Thursday, February 14, 2013
The pageant spent six years in Las Vegas.
Miss America is heading back to Atlantic City. Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno welcomed the pageant back to its birthplace after spending six years in Las Vegas on Thursday morning, Feb. 14. “For decades, the Miss America organization has awarded scholarships to thousands of young women to help further their goals of higher education and achieve their dreams,” Guadagno said. “New Jersey is proud to once again host the Miss America Pageant here in Atlantic City. We are confident that Atlantic City’s famous boardwalk and variety of restaurants, shops and entertainment venues will showcase the city’s vibrancy and attraction to the participants and many visitors that will attend the Miss America Pageant every year.” The pageant began in 1921, and was …
Monday, January 21, 2013
Lindsey Petrosh competed in Miss America last weekend.
An Egg Harbor City girl who grew up with the same dreams as a million other girls her age had the unique opportunity of putting the exclamation point on her career by living out that dream. Lindsey Petrosh competed in the Miss America pageant on Saturday night, Jan. 12, and although she didn’t win, she had plenty to take away from the experience. “It was a once in a lifetime experience that trumps everything I’ve ever done,” Petrosh said this week. “I grew up with the Miss America pageant in my backyard. Miss America has always been a role model to me.” Petrosh “never missed a pageant” on TV, but competing in it was not something she necessarily imagined she would ever done. In fact, although she has been a singer since she was seven years…
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Amanda Ross was crowned Miss New Jersey's Outstanding Teen earlier this year.
Seventeen-year-old Smithville resident Amanda Ross has competed in pageants since she was in eighth grade, but none have been as important as her next. On August 18, she will compete with 53 other teens from every state in America, Puerto Rico, Washington D.C. and the Virgin Islands to be crowned Miss America's Outstanding Teen. "All the girls going into this competition are all pretty much outstanding since they are all representing their states," Ross said. "It's such a wonderful opportunity to meet all the new girls, see what they're like and make new friends." Ross was crowned Miss New Jersey's Outstanding Teen 2012 in January. Her talent, which she has been studying since she was two, is dance—specifically ballet, which she studies …
Saturday, June 16, 2012
Lindsey Petrosh was crowned on Saturday night.
After three days of Miss New Jersey events in Ocean City, Lindsey Petrosh of Egg Harbor City was crowned Miss New Jersey on Saturday night at the Music Pier in Ocean City. By winning, Petrosh not only will have the chance to compete at the Miss America Pageant, but also secured a $10,000 scholarship, among many other awards. Petrosh is a graduate of Rowan University. During the interview portion of the pageant, she had the chance to show a bit of her personality when she was asked whether it is better to be liked or respected. "I believe that if you're a good person and a kind person, and you live by the golden rule...to treat others the way you want to be treated, you will be liked and respected," she answered. Petrosh's platform is …
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5:57 pm on Thursday, February 14, 2013
glad to hear it, we always enjoyed the pagent, kind of a end of summer party more ›