February 23, 2007

 

 

Ms. Overton is overrun by “The Gold People”

 

 

 

 

» Fiesta Tropical Mardi Gras Festivities

 

On a chilly Hollywood Saturday night in Downtown Hollywood hundreds of costumed revelers marched in bead-tossing krewes amongst thousands of adoring Mardi Gras celebrants. Twenty floats including our Miss Florida USA adopted float of Pegasus took to the streets at dusk as The 10^th Annual Fiesta Tropical Parade had a distinctive pageant twist. Eight of our Miss Florida USA and Miss Florida Teen USA 2008 delegates were featured amongst the cannibals; gold people; marching samba bands and other celebrants of this G-rated family style celebration.

 

Then the delegates took to the festival part of the celebration and caught some great music as zydeco, jazz, blues and Grammy-winning Allen Toussaint were all featured in the five- day event. Erica Beltre, Miss Citrus USA; Angela Overton, Miss Oakland Park USA; Nataly Rosenberg, Miss Doral USA; Kelly Sax, Miss South Miami USA; Lindsay Shockey, Miss Broward County USA; and Jaclyn Walbroehl, Miss Broward County Fair.

 

Then Tuesday Miss Sunset Place USA Kimberly Anderson and Miss Southeast Florida USA Christian Ericksen took to the Hollywood Broadwalk for Fat Tuesday. One last hurrah before Ash Wednesday as stand-ups for the July Miss Florida USA broadcast was the main responsibility. But since they were in the beautiful surroundings how about a bengett on the beach? Happy Mardi Gras!

 

 

Fiesta Tropical Parade & Festival:

 

Team Hollywood USA had the hometown advantage (left) Ms. Beltre is a host on the weekly YouTube movie (right) 

 

Ms. Walbroehl with the Mardi Gras characters (left) Miss Pedrique is loaded up for bear with her beads (right)

 

 

 

Ms. Saks falls for the duck beads

 

 

 

Ms. Overton, Ms. Rosenberg and Ms. Walbroehl model the latest in Mardi Gras face wear

 

 

 

Fat Tuesday

 

Ms. Anderson does a standup for The Festivities Postcard Segment to be seen in July’s live television finals.

 

 

All weekend it was beads, beads, beads! (left) Ms. Erickson joins the party….mask and all! (right)

 

 

Now that’s a costume! (left) Ms. Erickson & Ms. Anderson with some new fans (right)

 

 

 

   

   

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» In The Audience: Miss Southeast Florida USA:

Halavin Production made it’s third stop in Broward County as Miss Southeast Florida USA had a distinct Ft. Lauderdale feel. Set amongst the courtyard of The El Palacio Hotel in their Grand Ballroom the room was perfect for this tough competition. The Miss USA field had four former titleholders while the Teen USA field featured three “newbies” and that made for a pageantry that added a second round of interviews due to the close voting.

 

In the audience were several traveling titleholders and regional preliminary directors. All of Team Halavin 2008 was in attendance as was Miss Hollywood Teen USA Adriana Pedrique, Miss South Miami Teen USA Chelse Medly; Miss Oakland Park 2007 Angel Coleman; The Miss Homestead/FL Keys USA 2007 Team of Danyel Crocelius and Amy Diaz and Miss Hollywood 2007 Rachel Rose. It was also great seeing Miss Weston USA 2006 Rebecca Linnemon who came to root on pageant buddy Jennifer Olkininsky. Pageant Directors Glenda Byrd, Barbara Ewald and Jules Meyer were representing. Once again great job to The Halavin Family and their loyal volunteers who work so hard for their young ladies!

 

 

Miss Pedrique, Miss Medal, Ms. Overton and Miss Medley were front row VIP’s

 

 

Ms. Rose and Ms. Dahmen and friend during intermission

 

  

Our traveling royalty is joined by Ms. Shockey who was the afternoon’s hostess.

 

 

Team Halavin grows!

 

 

One last picture of the afternoon

     

 

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» In The Audience: Miss Tallahassee/Capital Cities USA

It was a crisp Sunday afternoon in our state capital as The Citrus Productions Team hit Tallahassee with some great pageantry. Miss Florida USA 2004 and NBC News Anchor Kristen Berset hosted the afternoon’s festivities that sent four outstanding women to Hollywood! Thank you to Pearl Dahmen, the very proud mother of Miss Capital Cities USA for the pictures of our new royalty. 

 

 

Little Miss Citrus Emma Masson is joined by Miss Tallahassee Teen USA 2008 Kelly Haffner; Miss Tallahassee 

USA 2008 Jami Daniels; Miss Kissimmee Teen USA Krystle Gillen; Miss Citrus Teen USA Morgan Lucas; 

Miss Capital City USA 2008 Rebecca Dahmen and Miss Capital City Teen USA 2008 Brittany Pate.

 

 

 

Team Tallahassee USA 2008 with Ms. Berset

 

 

 

 

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» BEAUTY TIPS FROM HAWAII

Wise tips on looking good - Chanel Wise  by Nadine Kam
In her civilian life, she aspires to be a crime-scene investigator, and no, the "C.S.I." television series had nothing to do with it. She just enjoys solving puzzles and said she thinks it's pretty cool "to be a pageant girl but ready to kick someone's butt, too."

 

Here's a peek at the beauty regimen that won Chanel Wise the Miss Hawaii USA  title: Must-haves for the spotlight: Blotting powder, lip gloss, mascara, Arbonne's RE 9 Anti-aging eye cream, fake eyelashes

 

 

 

 

 

Beauty secret weapon: Arbonne RE 9 Anti-aging skin-care line

Emergency response tool: Arbonne RE 9 clay masque, for zits and other issues

 

Hair management: "I use every Paul Mitchell product there is. My favorite is the skinny serum that is perfect for those bad frizzy hair days."

 

Diet do's: Lots of water, chicken instead of pork or beef, brown rice instead of white, and lots of veggies

 

Diet don'ts: "I try to stay away from cheesecake ... my favorite dessert. I also stay away from greasy and oily foods."

 

Most likely to require touchup: Lipstick. "I always seem to somehow eat it off my lips!"

 

Regular workout regimen: Workout with a trainer three times a week and cardio exercises in between

 

Beauty philosophy: "Confidence is the key! Feeling beautiful about yourself inside will reflect in the eyes of other people."

 

 

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» Kudos & Did You Knows:

- Kudos to Kimberly Anderson Miss Sunset Place USA and Catalina Arango Miss Sunset Place Teen USA for their participation in South Miami’s Black History Month Parade. It was also a celebration of the host cities 80^th birthday as several floats and The South Miami High School Marching Band also joined the festivities in this celebration of diversity. Way to represent Kimberly and Catalina!

 

 

Ms. Anderson and Miss Arango with The South Miami Fire Department.

 

 

 

The first parade of the reign

 

 

Mayor Horace Feliu, Vice-Mayor Randy Wiscombe & State Representative Julio Robaina join their city commission colleagues along with Miss Anderson and Miss Arango for a day ending photo opportunity.

 

 

 

 

- Kudos to Miss Ormond Beach USA Erin McKinnon for hosting along with The Aqualounge in Daytona Beach a "Sponsorship Party."  The young womer were able to invite potential sponsors to the club and mingle and sign autographs to gain sponsorship money for the Miss Florida USA Pageant.  Not only was the Aqualounge generous with the use of their club, they also provided staff and refreshments to help get potential sponsors in a more giving mood. Way to help all of your sister Volusia County titleholders Erin & Kim!

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Kudos to Myriaha Musgrave, Miss Jacksonville Teen USA 2008, on her recent visit on President’s Day to Wolfson Children’s Hospital. A yearly tradition Miss Musgrave played, read and interacted with the children who were in the hospital during the long holiday. Way to brighter a gloomy day for those children Myriaha!

 

 

 

 

 

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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!

 

 

 

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PICTURE OF THE WEEK!

 

Ok, we admit it! Our Picture of The Week Committee firmly believes in the revelry that is Mardi Gras. From New Orleans to Hollywood it’s a tradition that just goes well past all of us. So when our POTW nominees included this great shot of our Miss Oakland Park USA amongst the out of focus lights the artsy-ness of it all got the better of us. So here you have one Cajun inspired Picture of The Week. 

 

     

 

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