Courtney Smith says she will continue competing in pageants after high school graduation, as long it doesn’t interfere with college.
In some ways, Courtney Smith is your typical high school senior. She babysits to make extra money. She plans to attend college after graduating from Emmaus High School in June. Courtney also takes dance classes – hip-hop, ballet and jazz – and a modeling/acting class. She also teaches a dance class. Maybe a bit less typical, but certainly not unheard of among high school students. Then there’s that whole state finalist in the Miss Pennsylvania Teen Pageant thing. Yep, that’s probably one of the things that makes Courtney a bit different. Courtney says she first got involved with the world of pageants when she was 12 years old, when her dance teacher, Miss Katie, who had been a model, thought she would be good at it. “She trained and …
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Taylor Kendall places as third-runner-up for her age group in talent portion of National American Miss Pennsylvania Pageant.
Name: Taylor Kendall School: Taylor is in the second grade at Lincoln Elementary School. Accomplishment: Taylor was a state finalist in the National American Miss Pennsylvania Pageant—Princess Division (4-6-year-old age group). She and her parents, Brandon and Barbara Kendall, spent three days in Harrisburg for the competition. Seven-year-old Taylor was interviewed by six judges then modeled both casual and formal wear. No make-up is permitted for contestants under the age of 12, Barbara said. Key to Awesomeness: Taylor did some singing for the talent portion of the competition, placing as the third-runner-up against 106 children from across Pennsylvania in her age group. She is eligible to compete in the national pageant during the week …
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Melenie Zsigovits
9:16 am on Friday, November 4, 2011
Awesome job Taylor!! more ›