Michigan University. She completed her meteorology degree from Mississippi State University and joined WBNS in Colombus, Ohio, seven years ago. Baracy also won the Miss Michigan title in 2008 and was a contestant in the Miss America pageant.
Baracy was crowned Miss Michigan by MI-the fifth Miss Wayne County, on June 21, 2018, at the Frauental Theatre in Muskegon. Along with these, the meteorologist was also a winner of a State Academic Scholarship,
State Community Service Award and a Preliminary Swimsuit Award. She is also the Top 10 Semi-Finalist in the Miss America pageant and 1st runner-up in the Quality of Life Award. The Miss Michigan 2008 is also a talented Jazz dancer known for her jazz Dance on ‘Run for Life.’ Baracy also performed in the Star’s event benefitting Faith in Action of Oakland country, which was conducted to raise funds for Faith in the action of Oakland country.
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Other Awards
Ashlee Baracy was a former Junior Miss 2023 of Michigan, a Top Ten Finalist, and an Overall Fitness Winner. She was a first runner-up at National Sweetheart in 2007. Recently she served as the speaker for the city of Westland’s television advertising campaign.
Baracy for the betterment
The former chief meteorologist has been a caregiver for her mom, a breast cancer survivor. Her platform was “Breast Cancer Awareness and Education.” She set up an online support network that went live in 2007.
She founded BCDaughters.com, an international website running as an outlet for people living with breast cancer. She has worked actively on fundraising campaigns for the American Cancer Society. She stood out as a legislative ambassador and even lobbied in Washington for cancer.
Baracy’s personal life
The former 10TV meteorologist married her best friend at the Gem Theatre in Down Town Detroit in 2017, whom she met at a Detroit Tigers game before moving to Ohio.
Circumstantially, she got engaged on Belle Isle overlooking the city they fell in love with, Ohio.
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Ashlee on pregnancy and criticisms
As soon as Ashlee’s email box and social media accounts started filling up with body shaming messages. The meteorologist didn’t take time to answer just after releasing the news about her pregnancy. She took to social media to openly call out the body shamers.
According to her, if she can voice her opinion to improve things, she would do that. She stretches out her support for the women who deal with it. But, on the positive end, she is also grateful for her endless support from her husband and viewers. She wants her kids to be confident in their skin. She never wants a child to hear the parent pointing at someone on TV saying ‘fat’ and wanders what the kid might think of themselves when they face the mirror or deal with others and treat them in the future.
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Ashlee as a mom
The meteorologist now has titled herself a ‘monologist’ apart from being a wife. She and her husband are rewardingly happy parenting the two Carter and Caylie.
After joining Detroit, Barcey decided to raise their children close to their grandparents as she always wanted to. Baracy also stated that she and her husband always wanted their children to grow up as Wolverines.
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