MISS FLORIDA USA PRELIMINARY REPORTS

Miss Hollywood USA & Miss Hollywood Teen USA -October 24, 2004

The Miss Florida USA season officially started in the pageant crazy city of Hollywood Sunday Night as The Hollywood Beach Community and Cultural Center was the site for the second annual Miss Hollywood USA Pageant. Produced by The Hollywood Jaycees twelve Miss USA and eight Miss Teen USA delegates competed for the two tiaras and the chance to represent the hometown of both Miss Florida USA and Miss Florida Teen USA.

Up first were the results for the Miss Hollywood Teen USA division. The finalists were the first delegates to become eligible for The 2006 Miss Florida Teen USA Pageant and they were; Kristen Gillis, Claudia Artime and Diana Crawford. Then it was time to announce the special awards for the evening. Once again these winners are qualified for state: Miss Amity is Marsha Nangkal and Miss Photogenic is Claudia Artime. The Peoples Choice Award went to Diana Crawford.

Then the final announcements were:

2^nd Runner Up is Kristen Gillis.

1^st Runner Up is Claudia Artime

The New Miss Hollywood Teen USA is Diana Crawford!

After the crowning moments it was time for the miss contestants to take the stage. It’s time to announce the finalist for Miss Hollywood USA and qualifiers for state are: Jennifer Olkinitsky, Lindsay Shockey, Lauren Dickenson, Pamela Rindone and Britten Simon.

Then before the announcements could be made it was time for pageant tradition as Miss Hollywood 2005 Andrea Schell took her final walk before an adoring audience. Andrea thanked The Hollywood Jaycees for their support during her reign and wished the new Miss Hollywood a great year. With her family in the audience to support her it was time to crown the new titleholder.

Up first were the special awards that qualify the delegates for state next summer. Miss Amity is Lindsay Shockey while Miss Photogenic is Janelle Morea. The Peoples Choice Award went to Britten Simon. Then the final announcements were made:

4^th Runner Up is Britten Simon.

3^rd Runner Up is Jennifer Olkinitsky.

2^nd Runner Up is Pamela Rindone.

1^st Runner Up is Lauren Dickenson.

The New Miss Hollywood USA is Lindsay Shockey!

Congratulations to Miss Shockey and Miss Crawford as the represent Hollywood at state. Also a congratulations goes to The Hollywood Jaycees for an outstanding pageant! Pageant Chairs Donna Biederman, Misty Maaya and Debra Gronvold put together a wonderful event. For more information and pictures check out www.MissHollywoodUSA.com.

Up next on The Road To Hollywood we venture all the way to Chipley and The Miss Panhandle USA Pageants. See you next Saturday!

STATE PAGEANT ELIGIBILITY STATS

Miss Florida USA 2006

Delegates Entered: 1

Delegates Eligible: 5

Miss Florida Teen USA

Delegates Entered: 1

Delegates Eligible: 8

PRELIMINARY PAGEANT NEWS!

» We will have a workshop on October 30th in Sarasota's Southside Gym for our contestant competing in our November 20th pageant. It will include: Make-up Artist for stage and interview.

Ted West how to get the best photo. Stage Presents and interview.

This will be a valuable workshop for all our contestants. If you are not competing in our November pageant and still want to be a part of this great opportunity, you can pay a $75.00 fee for the workshop. Check out our website at http://www.flpageantsusa.com/

» Miss Palm Beach County Information: October 30th, delegates from Miss Palm Beach County USA and Teen USA will be at the Palm Beach Kennel Club helping the GPA (Greyhound Pets of America) promote greyhound adoption! We're going to have a great time and we'd love to see everyone come out for this event! It will be held during the Kennel Club's annual "Breeders Cup" race (their top race of the year). Of course, I'll get pictures to you as soon as I get them!!!

» Miss Pembroke Pines Teen USA: Welcome to the Miss Pembroke Pines Teen USA and pageant directors Angie & Mandi Halivan as they present another great opportunity for the young women of South Florida! With dates to be announced in the near future this rapidly growing West Broward city is the neighbor of our host Hollywood. If the Halanvan name sounds familiar that is because Mandi (FLUSA ’05) is a Miss Florida USA alumnus. For more information on how you can compete email the Halavans at misspembrokepinesteenusa

» Miss Tallahassee USA To Be Televised: For the second year The Miss Tallahassee USA & Miss Tallahassee Teen USA Pageants will be broadcast in the Capital City. NBC40 will air the telecast on a week delay Sunday November 13^{th at 6PM}. Check out this link for more information. http://www.leadingladymagazine.com/misstallahassee/home.php.

THE ROAD TO MISS USA UPDATE:

Miss Michigan USA Reaches Her Dreams

On The Road To Baltimore

By JOHN PEPIN, Journal Staff Writer

(reprint courtesy of THE MINING JOURNAL www.miningjournal.net)

MARQUETTE - David Hayes remembers when his then pre-teen daughter Crystal first revealed her aspirations to become Miss Michigan USA. She said, 'I'm going to be Miss Michigan someday,' and that was at 10 or 12," Hayes said. "And she was very reclusive then. She wouldn't even talk to people."

But Crystal, a former Miss Upper Peninsula who was crowned Miss Michigan USA on her 20th birthday in Port Huron recently, said she learned to overcome her shyness. "One day, it just hit me - I can't wait for the world to come to me," she said. "I have to be able to talk to other people."

Once she began competing in pageants, Crystal said she had no more problems being introverted. "It gets you over a lot when you have to stand in front of hundreds of people in a swimsuit," she said. Now, the Rock, Michigan native Is making public appearances, raising funds for her trip to Baltimore next April to compete in the Miss USA competition. She's also drawing awareness to breast and ovarian cancer research, with part of her contributions being donated there.

Friday, Crystal's busy schedule included three radio interviews, two television interviews, taping a talk show and holding a reception to meet the public at the Holiday Inn in Marquette. Deanna VanAbel, who was crowned Miss Marquette Township in 1986, brought her 1-year-old daughter Ella to meet Crystal. At Ella's age, she doesn't understand pageants. "But she likes her crown and she likes her princesses," Deanna said. Wearing a tiara on her tiny head, Ella posed for a photo with Crystal. "I thought this was a once in a lifetime opportunity for her (Ella) to meet her (Crystal)," Deanna said.

Posing for photos and signing autographs, Crystal said she has found public appearances fun to do. She likes meeting people. Crystal's mom Lenore said the judges made a great choice in choosing Miss Michigan. "They couldn't have picked a better person," Lenore said. "I know her as a mother and as a friend and she will do the best job she can to fill those shoes. She's genuine."

Lenore said she thinks competing in pageants and fund-raising have helped Crystal build self-confidence. Crystal, a cosmetologist at Salon Marzejon with a strong interest in the arts, hopes to become a model over the next five years. But before that, there's the Miss USA pageant. For that, she said her experiences working to become Miss Michigan have helped greatly. "God gave me this drive to do it, and I always knew it was going to happen," Crystal said.