Miss Teen East Coast, of Maryland, Crowned Miss Teen International 2010

Aug. 4, 2010 - PRLog -- Skokie, Ill. – Juliana McKee, of Laytonsville, Maryland was crowned Miss Teen International 2010, Saturday, July 24, before a packed house at the annual Miss Teen International Pageant final competition in Skokie, Ill.  The two-hour event, held at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, featured nearly 40 contestants competing in four categories, including interview, fitness-wear, fun fashion and evening gown.  
   In keeping with International Pageants’ platform-focus and dedication to highlighting young women’s accomplishment through community support, McKee will continue her work on behalf of the American Heart Association’s Alliance for a Healthier Generation, which promotes hearth health and healthy eating and exercise choices to children and teens.  Having overcome an eating disorder herself and losing one of her cousin’s to heart disease at the young age of 12, McKee is passionate about her cause and will travel to schools across the nation as a spokesperson for the Association.  
   “I am honored to have been selected Miss Teen International 2010 and I’m so grateful that though my new role I’ll be able to speak to thousands more children and teens about the importance of living healthy lives,” said McKee.  “My goal this year is to travel to at least one state per month as a spokesperson for Alliance for a Healthier Generation and to help take their mission international.”
       McKee will be a sophomore at the University of Maryland this fall, where she is studying communications.  In addition to supporting her platform, she also will volunteer for the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women movement, for which International Pageants has a national alliance, and will continue her work with Habitat for Humanity, March of Dimes Collegiate Council, Leaders in the Making and Society for Green Business.
       The Miss Teen International Pageant is the only platform- based system and is owned and operated by International Pageants, Inc., which also operates the Miss and Mrs. International competitions.  Miss Teen International showcases young women ages 14 to 18-years-old. For more information visit www.miss-international.us.

FINAL RESULTS:
First runner up:  Miss Teen Pennsylvania International, Sophia Elizabeth Medairy, of Hollidaysburg.  Her platform is heart health awareness.
Second runner up:Miss Teen Arkansas International, Mollie Parker, of Jonesboro.  Her platform is Promoting Purity through Abstinence.
Third runner up:   Miss Teen Texas International, Sydney Datcher, of Keller.  Her platform is education, advocacy and services for people with disabilities.
Fourth runner up:   Miss Teen Tennessee International, Jurnee Carr, of Johnson City.  Her platform is animal rights.