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MISS INDIANA'S OUTSTANDING TEEN
AND MISS FLORIDA'S OUTSTANDING TEEN WIN PRELIMINARY AWARDS
PHOTOS AVAILABLE ONLINE
by Brion Price Photography
www.maot.printroom.com
Miss Indiana's Outstanding Teen,
Lydia Daley, was named Tuesday night's preliminary talent
winner at the Linda Chapin Theater in the Orange County
Convention Center during the first night of competition. Also
in the spotlight was Miss Florida's Outstanding Teen,
Myrrhanda Jones, who won the preliminary award for Evening
Wear.
MAOT, the "little sister" to
Miss America, hosts its national competition in Orlando during
the week of August 11-15, 2009 with 52 state representatives
competing in various competitions for a chance to win over
$30,000 in college scholarships and the title of Miss
America's Outstanding Teen. The competition will be held in
the Linda Chapin Theatre at the Orange County Convention
Center in Orlando.
Follow the competition online by viewing photos on the Miss
America's Outstanding Teen website,
www.MAOTEEN.org.
About Miss America's Outstanding Teen
A sister company to the Miss America Organization, Miss
America's Outstanding Teen promotes scholastic achievement,
creative accomplishment, healthy living and community
involvement for America's teens. MAOT has provided over $3
million in scholarship assistance to its participants since
2005. For further information about MAOT or to obtain press
credentials or tickets to the week long event, log onto
www.maoteen.org or contact Allison Kreiger
Walsh at 321-231-0791 or
Allison@maoteen.org. MAOTeen
and Miss America's Outstanding Teen and all related titles,
characters, and logos are trademarks of Miss America's
Outstanding Teen Organization, Inc. a 501 c 3, Not for Profit
Corporation.
About the Linda W. Chapin Theater
Offering aesthetic and technical perfection, the Orange County
Convention Center's 2,643-seat Linda W. Chapin Theater is an
ideal venue for all types of theatrical and musical
performances, award presentations and corporate events. The
Chapin Theater is located in the West Concourse of the Orange
County Convention Center, the second-largest convention center
in the country. For more information about the Chapin Theater
and Convention Center visit
www.occc.net.
MAOT is in full swing and the
girls are having a great time!
All 52 of our contestants
arrived on Friday and immediately taped their video and had
their photo shoot with Tony Bowls! Tony provided a beautiful
selection of gowns for the photo shoot and is also the
official provider of the Opening number dresses that the girls
will be wearing each night of competition. Thanks Tony!
Check out the photos:
http://maot.printroom.com/ViewGallery.asp?userid=MAOT&gallery_id=1704224
 The
Kick up Your Heels kick-off party sponsored by Frederico Leone
was a hit! The girls enjoyed a fashion show by Posh Couture
and had the chance to relax and dance the night away!
Thank you so
much to Frederico Leone for providing shoes for the Opening
Number!
Saturday evening the contestants
traveled to Medieval Times for a dinner show filled with
action and excitement! Taylor Fitch, MAOT 2009, rode in on
horseback and presented Medieval Times with a beautiful signed
poster. Thank you Medieval Times for 5 wonderful years!
The Miss America's Outstanding Teen contestants
hit the red carpet in their stylish Savvy t-shirts on August 9th
to celebrate "Savvy Sunday." The event was hosted by
Savvy magazine and sponsored by Bumpits and Perfect
Formula at Planet Hollywood in Orlando, Florida.
"The contestants' shirts are our latest
creation in the Savvy fashion line, blending Savvy purple with
MAOT pink", said Editor of Savvy, Stacey Kole. "After the
pageant, the shirts will be available for sale at savvymag.net,
with the design being named after the newly crowned winner!"
Contestants received goodie bags containing
Bumpits, the hair volumizer, as well as Perfect Formula Nail
Care and a recent copy of Savvy magazine featuring Taylor
Fitch, the current Miss America's Outstanding Teen modeling
fashions from Guess.
For more information about our sponsors please
visit:
http://www.savvymag.net/
http://www.bumpits.com/
http://www.planethollywood.com/restaurants_orlando.htm
http://www.perfectformulas.com/
Thank you so much to Rhonda Howdyshell for
sponsoring a wonderful dinner for our contestants! The girls
enjoyed a presentation on how to use their new CrownClips! A
properly installed CrownClip exerts a force that pulls the
tiara to your head and provides a better base of stability and
a neater look when wearing your crown.
The 2010 Miss America's Outstanding Teen will
be crowned on Saturday night with a CrownClip! For more
information, please visit
http://crownclips.com/.
Thanks Rhonda!
Thanks to the generosity of two new MAOT
sponsors, our girls had the chance to kick back and relax
during the Teen Choice Awards on Monday night. Snuggies
generously donated their popular blanket in leopard and pink
to our girls and Microsmores provided wonderful snacks for the
party!
 Our
teens submitted questions to our webcast sponsor,
Enterteenment, for the red carpet interviews. Enterteenment
was interviewing the nominated teen celebrities live on Monday
night from the 2009 Teen Choice Awards!
INFORMATION DESK!
Don't forget to stop by Registration Desk 3 for
all of your MAOT needs! All event tickets, video and photo
order forms, and press passes are available on the first floor
of the Rosen Centre.
Parking
If you are picking up badges or tickets or
attending an event at the Rosen Centre Hotel, please take
advantage of the FREE parking at the Rosen. Pull around to
the left side at the gated booth and tell the parking
attendant you are with the Miss America's Outstanding Teen.
They should let you pass and you may park in the multi-deck
parking garage in the back of the hotel.
Arriving
Late in the Day?
For anyone
who is arriving into Orlando and unable to get to
MAOT Patron Resources (Hotel Registration Desk 3) before 5
PM on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday, we may be able to
help. Please call our desk at 407-996-9840, extension 4533
and explain your situation. We will do what we can to either
arrange for someone else to pick them up OR bring your
pre-ordered badge and pageant night tickets over to the
theatre and meet you in front of the theatre entrance (at
the top of the escalators). Note that this will be on a
case-by-case basis only; you will need to bring picture
identification (drivers license is best) with you to verify
against your order. Only materials which have been
pre-arranged by calling in may be available for pickup at
the theatre.
For the 5th
consecutive year, JM BEST ENTERTAINMENT of Orlando has
been named the Producer of the 2010 Miss America's Outstanding
Teen Pageant to be held at the Linda Chapin Theatre at the
Orange County Convention Center in August. JM BEST produces
television and special events all over the country including:
The Daytona 500 Pre Race Show, The National Cherry Blossom
Parade, The National Memorial Day and 4th of July
Parades in Washington, DC, The Magnificent Mile Lights
Festival in Chicago and Philadelphia's Thanksgiving Day Parade
to name a few. John M. Best is an EMMY Award winning producer
for the Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade for ABC. He is
once again nominated for the show again this year.
John M. Best said, "It is a privilege to work
with the Miss America's Outstanding Teen Organization and 52
incredibly talented and bright girls. We look forward to
working with everyone once again. We have some great ideas and
lots of new & exciting things to add to the productions this
year."
The production team that will be producing MAOT
this year is John M. Best - Producer, Kia Bocco - Coordinating
Producer, Sarah Griffith - Associate Producer - Pamela Bolling
- Choreographer, Alan Ashe - Technical Director, Diacom Video
Productions - Video Producer and Video Production, Brenda
Goldsmith - Production Manager and Brent Kunze - Production
Manager.
Authors' series
Join Us at the MAOT Trade Show and Meet the Authors
Tuesday, August 11, 2009- 2:00pm
Deb Landry
 Deb
Landry is the author of the best-selling children's book,
Sticks Stones and Stumped,
Yankee Go Home, and the co-author of The
Comfort Zone with Meline Kevorkian Ed.D., and Robin
D'Antona, Ed.D. and The Snapdragon Princess with
Kim Parrish. She is a parenting coach specializing in social
awareness behaviors and character education and has authored
several interactive children's mentoring plays on character
education, social awareness, and bullying prevention. She was
also part of the te am
that authored the Maine State Best Practices in Bullying and
Harassment Prevention Manual and lobbied for the new
legislation in the State of Maine. With recognition and
several awards for her work , Deb has been interviewed and
featured on NBC, CBS, national radio, and several publications
including USA Weekend Magazine, Raising Maine Magazine,
Seventeen Magazine, Women's Day Magazine, and Child Magazine.
To find out more about Deb Landry, please visit
www.BrysonTaylorPublishing.com
Wednesday, August 12, 2009- 1:00pm
Kim Parrish
 Kim
Parrish is the co-author of The Snapdragon Princess
with Deb Landry. Featured in dozens of articles from TV Guide
to The New York Times, Kim Parrish is a familiar face to
millions who welcomed her into their homes throughout her
eight years as a popular television host on QVC. During more
than 6,000 hours of live TV appearances, she developed a
rapport with viewers as well as celebrity guests and fashion
trendsetters, and is recognized for her sense of style and
sales savvy. In 2005, she took aim at America's
 closets
with the launch of the Kim Parrish Collection on HSN, her
signature line of classic wardrobe basics noted for their
innovative, updated twists. The collection is now featured on
televised shopping channels in the U.S., Canada and in
Europe. Kim is the President of Miss America's Outstanding
Teen, Inc. and a former Miss West Virginia.
For more information on The Snapdragon
Princess, please visit
www.BrysonTaylorPublishing.com.
Thursday, August 13, 2009- 1:00pm
Rebecca Nunez
 Rebecca
Nunez, a Florida Writer's Association member and former
pre-school teacher, turned her love of animals into a popular
children's book, A Tail About Spike, The Best Doggie
Ever: Spike Meets His Mommy. The book, released in
July 2009, tells the story of a young girl's first love as she
explores the important responsibilities of owning a pet.
A Tampa, Florida resident, Rebecca has been
fortunate to be a "mommy"
to four loyal and loving dogs whom are the true inspiration to
her stories. When not writing and promoting her book and
coloring book series, Rebecca is a child care professional and
nanny and has volunteered at Shriner's Hospital for
Children. An avid supporter of the Humane Society, she is a
regular contributor to the Food Assistance Program and
encourages others to help.
For more information please visit,
www.tatepublishing.com. Books are also be available at
target.com amazon.com, barnes&noble.com
Friday, Augus1 14, 2009 - 2:00pm
Ellen Langas Campbell
 "‘What
do you want to be when you grow up?' It's a universal question
that seems simple, but the answer can change our lives
forever. When I was young, there weren't many female career
role models, so I really couldn't picture myself as a
successful business woman. It wasn't until a college
professor helped me discover my potential that I realized I
could achieve my dreams. That is why I created Girls
Know How®. The message of our books is
simple: A girl's career aspirations, no matter what they are,
can be achieved. With desire, hard work and positive
role models, girls really CAN be who they want to be when they
grow up!"
 Prior to
founding NouSoma Communications, Inc., a marketing, publishing
and public relations company, in 1995, Ellen was an officer of
billion-dollar QVC, Inc. where she originated the Public
Relations Department and gained national visibility as a
popular on-air host and consumer spokesperson. She also is an
accomplished commercial actress and voice-over artist. Ellen
was named one of Philadelphia's Women of Distinction
and a Freedom Valley Girl Scout Council Women of
Achievement honoree. She received an
Excellence Award from Working Woman magazine and
was named one of
Pennsylvania's Best 50
Women in Business.
As Mrs.
Pennsylvania
1994, she represented Pennsylvania women, speaking on
family and women's issues statewide.
For more information, visit
www.girlsknowhow.com
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Pageantry Magazine
fourpoints Magazine
Crowning Around By Autumn
La Casa Hermosa
AIM
Dolphin Secure
Dolphin Entertainment
MAOT Merchandise
Designs to Shine & Entrada Couture
Patsy's Magazine
Gregory Ellenburg
Thank you
so much to the The Bridal Suite and Pageant Boutique of
Johnstown, PA for sponsoring MAOT! Our 2010 MAOT will be
outfitted in a beautiful suit for her media appearances.
The Bridal Suite and Pageant Boutique carries wardrobe from
Sherri Hill, Claires Collection, Tony Bowls, Johnathan Kayne
and Crown Collection. Swimsuits by WinnWear, Jamye Shaw and
many more.
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