Miss Miami Tropics Scholarship Pageants

October 21, 2007

Front stage view of the opening

The Road to Hollywood started the long journey this past weekend as for the first time The Miss Miami Tropics Scholarship Pageant joins the list of official preliminary pageants. The event saw a highly competitive afternoon of pageantry with competition in three divisions. The Miami Merchandise Mart’s Sheraton Hotel Grand Ballroom hosted the seventh annual pageant and carries on the tradition in Florida’s largest city. An enthusiastic crowd came to cheer on the eleven Miss USA and ten Miss Teen USA delegates and five in the Junior Miss Tropics division.

Tatiana Pelez introduces herself to the audience and judges

The sell out crowd was greeted with lunch in the fashion show setting and then the pageant was on! With the delegates introducing themselves to the audience and judges. After the openings it was time to introduce our Mistress of Ceremonies, Miss Puerto Rico 2004 Desiree Sardo and Telemundo Network personality Alonso “Pancho” De Ada.

The Miami Teen USA delegates Interview Competition was onstage with a random question from the ceremonial fish bowl. Both swimsuit competitions featured swimwear provided by Lan Designs Swimwear. Then it was everyone’s favorite The Evening Gown Competition was up next. Fashion was on display as the delegate competed in gowns of their own choosing. In between was a fifteen minute intermission and then a fashion show of Bridal Wear followed the Evening Gown Competition.

Marcy Diaz; Ms. McCrimmon and Shaska Brooks in Swimwear

Juversandra Orozo (white), Marelys Garcia (blue)

and Vania Pedraga (light blue) in Evening Gowns of their own selection.

After the fashion show was a special dance presentation in honor of our newest preliminary pageant. Then it was time for the specials award of the evening with the winners qualify for state, starting with the results of The Junior Miss Miami Tropics Teen (Teen USA) Division:

Miss Photogenic – Jennifer Orozo

The 3rd Runner-up is April Camacho
The 2nd Runner-up is Emily Lowman
The 1st Runner-up is Marcy Diaz
Junior Miss Miami Tropics Teen (USA) 2009 is Kristen Sabina

Then the final results for Miss Miami Tropics Teen (Teen USA) Division:

Miss Photogenic – Paola Bendeck
The 3rd Runner-up is Jing Jing Chen
The 2nd Runner-up is Meltem Alpsagia
The 1st Runner-up is Niurka Sosa
Miss Miami Tropics Teen (USA) 2009 is Danielle McCrimmon

After the first title of the evening was awarded it was time to feature the Miss Miami Topics (USA) results:

Miss Photogenic – Yadinia Perez

Then the Miss Miami USA Results were read:

The 3rd Runner-up is Valeria Valdes
The 2nd Runner-up is Tatiana Pelez
The 1st Runner-up is Marelys Garcia
Miss Miami Tropics (USA) 2009 is Stefanie Fernandez!

Ms. Fernandez; Miss McCrimmon and Miss Sabina

What a great evening of pageantry! Congratulations to Miss Sabina, Miss McCrimmon and Ms. Fernandez who now go to state representing the Tropics of Miami. Congratulations also goes to the Miami Tropics Scholarship Pageant team led by Executive Producer Rose Martinez along with Pageant Director and daughter Desiree Sardo who ran one great show. Job well done! Now the Road To Hollywood ventures North on I-95 to Volusia County and The Daytona Beach USA Super Pageant this upcoming November.

Team Miami USA heading to state!