Miss Mass pageant features 22 contestants, online voting
June 25, 2010
The 71st annual Miss Massachusetts Scholarship Pageant takes place at 7 tonight and tomorrow night at the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts in Worcester. This is the second year that the pageant is being held in Worcester, having previously been located in Fall River.
The two-night pageant features Miss Massachusetts 2009 Amanda Kelly of Braintree, and 22 competitors.
They will vie for scholarship money and the opportunity to represent Massachusetts at the 90th Anniversary Miss America Pageant in January 2011. This year, the Miss America telecast returns to network television and will be telecast on the ABC Network.
Also new this year is online voting to select the 11th finalist for Saturday's show. For $1 per vote, fans may visit the Miss Massachusetts website and cast their vote for the contestant they would like to see as the 11th finalist. For more details, visit www.missmass.org and click on the online voting link.
Tickets for the pageant are available at www.thehanovertheatre.org or by calling the box office at 508-831-0800 or 1-877-571-SHOW (7469).
Competitors from SouthCoast are:
* Ashley Bendiksen, 23, of Fairhaven is Miss Apponagansett Bay; she's a sophomore at Salve Regina University majoring in political science. Her platform is "Taking Action to Break the Cycle" — A Proactive Approach to Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Education. Her talent is vocal presentation.
* Taylor Kinzler, 18, of Lakeville is Miss Bristol County; she is a freshman at the University of Rhode Island, majoring in broadcast journalism. Her platform is "Give the Gift of You! Volunteer" and her talent is acrobatic dance.
* Brett Bimmler, 20, of Assonet is Miss Fall River; she is a senior at Manhattanville College, majoring in communications. Her platform is Peers and Volunteers and her talent is lyrical dance.
* Ashley Meredith Hebert, 22, of Acushnet is Miss New Bedford; she's a graduate student at Boston University studying curriculum and instruction. Her platform is the power of literacy and her talent is vocal presentation.
* Marissa Louro, 20, South Dartmouth is Miss Shrewsbury; she's a junior at Providence College. Her platform is "Children Celebrating Cultures" and her talent is musical theater jazz dance.
The two-night pageant features Miss Massachusetts 2009 Amanda Kelly of Braintree, and 22 competitors.
They will vie for scholarship money and the opportunity to represent Massachusetts at the 90th Anniversary Miss America Pageant in January 2011. This year, the Miss America telecast returns to network television and will be telecast on the ABC Network.
Also new this year is online voting to select the 11th finalist for Saturday's show. For $1 per vote, fans may visit the Miss Massachusetts website and cast their vote for the contestant they would like to see as the 11th finalist. For more details, visit www.missmass.org and click on the online voting link.
Tickets for the pageant are available at www.thehanovertheatre.org or by calling the box office at 508-831-0800 or 1-877-571-SHOW (7469).
Competitors from SouthCoast are:
* Ashley Bendiksen, 23, of Fairhaven is Miss Apponagansett Bay; she's a sophomore at Salve Regina University majoring in political science. Her platform is "Taking Action to Break the Cycle" — A Proactive Approach to Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Education. Her talent is vocal presentation.
* Taylor Kinzler, 18, of Lakeville is Miss Bristol County; she is a freshman at the University of Rhode Island, majoring in broadcast journalism. Her platform is "Give the Gift of You! Volunteer" and her talent is acrobatic dance.
* Brett Bimmler, 20, of Assonet is Miss Fall River; she is a senior at Manhattanville College, majoring in communications. Her platform is Peers and Volunteers and her talent is lyrical dance.
* Ashley Meredith Hebert, 22, of Acushnet is Miss New Bedford; she's a graduate student at Boston University studying curriculum and instruction. Her platform is the power of literacy and her talent is vocal presentation.
* Marissa Louro, 20, South Dartmouth is Miss Shrewsbury; she's a junior at Providence College. Her platform is "Children Celebrating Cultures" and her talent is musical theater jazz dance.
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