Brooklyn Shines In Albany

June 28, 2010 - PRLog -- Amaris Acosta and the Miss Brooklyn Scholarship Organization (www.missbrooklyn.org) are sitting pretty after this weekend’s Miss New York pageant, the state preliminary for Miss America. Taking place at the State University of New York at Albany’s Performing Arts Center, Mallory Hagan, the current Miss Brooklyn, and Joelle Bracco, Brooklyn’s Outstanding Teen, both placed 1st Runner Up in their respective divisions, continuing a tradition of Top Five finishes for the borough. The winner of the Miss New York title was Claire Buffie, Miss Southeast New York while Alison Stroming, Miss Jubilee’s Outstanding Teen took the teen title.

“I am proud of Miss Brooklyn's legacy,” says Amaris Acosta, the pageant’s executive director. “In the three years we have been back in the borough we have produced one Miss New York and top five finishes at the state level each year, cementing Brooklyn's status as a powerhouse. I look forward to the continued growth and success of the organization, and could not be more excited to find more talent to showcase for the next year. “

Mallory and Joelle will continue their reigns as the Brooklyn titleholders appearing at various events throughout Brooklyn and New York City including an appearance at the July 25th Brooklyn Cyclones baseball game at MCU Park in Coney Island.

As for Amaris, she is already setting her sites on 2011 with preparation for the Miss Brooklyn pageant, The Outstanding Teen Pageant (for teens 13 to 17) and the reemergence of the Brooklyn Princess Pageant (open to girls ages 6 to 12) and a renewed push for the state title. “It’s Albany or Fuggetaboutit!”  says Acosta.

For more information about the Miss Brooklyn Scholarship organization or to enter one of the upcoming pageants, please visit www.missbrooklyn.org or email the Executive Director at missbrooklynorg@aol.com.


ABOUT AMARIS ACOSTA

Amaris Acosta is the founder of Karaliene Total Image, a pageant consulting company and producers of The Miss Brooklyn Scholarship Competition and the Queen’s Corner Pageant Networking Events. A former Miss Caribbean USA and finalist at Miss Caribes Hibiscus International, Amaris has been involved in all aspects of pageantry as a contestant, judge, emcee and consultant. When Amaris is not fulfilling her “pageant duties”, she is the co-host of What Is TV, an entertainment lifestyle show broadcast on MNN, where her hosting abilities have allowed her to interview some of today’s influential celebrities like Iman, Mikki Taylor and Andre Harell. Amaris also has a strong commitment to volunteering and community involvement, and has worked with many different causes during her pageant career such as InMotion, The American Diabetes Association and the West Harlem Art Project. A New York native, Amaris enjoys traveling whenever she gets a spare moment. To learn more about Amaris, visit www.amarisacosta.com.

ABOUT MISS BROOKLYN

The Miss America Scholarship Program has returned to Brooklyn! Scholarships are awarded to young women pursuing a higher education and who live, attend college or work in the five boroughs of New York City. Through the Miss Brooklyn Scholarship Program, young women are provided with the opportunity to achieve their educational aspirations through scholarship awards—a tradition first established by the Miss America scholarship fund. Today, educational advancement, achievement, and public services continue to be the primary objectives for the Miss America Organization, Miss New York Organization, and the Miss Brooklyn Scholarship Program in the face of changing roles for women in American society.  For more information about the Miss Brooklyn Scholarship Organization, visitwww.MissBrooklyn.org.

ABOUT MISS AMERICA

The Miss America Organization is one of the nation’s leading achievement programs and the world’s largest provider of scholarship assistance for young women. Last year, the Miss America Organization and its state and local organizations made available more than $45 million in cash and scholarship assistance.

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