The Miss Florida USA & Miss Florida Teen USA

Magazine of September 21st, 2006

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 still recovering from last weekends pretape weekend as all tapes have been edited and the results look fantastic. Look for a final shoot September 30^th on Hollywood Beach as we celebrate the second annual Clambake on The Broadwalk. If any of our Miss Florida USA family would like to join us for a tropical evening on the Broadwalk enjoying Edie Brickell and The New Bohemians then email us at telair@aol.com.

This weeks World Pageant News goes to Venezuela & Poland. The Road to Miss USA visits New Hampshire for a recap of their state pageant. Miss Florida USA News includes reports from Miss Gold Coast USA and Miss Panhandle USA. Gen Art this week features their first music suggestion of Fall 2006. Friday’s Faces & Places we catch up with our Miss Florida USA Jenna Edwards at her Bob Lasky photo shoot (You Tube Movie to come soon!) This weeks YouTube goes to TY Parks Castaway Island for water park fun with our state Teen USA delegates. All the pageant news that fits to print and now video updated 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 & Miss Florida Teen USA

Quote of The Week:

“Fear is like a dragon guarding you most prized personal experiences.”

Flannery O’Connor

»22 Days Until Miss Florida Teen USA!

PAGEANT NEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

» Miss Venezuela Pageant

Claudia Suarez, from Merida state, speaks to the audience during the presentationn section of the Miss Venezuela beauty pageant in Caracas September 14, 2006. Suarez will represent Venezuela in the next Miss World beauty pageant.

Vanessa Peretti, from Sucre state, speaks in sign language during the presentation section of the Miss Venezuela beauty pageant in Caracas September 14, 2006. Peretti is the first deaf and mute woman to take part in the pageant and will represent Venezuela in the next Miss International beauty pageant.

Lidymar Jonaitis, from Guarico state, receives her sash after being

named the winner of the Miss Venezuela beauty pageant

Lidymar Jonaitis, right, waves after being crowned Miss Venezuela Universe, as she shares the stage with Vanessa Peretti, center, who won the title Miss Venezuela International, and Claudia Suarez, left, who won the title Miss Venezuela World, in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2006. Jonaitis, Peretti, and Suarez will represent Venezuela in the upcoming Miss Universe, Miss International, and Miss World beauty pageants.

» Miss Tourism World cancelled

Dwight McLean, who has been assisting with the preparations for sending Cayman's Amanda Henkis to Miss Tourism World, expressed disappointment at being told the beauty pageant, being held in South Africa, would not happen after all.

"We got the information that the pageant wasn't going ahead the day before Amanda was supposed to travel. She was literally packed and ready to head to the airport the next morning. Overall all the money that we spent went down the drain. The airline did not want to do a refund on the ticket that cost around CI $800."

The preparations for the pageant were also costly.

"The national costume cost CI $300, her wardrobe another CI $1000; hair, nails and makeup another CI$ 800 dollars. Amanda is devastated," he said.

"I will recommend Daniel Bodden (the Director of Miss Cayman Tourism World) not to send anyone there (to the international Miss Tourism World pageant), in future, because these are disorganized people, they could have given us more notice," he added.

Winner of Miss Cayman Tourism World Amanda Henkis, who was said to be 'devastated' at the news that she would not be traveling to Miss Tourism World in South Africa.

» Miss World Contestants Visit Wroclaw, Poland on Tour

On arrival at Wroclaw, the new home of the Miss World 2006 Poland Tour for the coming days, contestants were invited to the main town square where thousands of locals had assembled to welcome the girls. Wroclaw will host the contestants until 21st September. The highlight of the visit will be the Miss World 2006 Talent Show, on 20th September.

As a special greeting, children had prepared paintings representing each country participating in this year’s Miss World celebrations. Each girl was taken to the painting representing her country and invited to add her personal touches. All took the opportunity to have a chat with the young artists and to thank them personally for being made felt at home in their Polish city.

All paintings depicted a key aspect of the country. For example, South Africa was represented by the Big Five, the Netherlands by bulb fields, and Indonesia by an Orang Utan. Wales was illustrated by a fiery red dragon, Tanzania by the Kilimanjaro, and Guatemala by ancient Maya temples.

Aruba commented: “The artist really managed to bring across the spirit of my country, painting a beautiful sunset. It really makes me feel of home here in Wroclaw.” England added: “My painting depicted Big Ben amidst a string of English roses. It was very clever how the themes were brought together.”

Malyasia and Finland meet the children

Miss World contestants were then invited onto stage where in groups they sang well known classics such as ‘Fever’ and ‘Return to Sender’ alongside a local Polish band. Iceland was keen to get on stage: “When I heard Fever was one of the songs, I had to participate. It is one of my favourites,’ she said.

Mexico added: “Making music and having fun together is great. The people of Wroclaw have really gone to town to make us feel welcome.” People’s Republic of China agreed: “The people of Wroclaw are wonderful and very welcoming. I look forward to spending the next few days here.”

Kazakhstan was certainly taken in by the architecture and atmosphere of the town square: “This square is very beautiful with its colourful houses. I cannot wait to see the rest of this town.”

In the evening deputy mayor, Jaroslaw Obremski hosted an official reception at the historic town hall for the Miss World girls, who for the occasion had dressed up in their beautiful evening gowns. In his opening speech the deputy mayor told the girls: “during your stay in Wroclaw the town belongs to you.” The girls then enjoyed a sample of fine Polish food, before heading back to the hotel for their first night sleep in the town they now call home.

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MISS FL USA NEWS!

» MISS GOLD COAST & PALM BEACH COUNTY USA & TEEN USA

GOES DISCO IN 2007

Miss Gold Coast Pageants, Inc. is pleased to announce its’ schedule for 2007. Miss Gold Coast & Palm Beach County USA and Teen USA’s theme will be “Disco Divas” for the pageant to be held on Saturday, March 31, 2007 at the Royal Palm Beach High School at 7:00 PM.

The audience will be entertained by the contestants dancing to sounds of the 70’s choreographed by our reigningMiss Gold Coast USA, Kendra Waller and vocals by two special guests to be announced in the near future. We have a new sponsor, Fierte Cosmetics, who has a great prize package for our winners which includes pageant preparation for the state competitions.

Contestants are urged to sign up soon to be a part of our first community service project. On Saturday, January 27, 2007 we are the co- sponsors of the annual Greyhound Pets of America/ Miss Gold Coast USA Fashion Show to be held at The Harriet Theater in City Place, West Palm Beach. Models are needed to showcase gorgeous fashions from the stores in City Place

and Worth Avenue in Palm Beach.

The Second Annual Junior Miss/Master Gold Coast Pageant will be held on Saturday, January 20, 2007 at the Northwest Community Center at 600 Rosemary Ave, near City Place. Babies through age 13 will showcase their uniqueness on stage for savings bonds, trophies, crowns, and other special gifts. They will also be brought on stage at our local pageant and be our guests at state competitions. Information on all our pageants can be found at www.missgoldcoastpageants.net or by calling the director at 561- 252-2907.

» Miss Panhandle USA Pageant and Teen USA News

These pageants are official preliminaries to the Miss Florida USA Pageant and the Miss Florida Teen USA Pageant. The pageants will be held in DeFuniak Springs, Florida on February 24 at the Florida Chautauqua Theatre. This year the pageant will celebrate the theme of "Classic Elegance" with enchanting music from the classic music group known as Bond.

The evening will be filled with wonderful production numbers and thrilling competition. Contestants who are interested in competing must meet eligibility requirements. The official Miss Panhandle USA and Miss Panhandle Teen USA Registration Packets are available. If interested in information or obtaining an entry form, email the Miss Panhandle USA Pageant at misspanhandleusa@yahoo.com. Also check out their My Space site at www.myspace.com/misspanhandleusa

» NEW MYSPACE.com SITES FOR MISS FLORIDA USA

& MISS FLORIDA TEEN USA!

For the latest news reports posted around the clock check out our

dedicated pages to Miss Florida USA

and Miss Florida Teen USA on www.MySpace.com.

Our addresses are

www.MySpace.com/MissFloridaTeenUSA

and

www.MySpace.com/TheOfficialMissFloridaUSA

and features latest updates, postings by our network of friends, unique pictures

and when the prelim season roles around the first place to see the reports and pictures

the evening of the pageants.

Also video file sharing is in full effect on our www.YouTube.com

site with Miss Florida USA being the key word.

» MISS FLORIDA USA PAGEANT SCHEDULE:

October 13^th  - Miss Florida Teen USA Registration
October 14^th - Miss Florida Teen USA Preliminary Pageant 7:30pm
October 15^th  - Miss Florida Teen USA Finals – 2:00pm

Miss New Hampshire USA & Teen USA

BEDFORD – A Londonderry native was crowned Miss New Hampshire USA yesterday in a ceremony plush with pageantry and patriotism. Laura Silva, 19, said she did not expect to win the pageant since it was the first time she had participated in the event. "I'm so excited," Silva said. "I didn't think this would happen."

Silva, a sophomore at Plymouth State University, is studying marketing and hopes to work as an executive at a large corporation. Laura Silva, in picture seated, co-founded a dance team when she was a student at Londonderry High School.

She said was inspired to enter the Miss New Hampshire USA pageant by her older sister, Cara, who has spent eight years competing in the Miss New Hampshire program and is the reigning Miss Londonderry. "I kind of wanted to follow in her footsteps," Silva said.

She chose Miss New Hampshire USA because the program touts itself as a beauty pageant. She said she hopes her experience as the title-holder will help her realize her goal of becoming a model.

Both Silva and her sister are avid dancers. Laura Silva co-founded a dance team when she was a student at Londonderry High School and is looking forward to a second year on the dance team at Plymouth State.

The first runner-up was Natasha Furbish, a 19-year-old Gilford resident. Second runner-up was 19-year-old Megan Delaney of Manchester. The winners were selected on the basis of their performance in the evening wear and swimsuit competitions. Twenty women aged 18 to 27 from across the state competed in the pageant, which was held over the course of two days.

The final Miss New Hampshire USA pageant was held yesterday at the Wayfarer Quality Inn Hotel and Conference Center in Bedford. It was produced by Frank Sweeney. Representatives from the Air Force ROTC unit at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute also participated in the event, serving as escorts for the contestants during the evening wear portion of the program.

FEATURED MISS FLORIDA USA MINI MOVIE OF THE WEEK:

The delegates for this years Miss Florida Teen USA spent a weekend full of fun, video taping

and pageantry this past weekend in our Host City of Hollywood. Friday September 8th was

Wapterpark Day in Hollywood as the events included modeling, pollo tropical and

the waterpark at TY Park! Enjoy the recap.

Past Clips:

Miss FL Teen Pre-Taping: Waterpark Day

Miss FL Teen Pre-Taping: Day One

Final Miss FL Teen Prelim

Jennifer Wooten reviews Miss FL Teen USA 06

Miss FL Teen USA Recap

Jenna Edwards @ Miss Seminole

Swimsuit Montage, part 2

Swimsuit Montage, part 1

Miss FL USA Crowning & Congratulations

Children, It's Time For Recess - With Professor Murder

There are a ton of great albums coming out in the next week or so including new ones from folk faves Will Oldham and Joanna Newsom. However, we thought we'd spin you right round to check out new band Professor Murder. It's as far from folk as you can possibly grab.

While folk grabs you by the heart strings, Professor Murder smacks you in the face, makes you get a drink, while dragging your friends behind you to the dance floor. Professor Murder is straight up party music with an unusual sound that mixes dub and indie rock with a whistle blowing lead singer that will whip you into frenzy. On their EP, "Rides The Subway," you're going to find discombobulated grooves, tambourines, heavy bass drops and darling synths tripping over happy-time lyrics. It's fantastically loveable stuff. We really dig the almost mellow "Free Stress Test," which is the closest to indie rock that band ever comes with its syncopated percussion and catchy lyrics. The last minute of the song is genius with its poppy melody and the inclusion of a very 80s high hat. However, the song "Champion" catches us too, even though it's full of aggression, rough textures and synth blips we can't help but clap along too.

Next week, we'll probably tackle a musician who is making serious rock or heavy thought provoking acoustic guitar albums. Until then, just go play.

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