Category: Teen Pageants

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VIDEO: Interviewing Miss America’s Outstanding Teens

So how do you interview 12 titleholders in one video? Well you send in a special team of guest correspondents to do the job 🙂

At this year's Miss America, I was invited to La Casa Hermosa's party for the Miss America's Outstanding Teen titleholders. And a party it was with crowns, banners, photographers, media, and the entire MAOTeen 2010 titleholder roster in attendance!

With so much fun/chaos happening at the same time, I let a couple of titleholders take my camera and conduct interviews of their own. Thanks to Kayla and Lexie (you may have my job soon lol) for the AWESOME interviews! Check out the video below.

Featuring (in alphabetical order):
Miss Alabama's Outstanding Teen 2010 - Scarlett Walker
Miss California's Outstanding Teen 2010 -  Shelby Sinkler
Miss Colorado's Outstanding Teen 2010 - Lexie O'Dowd
Miss Florida's Outstanding Teen 2010 - MaryKatherine Fechtel
Miss Indiana's Outstanding Teen 2010 - Katelyn Marak
Miss Louisiana's Outstanding Teen 2010 - Brooke Hotard
Miss Michigan's Outstanding Teen 2010 - Brooke Rowland
Miss Montana's Outstanding Teen 2010 - Amy Fox
Miss North Carolina's Outstanding Teen 2010 - Kayla Renee Hollingsworth
Miss North Dakota's Outstanding Teen 2010 - Cara Mund
Miss South Dakota's Outstanding Teen 2010 - Emma Thomas

Miss Wisconsin's Outstanding Teen 2010 - Teaka Griesbach

Thank you to Robin Fleming of La Casa Hermosa and Kim Parrish of Miss America's Outstanding Teen for inviting me and certainly count me in for next year!

FREE REGISTRATION CONTEST

thePageantGuy.com is offering a Free Registration to Miss America's Outstanding Teen's newest program called Teens in Training Camp - a program held during this year's MAOTeen 2011 pageant designed to teach personal development and leadership skills that many pageant contestants develop through competition.

Do not miss out on this FUN contest offered by thePageantGuy.com and Miss America's Outstanding Teen awarding ONE lucky contestant a Free Registration -- worth $1,000.00 -- to MAOT's Teens in Training Camp. Contest Finalists will also receive prizes from our Contest Sponsor, La Casa Hermosa!

NO purchase necessary. NO pageant experience required. NO excuse why you shouldn't compete in this AMAZING contest!

Enrollment ends SATURDAY. Click here for complete contest details and Official Rules. Best of Luck!

P.S. If you don't want to compete in the contest, register using promo code PAGEANTGUY and save $250.00.  Click here to register.

-Will the Pageant Guy

  

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VIDEO: MAOT’s New Program and Contest

Here's exciting new information coming from the Miss America's Outstanding Teen Organization!  Kelly George of thePageantGuy.com was able to interview Tawni Darby, founder of MAOT's newest program - Teens in Training Camp.

This newly launched program is designed for the pageant and NON-pageant teenager, age 13-17, seeking to learn the same personal development skills that many pageant contestants develop through competition. Whether it sharpening your communication skills, perfecting your own personal image, learning new fashion tips, or training to be a leader...this Camp is designed to identify and develop the WINNER in you! PLUS...you also receive an exclusive VIP behind-the-scenes tour of the Miss America's Outstanding Teen national pageant! Don't miss out on this incredible new Teen program. For more information visit http://www.TeensInTrainingCamp.com.

P.S. If you register before May 1, 2011, thePageantGuy.com's fans will save $250.00 off registration. Use promo code PAGEANTGUY during registration.  Click here to register!

ANNOUNCEMENT: FREE REGISTRATION CONTEST

OK pageant friends...in between the taping of this interview (during the Miss America pageant 2011) and its airing, thePageantGuy.com has teamed up with Miss America's Outstanding Teen to host a contest awarding ONE lucky contestant a Free Registration -- worth $1,000.00 -- to MAOT's Teens in Training Camp. Contest Finalists will also receive prizes from our Contest Sponsor, La Casa Hermosa!

NO purchase necessary. NO pageant experience required. NO excuse why you shouldn't compete in this AMAZING contest!

The contest begins TODAY! Click here for complete contest details and Official Rules. Best of Luck!

-Will the Pageant Guy

This interview was conducted by thePageantGuy.com Correspondent, Kelly George. As Miss Arkansas USA 2007, Kelly is the first and only active-duty military member to compete in the Miss USA pageant. Kelly served as an officer in the United States Air Force as a Second Lieutenant and was a news anchor for an NBC affiliate in Arkansas.

  

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VIDEO: Pageant Gown Tips #2

We are continuing our six-month VIDEO SERIES dedicated to pageant gowns. This series features Pageant Gown Experts from 4 different boutiques from across the country.

This week our experts tackle the question:

"What are the 3 Hottest Gown Styles for Teen Contestants?"

Here are your panel of experts:

 

Pageant Gown Tips - #2
"What are the 3 Hottest Gown Styles for Teen Contestants?"

-Will the Pageant Guy

  

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VIDEO: Kamie Crawford – Miss Teen USA 2010

From Kamie's official bio on MissUniverse.com:

"Seventeen-year-old Kamie Crawford was crowned Miss Teen USA 2010 on July 24, 2010, at the beautiful Atlantis, Paradise Island in the Bahamas.  Before winning her first pageant title, Miss Maryland Teen USA, Kamie attended Winston Churchill High School in Potomac, Maryland.

She graduated in June of 2010 with an impressive 4.0 GPA. Kamie plans to attend the University of Alabama's pre-med program in the fall of 2011, and hopes to eventually become a dermatologist with her own skincare and cosmetics line.

Kamie has been dedicated to cheerleading for the past seven years. When Kamie is not cheerleading, she enjoys surfing the web, going to the movies and singing…in the shower."

Despite her busy schedule, I was fortunate enough to catch up with Miss Teen USA 2010, Kamie Crawford at the MUO office for an interview.  Kamie shared her experiences at the Miss Teen USA 2010 pageant, her first day at college, and was brave enough to sing with me online...a MUST SEE interview!

You can follow Kamie and her year as Miss Teen USA 2010 on Twitter: @TheRealTeenUSA

IMPORTANT NEWS: During our interview I was given permission to share some information about when and where Miss USA 2011 will be held.  The Miss Universe Organization will be making the Official Announcement for Miss USA 2011 the last week of February, so stay tuned to MissUniverse.com during that time for the latest updates!

-Will the Pageant Guy  

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VIDEO: Allie LaForce – Miss Teen USA 2005

As told by Miss Teen USA 2005, Allie LaForce, in her 2005 Pageantry Magazine interview:

"The days went by so fast for my roommate, Miss Michigan Teen USA 2005, Catherine Laurion, and me. We would hold hands each night and say the same prayer: If it be God's will, let us be the last two standing.

Amazingly we were...

The 4th runner-up was called, followed by the 3rd and 2nd runners-up, but it was not until I was left standing there in the middle of the stage with Catherine that I thought, 'Could I actually win this thing?' We couldn't let go of each other, and when they called Michigan as the 1st runner-up and me as Miss Teen USA 2005, she couldn't have been more supportive."

It was nearly 6 years ago that God's will was seemingly apparent that night in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The two roommates that held hands each night during prayer were the last two embraced in the pageant's final moments. Along with Allie's new crown came a new roommate, Miss USA 2005, Chelsea Cooley Altman...one she would develop a lifelong friendship.

I was extremely lucky to interview both Miss USA 2005, Chelsea Cooley and Miss Teen USA 2005, Allie LaForce together once again in this exclusive thePageantGuy.com interview.  Thank you again Chelsea and Allie!

-Will the Pageant Guy