January 26, 2007
January 26, 2007
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Miss Hollywood
USA Recap
Our
Hollywood Jaycee’s went all out this year under the direction of Jules Meyer
and her amazing pageant committee and over 30 volunteers. It happened in
several stages and we will share some behind the scenes pictures and reports
on all the pageant fun!
Rehearsals:
The
pageant rehearsals started early Sunday morning in The Grand Ballroom of The
Hollywood Beach Marriott.
Krizia Toledo, Miss Hollywood Teen USA 2007
rehearses
her final walk
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– New friends were made during the three weekends of Miss Hollywood Teen USA
Interviews:
The corporate meeting rooms provided the panel judging rooms
as our delegates are seen here awaiting the judges. Adriana Pedrique (front)
shares a photo opportunity with Michelle Twarkins (center) and Kayla O’Brien (right).
Yazmin
Navarro, Noelle Johnson and Andi Ramos await the judging panel
VIP Pre & Post Pageant Receptions:
Annilie Hastey, Miss Florida Teen USA 2007 with Hollywood City Manager Cameron Benson at the alfresco
pageant reception beachside at The Hollywood Beach Marriott. (left) and with Hollywood Beach Marriott
General
Manager Bryan DeCourt, his daughter and Hollywood Vice Mayor Fran Russo.
Miss Hastey with Hollywood USA Pageant Director Jules Meyer. (left) Ivis Guerra and Shannon Ford
(Miss Florida USA 2002) share a photo opportunity with Miss Florida USA Executive Producer Grant Gravitt, Jr.
Tamiko Nash (Miss California USA 2006 & Pageant Host)
with
Miss Hastey.
In
The Audience:
South Florida USA Pageant Directors Barbara Ewald (West Broward USA), Jeanne Brander (Boca Raton USA);
Angie
& Mandi Halavin (Team Halavin) & Glenda Byrd (Gold Coast USA) before
the festivities begin.
Talia Moreno (Miss Avalon Park USA 2007) wowed the crowd with her Broadway
dance
moves (left) Miss
Hastey with Pompano Beach USA Pageant Director Dana Klein.
Team Halavin in red share a photo opportunity with pageant choreographer Brook Francis-Minnis
and
Jennifer Scott (Miss Space Coast USA 2007)
Rachel Rose is shown the love with several
bouquets
during her farewell speech.
0316 – Angel Coleman (Miss Oakland Park USA 2007); Lindsay Shockey (Miss Broward County USA 2008);
Miss Pedrique; Miss Hastey; Jenna Edwards (Miss Florida USA); Ms. Ford; Ms. Navarro
and Ms. Scott in the final photo onstage
» Miss Hastey Goes Before The Camera!
Doesn't look staged at all!
The production for the 2008 Miss Florida USA Broadcast began Wednesday afternoon as our Miss Florida Teen USA Annilie Hastey hosted a special segment on this years state teen pageant. The three-minute segment will be featured on the July 14th state and worldwide broadcast. Also look for her new Miss Florida Teen USA recruitment commercial will be premier in the next few weeks on one of our featured YouTube movies.
The shoot was on the Hollywood Production Center Soundstages
Pageant Producer Mary Lou Gravitt work with Miss Hastey on her script (left)
Next stop: prime time! (right)
You want me to read what?
» Birthplace of Speed Centennial
Our reigning Miss Ormond Beach USA 2008, Erin McKinnon, was invited to attend the 2007 Birthplace of Speed Centennial, celebrating the legacy of the Rolls-Royce and the Curtiss motorcycle record, at the Casements (John Rockefeller's Winter home). The Casements saw one of the largest collections of Rolls-Royce automobiles ever seen in the region. The cars included two from England: a 1905 racer and a new experimental coupe prototype. Members of the Rolls Royce Owners Club brought about 50 Rolls-Royce and Bentley motorcars.
A picture with a young fan.
Ormond
Beach is known as "The Birthplace of Speed" and the centennial event
will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the first Rolls-Royce to race on the
beach in Ormond Beach when a 20-horsepower racer won the “1907 World
International Championship Trophy.”
Four
days later, the Centennial will also celebrate the legacy of motorcyclist and
aviator Glenn Curtiss who set a motorcycle land speed record of 136 mph on
Ormond Beach on that day in 1907. The record took place during an unofficial
time trial, powered by a V-8 engine mounded on a huge bicycle frame.
The mile run held as the motorcycle world record for an incredible 23 years. Curtiss went on to become an aviation pioneer, “The Father of Naval Aviation,” and the first successful manufacturer of airplanes.
Ms. McKinnon poses with two important city officials,
Ormond Beach Mayor Fred Costello and Commissioner Lori Gillooly
at
the 2007 Birthplace of Speed Centennial.
» Kudos & Did You Knows
- Kudos to Miss Florida USA 2002 Shannon Ford who is returning to Miami from the Big Apple as Ms. Ford accepted a position
with an international law firm in Miami. She will be heading their Human Resources Operations for Florida and Latin America.
Welcome back Shannon, looking for any good resumes?
Ms. Ford with fellow Florida USA Alumni Ivis Guerra
in Hollywood Sunday Night.
Zuleyka Rivera, the reigning Miss Universe 2006
arrives
for the Inaugural Q Prize Award in New York.
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PICTURES
& STORIES WANTED!
If
you enjoy reading the stories of our Miss Florida USA Family and want
us to know what great things are happening either during or after you
reign please email us at telair@aol.com.
We love touting our sorority of outstanding Florida women. Please send
us a paragraph (or two) on your appearances, awards or community
service and include pictures. We want you to have all of the support
of this great lifestyle we call Miss Florida USA!
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Alumni News Wanted!
If you know of any Miss Florida USA alumni in the news please drop us an email to feature them in future articles. Email all info to info@missfloridausa.com! Until next week here to good pageantry!
PICTURE OF THE WEEK!
We return to Hollywood as our favorite moment in pageantry is the crowning reactions.
Seeing the joy and excitement over completing a journey and reaching goals is truly goose-bump inspiring.
So we really enjoyed our submission from the Hollywood Teen USA Pageant as the newly crowned Adriana Pedrique enjoys
a moment she will always remember. A second honor is bestowed up her, this weeks Picture of The Week!
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