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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
Allison
Kreiger
Miss America Organization
MAOT Director of Communications
321.231.0791
Allison@MAOTeen.org
MISS
AMERICA'S OUTSTANDING TEEN AND BE...YBF BEAUTY ANNOUNCE
CONTEST WINNERS
“Fresh
Faces” Contest Winners Announced
Orlando,
FL --
The
Miss America's Outstanding Teen Organization (MAOT) and
Stacey Schieffelin, creator of Be...ybf Beauty,
a new cosmetic and lifestyle brand for tweens and teens, have
announced the eight winners of the Be…ybf
Fresh Faces Contest.
“With so
many wonderful young ladies entering the contest, this was
definitely one of the most difficult decisions we’ve ever
faced,” said Schieffelin, TV Shopping Personality and
founder of ybf (your best friend) Beauty.
“However, we have chosen eight exemplary young ladies, who
have both achieved and project positive self-esteem,
compassion and commitment to their community, an understanding
of true friendship and are outstanding role models in their
scholastic and personal endeavors.”
Schieffelin and her two daughters, Sydney and Samantha, the
youthful co-founders of Be...ybf, hand-picked
the eight Fresh Face winners from a pool of local, state and
national contestants within the MAOT organization, as well as
all state and national princesses (ages 7-17).
The
winners are: Emily Kate Travis of
Illinois,
Crystal Lee of California, Amanda Debus of Delaware, Elena
LaQuatra of Pennsylvania, Caley-Rae Pavillard of Colorado,
Kira Brock of Georgia,
Bryton
Bonacquisti of Texas, and
Caitlin
Brunell of Florida, who was 2008’s reigning Miss America’s
Outstanding Teen.
“This
group of bright, bold and beautiful young ladies possess a
broad spectrum of backgrounds, skills, talents and
aspirations, and we know that they will spend the year ahead
inspiring other girls to be their most awesome selves,” said
Schieffelin. “We are so proud of each and every girl, and we
are honored to call them our 2009 Be...ybf Fresh
Faces!”
The
contest required each applicant to answer questions ranging
from why she would be a good role model to words her friends
would use to describe her. The winners will be featured in the
new advertising campaign for Be...ybf
Beauty and will also be featured in an upcoming issue of
Savvy Magazine. The girls will also each receive a wide
variety of prizes, including season tickets to the 2009 MAOT
Pageant, Be...ybf Beauty products, and a
one-year subscription to Savvy Magazine.
Schieffelin founded Models Prefer 12 years ago; an
international cosmetics company that has been sold on The
Home Shopping Network (US) and QVC (US, UK &
Germany). More recently, Schieffelin launched ybf (your
best friend), LLC, a natural extension of the beauty
expert’s fun, engaged relationship with her Models Prefer
customers, offering first a figure-friendly clothing line and
Pajama Party at Sea cruises, and a new beauty
line that debuted in August 2008, which was immediately
established as a top cosmetic brand on HSN in the US
and QVC in the UK.
The
mission of the Miss America's Outstanding Teen Organization,
also known as the “little sister” to the Miss America
Organization, is to promote scholastic achievement,
creative accomplishment, healthy living and community
involvement for America's teens. The organization has awarded
over $3 million in scholarships over the past four years.
For more
information about these organizations, please visit:
www.MAOTeen.org
www.ybfstacey.com
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About
Stacey Schieffelin and ybf:
Named one
of America’s “Power Women” by Ladies Home Journal,
Stacey Schieffelin’s down-home Southern charm,
straight-shooting style, and willingness to go before the
cameras without a bit of makeup have earned her the trust and
friendship of millions of women around the world. A former
Ford model who has spent more than a decade in TV retailing,
Stacey forges a personal connection with her customers that
translated into runaway success with her Models Prefer brand
of cosmetics. In August 2008, the Home Shopping Network was
host to the worldwide launch of Stacey’s most empowering and
exciting venture to date, ybf (your best friend)
™, a lifestyle brand with a simple mission: to help every
woman look and feel her absolute best every day!
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