Article: All-'American Girl'; Frankfort girl makes cover of popular magazine

You're more likely to find the cover girl for American Girl magazine's December issue dressing for a basketball game than a photo shoot.

"I like the glamor, getting your hair and makeup done and taking pictures," said 11-year-old Angela Jensen of New Lenox. "But not every day."

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Angela, a seventh-grader at Hickory Creek Middle School in Frankfort, may be the only model who dreams of starting "the first women's full-tackle National Football League."

She sees modeling as just a side job, not a dream career.

Angela is more athlete than model, playing basketball and volleyball for Hickory Creek and club volleyball with Ultimate Volleyball in Frankfort.

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