2012 Miss High School & Collegiate America crowned in San Antonio, TX

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2012 Miss High School & Collegiate America Pageant

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When it comes to memorable high school moments, many teenagers think about the thrill of game night, acing the big test, or getting the date they always wanted. This year’s Miss High School America contestants achieved a memory of a lifetime as they won the chance to represent their high schools at this year’s Miss High School America Pageant.

This year marked the third annual Miss High School America Pageant, a system that is making waves in the pageant industry. The Miss High School America Pageant exists for the purpose of providing personal and professional opportunities for young women. This is a scholarship pageant for girls seeking to achieve their goals and personal growth, while providing a forum in which to express their beauty, opinions and intelligence.

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In just two short years, the Miss High School America Pageant (MHSA) has blossomed into one of the fastest growing pageant systems in the U.S. adding its edgy and sophisticated collegiate division. While developing their unique brand, the organization has turned its all-American High School pageant into a blustering academic competition adding Miss Collegiate America (MCA) for young women up to age 27. Following the same competition guidelines, the organization’s purpose is to providepersonal and professional opportunities for all young women through scholarships,community service and fashion opportunities. 

Each year the pageant system offers a minimum of $10k cash scholarship to the winners and $5K arts scholarship to be divided between a graduating senior boy and girl compliments of the Orlando Arts Foundation.

The Miss High School America and Miss Collegiate America system has energetic and motivated directors that are determined to help bring out the best in every girl and offer up a support team to be the encouragement that one would need to reach their personal best.

 

Sea World San Antonio

March marked the third annual pageant at the Lila Crocker Theater in San Antonio where 102 enthusiastic and lovely contestants from the US and Virgin Island vied for the titles and generous prize package including the scholarships, Sheri Hill wardrobe and travel package and more. These young ladies left with memories, lifelong friends and national pageant experience that will help them as they carry on throughout different pageant systems.

Throughout the competition, each contestant representing the 50 United States, the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands compete in three categories: fashion runway, evening gown and interview. Worldwide competitions are in the plans for 2013.

The final day of competition was in full swing with each winner competing in a personal interview with the judges. The final night of competition began with much anticipation as the contestants took the state for opening number. With all competitions completed, it was time for the Top 15 High School America finalist to be announced: Wisconsin’s Teaka Griesbach, Ohio’s Brianna Bell, Alaska’s Amelia Elgin, Virginia’s Caelynn Keyes, Nebraska’s Kaity Hoefer, Texas’ Jessi Amerie, New Jersey’s Alexandra Marschall, Oklahoma’s Cherokee Pearce, Arkansas’ Raygan Sylvester, Calfornia’s Bianca Vierra, Alabama’s Miriam Tew, Kansas’ Callie Hobkirk, South Carolina’s Megan Gordan, Utah’s Aubrey Morris, Georgia’s Sydney Morales, Nevada’s Briana Lowe.

Top 15 Miss High School America

Top 15 Collegiate: Iowa’s Gina Melchiorri, Vermont’s Callie MacQuestion, Mississippi’s Christine Kozlowski, Georgia’s Kaitlyn Bruce, Kentucky’s Katie Himes, Minnesota’s Haley O’Brien, Texas’ Hoang-Kim Cung, South Carolina’s Lindsey Garrick, Massachusett’s Katrina Kovalski, Ohio’s Elizabeth Lynch, Arkansas’ Naiz Bolin, Nevada’s Cory Bradley, Washington’s Ashley Davis, Illinois’ Chelsea Reardon,

and Virginia’s Taylor Vick.

 

Top 15 Miss Collegiate America

With the final competitions of the evening complete, the original fields of 15 finalists would be narrowed to the final five and await the final judges’ tally after a final on-stage question. The final decisions were announced for the 2012 Miss High School America Pageant: fourth runner-up would be Alaska’s Amelia Elgin, third runner-up New Jersey’s Alexandra Marschall, second runner-up Georgia’s Sydney Morales, first runner-up Texas’s Jessi Amerie. A thrilled and exuberant Bianca Vierra, representing California, was stunned as she was declared Miss High School America.

Top 5 Miss High School America

Next it was time to announce the Top 5 in Collegiate: fourth runner- up was Nevada’s Cory Bradley, third runner-up was Illinois’ Chelsea Reardon, second runner-up was Texas’ Hoang---Kim Cung and first runner-up Mississippi’s Christine Kazlowski. Excited beyond belief, Haley O’Brien of Minnesota accepted the title of the new Miss Collegiate America!

Top 5 Miss Collegiate America

Vierra and O’Brien will join the past titleholders in promoting the organizations platform, The Crown C.A.R.E.S. TM, (creating a respectful environment in schools). The platform is an anti-bullying program that was specifically designed for contestants and titleholders to promote awareness in schools throughout their states and nationally. The program provides a forum to educate youth of all ages which is free of charge to schools and adolescent programs.

Both titleholders will visit Washington D.C. during their reign, where they will meet and work with lawmakers to facilitate national legislation on bullying prevention and awareness in schools.

For more information on America’s High School and Collegiate Pageants or information on the upcoming worldwide competition visit their website at http://www.americashighschoolpageant.com/ or on Facebook at Miss High School America and Miss Collegiate America.