Grab the Crown! Mrs. DC America Announces 2018 Contestants. Winner Heads to Mrs. America

WASHINGTON - March 7, 2018 - PRLog -- Mark your calendars and pick out your best fashionably attire for the glamorous Mrs. DC America Pageant; an event where Hollywood meets pageantry as we set out to crown the Mrs. DC America 2018!

The Mrs. DC America Pageant 2018, produced by An Officer and Gentlewoman, LLC and presented by ThomasRiley Strategies, LLC, will return to the Embassy of France at 7pm on Saturday, April 14th. The "Voice of DC" Rick Bernstein and "The People's MC" Renee Allen will co-host the pageant together. The reigning queen, Julie Cangialosi, Mrs. DC America 2017 and Mrs. of America 2018 will crown her successor.

The Mrs. DC America Pageant publicly recognizes beautiful married women, living and/or working within a 25-mile radius of Washington, DC, who have obtained personal, professional and community achievements. The Mrs. DC America Pageant welcomes women from all ethnic backgrounds to compete in a yearly pageant for the title of Mrs. DC America. The Mrs. DC America pageant is an official preliminary to Mrs. America and Mrs. World (http://www.mrsworld.com/).

The 2018 Contestants: (http://www.mrsdcamerica.org/2018-contestants/)

1. Name: Christine Abi Najm

Local Title: Mrs. Adams Morgan-DC America 2018

2. Name: Keisha Ruiz

Local Title: Mrs. Anacostia-DC America 2018

3. Name: Jennifer Wakefield

Local Title: Mrs. Brentwood-DC America 2018

4. Name: Courtney Kessenich

Local Title: Mrs. Capitol Hill-DC America 2018

5. Name: Terri Confair

Local Title: Mrs. Columbia Heights-DC America 2018

6. Name: Gale Ott

Local Title: Mrs. Downtown- DC America 2018

7. Name: Leiah Rocheleau

Local Title: Mrs. DuPont Circle-DC America 2018

8. Name: Ellen Armstead

Local Title: Mrs. Eckington-DC America 2018

9. Name: Alivia Franzone

Local Title: Mrs. Georgetown-DC America 2018

10. Name: Brittney Jordan

Local Title: Mrs. Northwest-DC America 2018

11. Laryssa Saravia

Local Title: Mrs. Penn Quarter-DC America 2018

12. Name: Maria-Teresa Duvall

Local Title: Mrs. West End-DC America 2018

Details of the event are below:

When: April 14, 2018

Where: Embassy of France, Washington, DC

Doors Open: 5:30 pm

VIP Social Hour: 6:00 pm

Showtime: 7:00 pm

Dress: Cocktail or Formal

Note: Children under 7 are not allowed at the pageant

Tickets: Click here (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mrs-dc-america-pageant-2018-tickets-39057600334).

Event Media Pass: Visit the Mrs. DC America Media Room here (http://www.mrsdcamerica.org/request-a-media-pass/).