BROOKLYN’S NEWEST QUEENS

BROOKLYN, NY –October, 2010— Amaris Acosta, the Executive Director of the Miss Brooklyn Scholar ship Organization (www.missbrooklyn.org) recently announced the crowning of four new queens that will represent the borough on the road to Miss America. Crowned on Saturday, October 9^th, at the Brooklyn Music School in Fort Greene, these four amazing ladies beat out a formidable field to take their titles in one of New York’s early preliminary pageants for Miss America. Introducing the new queens in the borough of Kings….

Christina Moore a native of Bensonhurst, Brooklyn is the new Miss Brooklyn for 2011. The Wagner College junior and Brooklyn Cyclones cheerleader is promoting a platform of “Performance with a Purpose,” Brining Sarcoma Awareness to Center Stage (which has her working with the Sarcoma Alliance). Christina brought poise, confidence and talent to the Brooklyn crown, which was passed on from outgoing queen, Mallory Hagan of Bedford Stuyvesant. Ironically, Moore competed against Hagan for the 2010 title.

Carmen Mendoza of Park Slope, Brooklyn is Miss Kings County 2011.  Pursing a Master’s Degree in Journalism from New York University, Carmen is an Executive Marketing Assistant with Ann Taylor Loft and is advocating a platform of “De-stigmatizing Getting Tested,” Carmen hopes to use her new title to continue the fight against HIV/AIDS by dispelling the stigma associated with getting tested and the social taboo of talking about safe sex.

Also earning titles at the pageant was Brittney Hollingsworth as Brooklyn’s Outstanding Teen and Lauren Mollela, Dutchess County’s Outstanding Teen. The “junior” division of Miss America, the Outstanding Teen competition promotes scholastic achievement, creative accomplishment, healthy living and community involvement for America’s teens. Brittney, a student at the Acorn Community High School,  will travel throughout the Brooklyn community speaking about her platform, “Y.E.S.—Youth Engaged in Service” while Lauren, a Millbrook High School student, will continue the tradition by promoting her platform of “Scoliosis Diagnosis and Treatment” throughout Dutchess County over the next year.

“These four ladies are a wonderful addition to the Miss Brooklyn family,” said Acosta. “We are excited to not only work with Christina, Carmen, Brittney and Lauren, but also to have two shots in each division of bringing the Miss New York title home.”

For more information about the Miss Brooklyn Scholarship Organization or their titleholders, please visit www.missbrooklyn.org.

BROOKLYN SHINES IN ALBANY

Miss Brooklyn Scholarship Organization Has Strong Showing at State Pageant with First Runner Ups In Both the Miss and Teen Divisions

BROOKLYN, NY – JUNE 28, 2010— 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 1^st 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 25^th 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.

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Top 5-3rd Runner Up-Jennifer Scacco, 1st Runner Up-Mallory Hagan (Miss Brooklyn 2010), Miss New York 2010- Claire Buffie, 2nd Runner Up- Hannah Wright, 4th Runner Up -Inga Schlingmann

Joelle Bracco is the 1st Runner Up as Miss New York's Outstanding Teen and is currently Miss Brooklyn's Outstanding Teen.

Mallory Hagan, Miss Brooklyn 2010, Prelim Evening Wear Winner @ Miss New York 2010