Miss Alachua / Marion County USA &  Miss Alachua / Marion County Teen USA February 19, 2011     Lucy Dibrigida answers Ms. Woods question during the interview competition   The Road to State continued the 2012 Tour of Florida with the sixth annual Miss Alachua/Marion County USA Pageant. Under the direction of Chelsee Atkins and her Chelsee Productions team it was quite the Saturday afternoon of pageantry as three tickets to state were at stake. The Oak Hall Theater hosted the eight Miss Alachua/Marion County USA and three Miss Alachua/Marion County Teen USA delegates.       Dani Davis introduces herself to the audience / Brittany Lakhani (purple), Ms. Foster (lavender) and Ms. Stauss in the Swimwear Competition     Rachel Peavy (yellow), Rebecca Shannor (mulit-colored) and  Ms. Wiley (aqua) in the Evening Gown Competition     The day’s hostesses were Miss Gainesville Teen USA 2011 Brittany Pate and Miss Lake City USA 2011 Victoria Woods as they kept the pageant fun and flowing all day. The contest started with onstage interview judging that consisted of a self introduction speech and blind draw question. The remaining competitions were onstage as swimwear was one or two-piece selections of the delegates choosing. The evening gown segment concluded the competition in a regal fashion. Then it was time to get down to the business of the Day.    The first order of business was to announce the results for Miss Marion County Teen USA: Our new Miss Marion County Teen USA 2012 is Sydney Martinez!     Then the final entry was up for grabs as the results for  Miss Alachua/Marion County USA were announced: The 3rd runner up is Connie Foster The 2nd runner up is Samantha Wiley The 1st runner up is Kali Stauss The new Miss Alachua County USA 2012 is Amanda Hasselvander The new Miss Marion County USA 2012 is Natalie Martinez       Miss Martinez and Ms. Martinez in our first ever crowning of two sisters on the same stage   Congratulations goes to Mrs. Atkins and her team of volunteers and staff as they put together a fun day of pageantry. Also congratulations to Miss Martinez; Ms. Hasselvander and Ms. Martinez as they have their tickets stamped to Hollywood this upcoming July and October. The Road to Hollywood now heads South on the Turnpike to Weston in Broward County as our Pageant Doubleheader weekend continues!       Team Miss Alachua/Marion County USA 2012