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Montana Isabella Cortez (Newburgh, NY), a songwriter and actor, often performs her own songs and has advanced to the second level of auditions for the X-Factor. Also a model, Montana participates in her school’s annual fashion show, and pursues other modeling activities through interFACE. Montana is a rising senior at Newburgh Free Academy, where she studies culinary arts, music theory, and acting.