The Miss Florida USA & Miss Florida Teen USA  Magazine of June 5, 2008                   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. Today started the major filming push of the year as it all centers around our eighth annual www.PageantDiva.com Miss Florida USA Seminar Day this Saturday. Along with the taping session all weekend we have a meet and greet dinner, a evening gown trunk show and high tea. Reports start Thursday afternoon on www.Virb.com/MissFloridaUSA and of course here at our pretape section.   This weeks World Pageant News takes us to Moldova, Malaysia and Vietnam as we are only a few weeks away from the start of Miss Universe 2008. This weeks Miss Florida USA Report has all you need to know about this weekend. Faces & Places will be published Monday and takes you to our special events for this years delegates this weekend. GenArt has it’s second installment of 50 Bands in 50 states while our www.YouTube.com/MissFloridaUSA Channel Movie of The Week takes us back to our last Hollywood pretape session. 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

 

 

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PAGEANT NEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD » Miss Moldova 2008 Iana Varnacova (in picture) was crowned Miss Moldova 2008 at a beauty pageant held at the Hotel Leogrand where 20 candidates competed. Ms. Vamacova is a 19 year old native of Moldova's capital city, Chisinau. She stands 1.80m tall and will travel to Ukraine to represent her country at the Miss World 2008 Beauty Pageant to be held in Kiev, Ukraine.         » Utar student crowned Miss Malaysia Universe KUALA LUMPUR: Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman student Levy Li Su Lin was crowned Miss Malaysia Universe 2008, beating 13 other contenders. The 20-year-old representing Terengganu, who is also a part-time model, is heading to Nha Thrang, Vietnam for the Miss Universe 2008 Pageant in mid-June. The crowd favorite also clinched five of the 16 subsidiary titles at the beauty pageant held at The Gardens Hotel, Mid Valley yesterday. Her interpretation of the pageant's theme “Real women behind the beauty” won her rapturous applause. “Beauty must come in a whole package and it is just as its letters suggest – B, brain; E, elegance, A, attitude, U, unique, T, tall that means standing tall and be confident, and Y, yourself,” she said. Jean Thor Jean Nee, 23, from Federal Territory, and Valerie Chan Hsueh Yi, 23, from Sarawak, won the first and second runner-up titles, respectively.   Winning smiles: Miss Malaysia Universe 2008 Li (centre), flanked by first runner-up Thor (left) and second runner-up Chan, posing for photographers in Kuala Lumpur Friday.         » Thai Binh beauty wins Miss Vietnam Universe Pageant VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thuy Trang from the northern province of Thai Binh took the crown at the Miss Universe Viet Nam Pageant 2008, after winning the final round last Saturday in Nha Trang City, in the coastal province of Khanh Hoa. Trang, who is also known by the name Lam, won the crown of Miss Viet Nam Universe, as well as three other prizes, including the Miss Talent title, an award for giving the best answers to questions during the competition and audience-favourite title of Most Lovely Candidate. By winning the crown she has also bagged US$12,000 and VND210mil for other prizes and is also set to be the only Vietnamese competitor at the world Miss Universe 2008 pageant to be held in Nha Trang in July. The first runner up was Vo Hoang Yen, with a prize worth VND180mil, and the second runner up was Duong Truong Thien Ly who won a prize worth VND125mil and also the Miss Photo title. Both are from HCM City. The Miss Sea Tourism title was won by Tran Diem Trinh while Duong Thuy Linh won the Miss Friendly category. The Viet Nam Miss Universe Pageant 2008 was organised by HCM City Television, the Hoan Vu and Cat Tien Sa companies, and sponsored by Calvin Klein Jeans and Laneige.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MISS FL USA NEWS! » SEMINAR DAY SCHEDULE SET This years www.PageantDiva.com Miss Florida USA Seminar Day speaking lineup has been set and it has a royal theme. Three former Miss Florida USA titleholders will be featured as Shannon Ford, Miss Florida USA 2002; Jenna Edwards, Miss Florida USA 2007 and our keynote speaker Miss Florida USA 2008 Jessica Rafalowski will share their insights into our state championship of pageantry. We also will feature ActTrue Acting Coach Marc Durso who will speak about onstage performance and mindsets.  All of this to help our delegates prepare the best state pageant ever this upcoming July.     Miss Florida USA Day Schedule June 7, 2008 Time Content Speaker  2:00pm Welcome / Staff Introductions/ Pageant Rules / Self - Introductions Grant Gravitt, Jr Executive Producer  2:15pm Video Presentations: Westin Diplomat Resort Tour Pageant Week Recap    2:30pm Miss Florida USA Week Review/Schedule -Delegate Questions Mary Lou Gravitt Producer / Director Jenna Calabrese Asst. Pageant Director  2:45pm Pageant Performance: The Mental Side of The Competition Marc Durso Act True!  3:00pm Interviews The Miss Florida USA Way! Jenna Edwards Miss Florida USA 2007      3:15pm Secrets of a Televised Pageant Vickie Johnson Pageant Choreographer  3:30pm ***Intermission***    4:00pm Selecting The Suit & Perfecting The Presentation Shannon Ford Miss Florida USA 2002    4:15pm Fashion Onstage – The Evening Gown Competition  Carry O’Neal Regalia Fine Apparel  4:30pm My Year As Miss Florida USA Jessica Rafalowski Miss Florida USA 2008  4:45pm Prize Drawings & Final Announcements         Seminar Sponsors: The City of Hollywood The Hollywood Office of Tourism (HOT) The Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa The Hollywood Production Center www.PageantDiva.com The Miss Florida USA Channel on YouTube             » LAST CALL FOR AT-LARGE DELEGATES: If you were a runner-up or special award at one of our local preliminary pageants this year you are eligible to compete at Miss Florida USA this year. But time is running out as the pageant closes June 15th. Call the pageant office at 954 924-4949 or via email at Telair@aol.com and secure your position in the greatest state pageant in the nation!         » Delegate Dinner Friday Night June 6 To all of our traveling and local titleholders we thought this would be a great way of making new friends. Join us on Friday, June 6 beginning at 7:30 p.m. sharp at the Annual Directors and Delegates’ Pre-Seminar Day Dinner at Try My Thai: 1902 Harrison Street, Hollywood, FL 33020. $20 per person, CASH ONLY, please! All inclusive price includes choice of soup or salad, healthy entrée, soft drink and dessert. Join fellow Delegates and Directors for this fun (and delicious) event! Reservations are required by e-mailing to: June6Dinner@PageantReady.com     » PAGEANT READY! AFTERNOON TEA PARTY Sunday June 8 Who doesn’t love a great Tea Party?! You are cordially invited to attend a PageantReady Afternoon Tea Party after pre-taping this upcoming Sunday, June 8 from 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Its $35.00 per person includes self parking and a $25.00 wardrobe gift certificate compliments of La Casa Hermosa. Reservations are required and can be made by e-mailing AfternoonTea@PageantReady.com. Reservations are limited and must kindly be received no later than Tuesday, June 3.  Attire: Summer girly girl fabulous! Hats (and gloves) are encouraged!  Sashes welcome. No crowns, please.         » REGALIA OPEN HOUSE: Sunday June 8 Join our state pageant sponsor Regalia Fine Apparel Sunday for a South Florida Trunk Show Sunday beginning at 10:30am at The Hollywood Production Center. All of our delegates still looking for that perfect gown can shop with shop owners Cary and David as they provide their years of fashion expertise. This shopping opportunity is open to delegates of all pageant systems. To RSVP simply email Regalia1@aol.com or via traditional phone calling at (407) 426-8003.       » MISS FLORIDA USA & MISS FLORIDA TEEN USA ON MYSPACE: Be our MySpace friend at either www.myspace.com/missfloridateenusa or www.myspace.com/theofficialmissfloridausa as we feature the Miss Marion County USA 10 Minute Pageant at our Miss Florida USA site and the Miss Marion County Teen USA 10 Minute Pageant at our Miss Florida Teen USA site.

 

 

 

 

 

 

To get you in the mood for this weekend's fun we rewind and return to our last pretape shoot earlier this month at Hollywood’s ArtsPark at Young Circle. This is a great way to meet our delegates along with our cameras and get to know them before state. Enjoy our Miss Florida USA Channel Movie of The Week. Click here for more YouTube Movies!

 

 

 

 

 

 

50 Bands from 50 States: Part 2 We scour the South Atlantic U.S. to find  the 10 bands you need to know right now.   Saying that we have a lot of new albums strewn about the Gen Art office is kind of an understatement. Most days if you go near our Director of Music Programming's desk, you'll find tiny Carrie Schupper busy at work behind enormous stacks of CDs, press releases and random industry-related swag. While this constant flood of material is a great way to discover emerging talent, it also makes it hard to give everyone who deserves a shout out a fair chance. Thus, 50 Bands from 50 States, the second installment of our five-part playlist. Enjoy ten tracks from this spotlighted area of the U.S.—the South Atlantic—and drop me a line if you know of great bands we should feature in the upcoming months! 11. Kentucky: VHS OR BETA, "Burn It All Down" Channeling Duran Duran, this Bluegrass State indie rock quartet plays beat-driven music that makes pretty young things shake it. 12. West Virginia: The Matches Own, "Sunburn Vs The Rhinovirus" If you grew up rocking out to the sounds of 311 or Blink 182, then give these exuberant pop punkers a listen and drum up some nostalgia. 13. Maryland: Celebration, "Evergreen" Thanks to Katrina Ford's ethereal voice, this retro-inspired psych rock act creates dreamy sounds that make you feel lost in the music moment. 14. Virginia: Virginia Coalition, "Sing Along" Over the years this foursome of junior high friends built a solid fan base of music lovers across genres who love their soulful songwriting. 15. Washington, D.C.: These United States, "Kings and Aces" Led by Jesse Elliot, these indie rockers play with heartfelt enthusiasm that makes you feel so alive that you simply have to clap along. 16. Tennessee: Jay Reatard, "Don't Let Him Comeback" Recent buzz surrounding this Memphis-based punk rocker first caught our attention; songs like this made us realize what all the fuss is about! 17. North Carolina: Annuals, "Sore" This talented ensemble knows how to take a soft, sad song all the way to a swelling, symphonic roar. And we mean that in the best way possible. 18. South Carolina: Slow Runner, "Mermaids" If my life was a romantic comedy, a song from this band would definitely make the soundtrack for a scene involving a rain-soaked kiss. 19. Georgia: dropsonic, "Low Life" Sometimes head banging is not only acceptable, but really the only way to go. Like when you're listening to this Atlanta-based trio let 'er rip. 20. Florida: Black Kids, "Hurricane Jane" They came out of nowhere to become one of the most buzzed-about bands of 2008; this laid back track proves they're not a one-hit wonder. - Caroline Stanley

 

 

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