Miss Florida USA Ezine

The Miss Florida USA & Miss Florida Teen USA

Magazine of January 21, 2010

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. We are excited as the 2010 Pageant Season kicks off this weekend with a doubleheader in Miami Lakes and Fort Myers. Its all about our new titleholders this weekend as the “Road to Hollywood” is opening for the new decade, and a great decade it will be!

In World Pageant News we head to Finland for their national championship. In our Florida USA Report we feature all you need to know for attending this weekend’s pageants as well as news on events in Alachua/Marion Counties and in Coral Gables. Faces & Places takes Monday off and will return to its normal Fridays beginning January 30^th. We once again feature the new GenDance for your enjoyment and our YouTube Miss Florida USA Channel Movie of The Week gets you ready for the new season with a repeat of our state titleholder crowning’s. 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

» 2 Days until MISS MIAMI LAKES USA & TEEN USA!

» 3 Days until MISS LEE COUNTY USA & TEEN USA!

PAGEANT NEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

» Miss Suomi (Finland) Universe 2010

At the Grand Final of Miss Finland 2010 last night in Helsiki, Viivi Pumpanen was crowned the Winner and she will represent Finland at the Miss Universe 2010. The first runner-up is Anne Nurminen and the second runner-up is Susanna Turja.

Miss Suomi Universe and her court

» Miss Finland Universe the Day After

Viivi Pumpanen, a 21-year-old student from Vantaa, bagged the grand title and was crowned with a tiara on Sunday evening. Speaking on YLE’s breakfast programme on Monday, Pumpanen said she was surprised by her victory as she is considered relatively short for a beauty pageant contestant at 167 cm. “I’ve dreamt of becoming Miss Finland since I was eight years old, and now I’ve achieved my dream,” said Pumpanen, who’s evoked a girl-next-door image in the media. Pumpanen says she hopes to engage with everyday people during her one-year reign, adding that she hopes to be a queen of the people.

“It would be great to work with children and youths,” she says. Action Plan for Miss Universe Competition as Ms. Pumpanen, who was chosen first as Miss Helsinki last year, will represent Finland in the Miss Universe competition next summer. “I plan to study previous American and Venezuelan contestants who've been successful,” explains Pumpanen.

Viivi Pumpanen is Finland's newest beauty queen

MISS FL USA NEWS!

» The Road to Hollywood This Weekend:

IF YOU GO:

WHAT: Miss Miami Lakes USA

WHERE: Miami Lakes Junior High Performing Arts Center

6425 Miami Lakeway North
Hialeah, FL 33014-6698

WHEN: Saturday January 23, 2010

7:00pm

WHY: The first pageant of the new decade sees the newest pageant on the calendar as Miss Miami Lakes USA crowns its first titleholder. In a rare USA only event this West-Miami Dade city has a great group of new delegates compete for the title.

The first ever Miss Miami Lakes USA is crowned this Saturday

WHAT: Miss Lee County USA & Teen USA

WHERE: Holiday Inn – Ft. Myers Airport Center

9931 Interstate Commerce Drive

Fort Myers, FL 33913, United States

WHEN: Sunday January 24, 2010

6:00pm

WHY: For the first time the title of Lee County is contested on the stages of Ft. Myers. Under the direction of Sandi Spahn and her group of volunteers this promises to be an exciting evening of pageantry.

This year we embrace the entire region as Miss Ft.

Myers USA is renamed Miss Lee County USA

» Miss Alachua County/North Central Florida USA & Teen USA

Team Chelsee Productions is accepting applications for the upcoming Miss Alachua County USA/ Teen USA and Miss Marion County USA/ Teen USA Pageant, to be held at the Cofrin Arts Center in Gainesville on Saturday, February 20^th. A pageant tradition in Gainesville the pageant is celebrating its fifth anniversary under the direction of Chelsee Atkins and her team of volunteers.

For information how you can compete in this “Super Pageant” simply contact Mrs. Atkins at via traditional phone at (352) 284-8688 or email to chelseeproductions@yahoo.com. For the latest pageant information simply surf to their sites at http://www.MissNorthCentralFLUSA.com or http://www.MissMarionCountyUSA.com as they do an excellent job on their websites.

Our Miss USA & Teen USA Gainesville Prelims begin February 20^th

» Miss Hollywood USA/Teen USA Seminar Day

Are you interested in competing in the Miss Hollywood USA/Teen USA Pageant on February 27th, 2010 and want to get a head start on your pageant preparation? Then, plan on attending the Miss Hollywood USA/Miss Hollywood Teen USA Meet and Greet and Pageant Information Session this upcoming Sunday, January 24th from 10 a.m. – noon at the Jaycee Hall, 2930 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood!

All delegates are encouraged to attend this informative (and fun!) session! Meet with Pageant Experts and Directors including: Jules Meyer of PageantReady.com and Miss Hollywood USA Pageant Director,Sara Lavenka, and Delgate CoordinatorJessica Boilard IF YOU PLAN ON ATTENDING, YOU MUST RSVP BY January 22nd, 2010 info@misshollywoodusa.com or 954-981-4378 Refreshments will be served! Questions will be answered!

The search is on for our next Miss Hollywood USA & Teen USA

» Miss Coral Gables USA Seminar Day #2

Put in your calendars January 30^th as we prepare the next group of South Miami Dade representatives for state. The Make Up Store at Sunset Place will serve as our seminar host location and will make for a fun afternoon of pageantry and rehearsals for the following weekend. And did we mention the fact it is absolutely FREE! Also this is a great time to get ready for our Homestead or Florida Keys Pageants as we practice onstage introductions and interviews.

For Information on how you can compete contact Pageant Director Grant H. Gravitt, Jr via phone at (954) 924-4949 or via email at telair@aol.com. The Application’s close February 3, 2010. This is “The Pageant formerly known as Sunset Place” as we look forward to an exciting day of pageantry in Coral Gables at The New Theater on Laguna Street next to Merrick Place.

This time we hit the stages for a fun rehearsal in preparation

for Miss Coral Gables USA & Teen USA

» 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!

With a last week off before the season starts we thought we would go back to this past crowning’s for Miss Florida USA and Miss Florida Teen USA. Repeats are rare on this channel but these moments still give us Goosebumps still. So lets head back to this summer and fall at Bailey Concert Hall as memories were being made these wonderful nights.

Miss Florida USA Crowning

Miss Florida Teen USA Crowning

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Leaving a Legacy

Before Bounce came to be, each member was a background dancer. “We all had different styles. Some of us knew popping, some locking, some tap; we even had the world champion in Lindy Hop. Some of us are trained in ballet and jazz, some are self-taught. We were a mess of dancers with different styles.”

The story unravels as this unique Swedish dance group took their “mess” and put it on stage to prove that hip hop can go beyond backing up an artist. To date, Bounce has created nine full-length productions, drawing inspiration from movies, pop-culture, politics, environmental issues and society trends. Their biggest hit, “Insane in the Brain”, questions the definition of “normal” in a hip hop version of One Flew Over the Cuckoo´s Nest.

Besides innovative themes, Bounce is leaving a legacy. How are they doing it? One tip is with their flash mob MJ tribute, snagging 8 million YouTubehits. “More than 30 cities followed our footsteps and put together their ownMJ flash mobs.”

They then got the request to become an honorary VIP dot in the Michael Jackson Tribute Portrait.” Bounce performers took the lead and joined celebrity VIPs such as Brian Friedman, and millions of MJ fans through the most-visited and highly celebrated interactive portrait website.

“Having a MJ VIP Dot in the Michael Jackson Tribute Portrait is where it’s at.” Fredrik’s not stopping at VIP status. “I want to show people that we cantake a small step towards a better world, which I believe was one of Michael’s main goals,” he added.

Moral of the Story: Follow the leader and Bounce your way to your own Legacy.

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