March 30, 2007
March 30, 2007
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Hollywood Arts Park Opening
It
was a big day in our host city of Hollywood’s history and we were there!
Hollywood's ArtsPark at Young Circle officially celebrated it’s grand
opening this past Friday. Envisioned as the city's centerpiece and a catalyst
for the redeveloped downtown, the spiffed-up park was the site for three days
of festivities.
An opening ceremony was followed by a Chinese dragons parade. The grand finale featured the unveiling of a butterfly sculpture created by artist Romero Britto. Of course our 2008 titleholders were all over the festivities!
Onstage
and in concert!
Pageant
Director Mary Lou Gravitt shares a photo opportunity
Team
Halavin with Hollywood Mayor
Weekend activities include belly dancers, art displays, laser light shows and
numerous musical performers, including the Hollywood Philharmonic and Latin
Grammy winner Nestor Torres, who played opening night. There was even a steel
pan band in the mix. Thank you to all twenty of our titleholders who attended
our “Pageant Convention” as the master of ceremonies described our
turnout!
Miss
Hastey joins the Miss Florida USA 2008 delegates
Miss
Arango is interviewed for the award winning Broward Teen Scene
The final shot of the evening with The Hollywood Firemen!
Some
of our Florida Teen USA delegates with a new fan!
» In
The Audience:
Miss
Pembroke Pines USA
After taking the Red Eye back from Los Angeles and Miss USA it was time to hit The Road To Hollywood for the third annual Miss Pembroke Pines USA Pageant. Team Halavin finished their four pageant Broward run with a well run and fun pageant! Country Western was the theme as it was cowboy hats and jeans all around. Notice how hat’s and tiara’s can mix!
Country Western Themes are always fun!
Sheriff Henry Halavin with Miss Oakland Park Teen USA 2008 Shayra Medal
Front
Row before the show
Ms. Overton was our YouTube hostess for the afternoon
The final shot of the evening
- Kudos to Miss USA 2007 Rachel Smith, of Clarksville, Tenn., shown with Oprah Winfrey Thursday, March 29, 2007, during taping of 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' in Chicago. Ms. Smith was a former intern for Harpo Productions and was being welcomed back and congratulated on winning the crown Friday, March 23. The show will air nationally on Monday, April 2, 2007. Way to bring back Role Model to the title Rachel!
» Pageantry in Pictures:
Miss Universe Zuleyka Rivera, of Puerto Rico, poses for photographers during
an event to announce the details of the 2007 pageant in Mexico City, Thursday, March 29, 2007.
This year's Miss Universe competition will take place in various cities in Mexico,
and
the finals will be held in Mexico City May 28.
Miss Universe Zuleyka Rivera, from Puerto Rico, dances with mariachi
musicians
in the famous bar El Tenampa in Mexico City, Thursday
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Top
Ten Things I Can Say Now That I'm Miss USA |
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"I
saved 15% on my tiara insurance by switching to Geico" |
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"I'm
spending my scholarship money on one of them 108 inch plasma TVs" |
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"I'm
Canadian" |
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"Look
for me at a boat show near you!" |
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"I'm
not saying who, but one of the finalists wasn't exactly a 'Miss' " |
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"During
the pageant, I stayed focused backstage by punching a side of frozen
beef" |
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"Miss
New York taught me how to hotwire a Honda Civic" |
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"I
guess I shouldn't be surprised that the congratulatory presidential
phone call came from Clinton, not Bush" |
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"I
know I'm supposed to say I was really awkward in high school, but I've
always been hot" |
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"I
thought I was going to be on Leno" |
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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!
This weeks POTW was quite the surprise, even for the committee members! Every year it’s a tradition, the crowning shot always trumps the competition. But this year was have a Miss USA with vertical leaping abilities. Check out that height she gets, such hand time. Not to mention this is one beautiful woman. A big congrats on being our Picture of The Week!
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