Miss Tampa USA &  Miss Tampa Teen USA March 28, 2009 Photo’s courtesy of Brigittia Long and Lindsey Bolender     The Tampa Teen USA delegates as seen from the front row during the show opening     The first stop this weekend on “The Road to Hollywood” was for the tenth annual Miss Tampa USA & Teen USA Pageants at the Hazely Academy located in nearby Clearwater in their beautiful new complex. Two titles in the Miss USA and one title in the Miss Teen USA division were on the line. Tampa is one of the original six preliminary pageants in our state and is always highly competitive. Saturday evening’s competition saw three delegates competing for the Miss Teen USA title and eight delegates competing in the Miss USA division.            Then the delegates opened the pageant in white tops and jeans for the Miss USA delegates and for the Teen USA delegates pink tops and jeans of their own choosing. After introductions it was time to meet the hostesses for the evening, Arielle Rollyson - Miss Lakeland Teen USA 2010 and Jessica Ardrey - Miss Lakeland USA 2010. After they greeted the audience it was competition time.       Our newest little sister was crowned Saturday night….       Up first was the on-stage interview competition, this allowed both the judges and audience to gain insight into the contestants. The evening was then followed by the swimsuit preliminary competition. The delegates were presented in one or two-piece suits of their own choosing. Then it was everyone’s favorite competition, Evening Gowns. It was fashion on parade as the gowns in the pageant were fierce! This was one tough competition. To separate the judge’s choices the contestant then were put through a second round of onstage questions.        The Tampa Teen USA delegates in evening gowns of their own selection.       The Tampa Teen USA, and Tampa USA delegates in the Swimwear Competition.       Once the competition was completed it was time to announce the winners of the evening special awards, Amity - Lindsey Bolender, Photogenic - Christie Nowels (Teen USA) and Noelle Johnson (USA) then finally the Peoples Choice Award went to Paula Matos, these winners qualify for the state competition.    After the announcements it was time to announce the judge’s final results  starting with The Miss Tampa Teen USA division. 2nd Runner Up – Mai-Lynn LaTrace 1st Runner Up –  Celeste Lewis Miss Tampa Teen USA 2010 is Christie Nowels   Then with that competition over it was time for  the final results for Miss Tampa USA 2010: 2nd Runner Up is Stacie Sanders 1st Runner Up is Paula Matos Miss Clearwater USA 2010 is Noelle Johnson Miss Tampa USA 2010 is Lindsey Bolender     Congratulations to Pageant Director Brigittia Long and her outstanding group of volunteers on a great evening of pageantry!  Kudos also to Miss Nowels, Ms. Johnson and Ms. Bolender as they return to Hollywood. The Road To Hollywood now heads to our southernmost stop on tour as I-75 connects with the overseas highway and the Miss Florida Keys USA & Teen USA Pageants Sunday afternoon. See everyone manana in the Conch Republic!       The judges with their selections.