The Miss Florida USA & Miss Florida Teen USA

Magazine of April 30, 2009

Dear Miss Florida USA Family:

Welcome to another edition of YOUR Miss Florida USA & Miss Florida Teen USA Magazine. YOUR information source for everything pageantry in the Sunshine State. What a great weekend of pageantry we had as fifteen (15) titleholders were given tickets to Hollywood. We stretched the state from Miami to Pensacola as it was a true “Super Weekend” for Miss Florida USA. A big congratulation’s goes to all who either won a title or competed valiantly. Look for reports to be updated on our preliminary page as pictures are still arriving to the home office.

In a rather light World Pageant News report we head to New Zealand for a Kiwi slanted edition. Then in Florida USA News we have results and updates on our last three pageants remaining this season. Our GenArt this week features the latest in fashion news while Friday’s Faces & Places has reports from our Super Pageant Weekend and Expo Alfresco. We have a twin feature at our www.YouTube.com/MissFloridaUSA Movie of the Week. All the (pageant) news that fits to print on Thursdays and Fridays only at YOUR Miss Florida USA Ezine, the only Ezine in the pageant world!

Grant H. Gravitt, Jr.

Executive Producer

Miss Florida USA & Teen

PAGEANT NEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

» Miss Universe New Zealand 2009

Aucklander Katie Taylor, 22, sponsored by Southern First National of Manurewa, won Miss Universe New Zealand 2009 at the Levin Events’ Centre on Saturday. Miss Taylor is a construction project manager and a qualified pilot. She begins work today back in Auckland, replacing her ball gown and tiara with a reflective jacket and hard hat, in the lead-up to Miss Universe 2009 on August 23 at Paradise Island, the Bahamas.

This was her second attempt at the national title, having placed in the top five in 2007. She says, ‘I have never won anything before, but I gave it everything I had.

‘I’m looking forward to working on getting ready for the finals in the Bahamas, and to doing my country proud.’ Crowd favorite, 18-year-old Priyani Puketapu, Miss Horowhenua, was judged first runner-up. Anthea Stembridge, 19, sponsored by Ultimate Transport Solutions, was second runner-up.

Miss Universe New Zealand pageant director Val Lott says she is ‘delighted’ by the judges’ choices for the top three places. The judges were impressed by Miss Taylor’s natural conversation in her interview, which was held privately at the Horowhenua District Council Buildings on April 24. She also wowed the panel of five judges with her performance on the night, in particular in the eveningwear segment.

Ms. Taylor wins Miss Universe New Zealand

Career Opportunities for Pageant Contestants!

MISS FL USA NEWS!

» THE ROAD TO HOLLYWOOD

With so many pageants this weekend we thought we would give you a montage of the fifteen new titleholders. Look for the results page to be current on Monday but here is something to keep you up to date until then. We will be going in calendar order so enjoy!

Miss Orlando USA 2010

Friday April 24

4^th Runner-Up Heather Elwell

3rd Runner-up Sheri Riley
2nd Runner-up Amanda Zitzman
1st Runner-up Alyx Reynolds

Miss Lake Buena Visa USA is Stephanie Graham

Miss City Beautiful USA is Annilie Hastey
Miss Orlando USA is Shannon McAnally

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Miss Pensacola USA 2010

Saturday April 25

Beginning with the Miss Pensacola Teen USA Division:

2^nd Runner Up is Music Meier

1^st Runner Up is Ashley Kimbal

The new Miss Pensacola Teen USA 2010 is Lacey McDonald

Then it was time to bring center stage The Miss Pensacola USA Division:
1^st Runner Up is Lindsey Foss
The new Miss Panhandle USA 2010 is Bailey Powell!

The new Miss Pensacola USA 2010 is Holly Peek!

click here for more on Miss Pensacola USA 2010!

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Miss Miami USA 2010

Sunday April 26^th2:00pm

Then the final results for Miss Miami Teen USA:

The 3rd Runner-up is Dawn Boothe

The 2nd Runner-up is Margot Chomat
The 1st Runner-up is Natalie Carbonell
The new Miss Miami Teen USA 2010 is Vania Pedraja
Then the Miss Miami USA Results were read:

The 4^th Runner-up is Dubraska Guevera

The 3rd Runner-up is Christy Catillo

The 2nd Runner-up is Lina Alsad
The 1st Runner-up is Randi Ross

The new Miss Miami USA 2010 is Tatiana Santos

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Miss Emerald Coast USA 2010

Sunday April 26

First to be called to the front of the stage were The Miss Emerald

Coast Teen USA contestants as Ms. Sisson read the results;

The first runner up was Leah McLaney

Our first ever Miss Panama City Beach Teen USA is Kelsey Maxwell

The new Miss Emerald Coast Teen USA 2010 is Victoria Ward

The pageant then had a second surprise as because of a tie that couldn’t be broken a new title Miss Bay County USA 2010 would be awarded. So with that in mind the Miss Emerald Coast USA results;

The first runner up was Tara Marie Ashley

The new Miss Bay County USA 2010 is Madison Wester

The new Miss Panama City Beach USA 2010 is Lindsey Foss

The new Miss Emerald Coast USA 20109 is Alyx Reynolds

click here for more on Miss Emerald Coast USA 2010!

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Miss Pasco County USA & Teen USA

Sunday April 26^th 7:00pm

This year's Miss Pasco County Teen USA 2010 is Amanda Terrell a

nd Miss Pasco County USA 2010 is Stacie Sanders.

» UPCOMING: Miss St. Petersburg USA & Teen USA/Ft. Pierce USA & Teen USA

Both this weekend's pageant were postponed to later dates. This years Miss St. Petersburg USA & Teen USA will now take place on May 31^st at Hazely Academy while the Miss Ft. Pierce USA & Teen USA Pageants will now take place in early August and will lead to the 2010 Miss Florida Teen USA Pageant and 2011 Miss Florida USA Pageant. Please make a note of these changes and we appoligize for an inconvenience this may have caused.

» Miss Delray Beach USA May 17^th

Miss Delray Beach USA and Teen USA is the season’s second to last qualifier in the South Florida Section. It will bee a fun and competitive evening of pageantry under the leadership of Rhonda Williams-Turner and her staff of volunteers. The inaugural event takes place at the Delray Beach Golf Club on Sunday evening May 17^th beginning at 6:00pm. Competition spots are still

Available by call Mrs. Williams-Turner at (561) 929-3309 or via email to delraybeachpageant@yahoo.com

The first new pageant in Palm

Beach County since 2006

» Final Weekend Doubleheader!

Miss Southwest Florida/Daytona Beach USA & Teen USA

In a first of its kind we are doing a final weekend Miss Florida USA Preliminary Pageant Doubleheader May 30^th and 31^th in Charlotte and Volusia Counties. That’s right, two preliminary pageants, two days, and our four final titles! The first stop is at The Charlotte Harbor Event & Conference Center (the site of our Miss Florida Teen USA from 1999 – 2003) for a combination Miss Southwest Florida/Charlotte County USA & Teen USA twin title pageant. The festivities start with contestant registration at 1:00pm followed by a 4:00pm show start.

Then Sunday it’s a trip on I-4 East for the tenth annual Miss Daytona Beach/Volusia USA & Teen USA Pageants. We return to our traditional home of The Ormond Beach Performing Arts Center with a 5:00pm pageant start. Both pageants are open to all of those statewide. For more information feel free to contact pageant director Grant Gravitt, Jr. at telair@aol.com or more traditionally by phone at (954) 924-4949. Look for seminar days to be announced in the next few weeks to prepare you for your pageant experience.

Miss Florida USA returns to the Southwest Coast...

...and Daytona Beach this May!

» Miss Florida USA & Miss Florida Teen USA Pretape Shoot:

For the second year in a row we will have a special weekend pretape session that will allow our Miss Florida USA and Miss Florida Teen USA delegates to share in the fun of the first video tape sessions for this years two state broadcasts. This year the shoots are on Friday May 15^th beginning at 4:00pm and May 16^th with a 6:30am call. Both days we will meet at the Hollywood Production Center and then caravan to our locations.

These shoots are open to all 2010 USA and Teen USA titleholders as well as all “at-large” delegates that are paid in full. To secure you involvement we ask that you RSVP to either Pageant Director Mary Lou Gravitt or Pageant Producer Grant Gravitt, Jr. at 954 924-4949 or via email to telair@aol.com.

Miss Florida USA & Miss Florida Teen USA 2010 kicks off Friday May 15^th

» Job Opportunity! Looking for Titleholders

Recently we were made aware of great employment opportunities for our titleholders. In the “new economy” everyone is looking for ways to improve their income and here is a great chance to start a very rewarding and financially lucrative career!

IST Management Services, Inc. is the fastest growing, privately held Management Company in the U.S. The company provides total office solutions including the management of copy, mail, imaging, supply, records, reception, desktop publishing, shipping & receiving and other administrative services for companies. And they have had great success matching titleholders from around the country with employers.

If this sounds of interest to you, kindly respond via email to telair@aol.com or via phone to (954) 924-4949. I would be happy to set up an appointment with our IST friends. Just another way we try to help our Miss Florida USA Family!

Turn your interview skills into a profession!

This week we have a Miss Florida USA Channel Doubleheader as we have

captured both ends of our Panhandle stretch and brought them back as

10 Minute Pageants. So enjoy our Miss Florida USA Channel double feature

from the only all pageantry channel on the internet!

Click here for more YouTube Movies!

Hot Child in the City

The weather in New York this weekend was not conducive to hauling summer clothes out from wherever they’ve been living for the past nine months. But it was 90 degrees, and jeans just were not going to fly. So we rolled up our sleeves and fought through our tiny closets. Contrary to popular belief, hipsters actually like to show off their pasty white skin whenever they can.

Fashionistas have been planning their warm weather outfits since S/S 09 hit the runway last fall, so the past two days were ripe with enviable street style. We saw lots of cut off jean shorts, wooden platform heels and oversized tank tops (I also saw Agyness Deyn with a bandana on her head dining at Marlow and Sons, but that’s neither here nor there.). Here are a few of our favorite summer styles captured on the web this week.

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