Program Success August 2009 | Page 32

PAGE 32 PROGRAM SUCCESS – AUGUST 2009 THE PRESTIGIOUS MISS BLACK USA PAGEANT IS COMING TO DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA The First Ever Miss Black Florida USA and Miss Black Florida Talented Teen USA Pageant Scheduled November 6-8, 2009. Register Now, Ages 1427, Scholarships, Prizes & National Platform to Excel Daytona Beach, FL - Mark Asari Maurice your calendar. During November 6-8, 2009, Miss Black FL contestants from Florida will USA 2009 have an exciting opportunity to be a part of the prestigious Miss Black Florida USA and Miss Black Florida Talented Teen USA Pageant (www.missblackfloridausa.org), scheduled to be held for the first time in Daytona, Florida at the Ocean Center. A Who’s Who of dignitaries, state officials and celebrity judges and performers are expected to participate. Contestants ages 14-27, will have the opportunity to win a $2500 scholarship, national/local appearances, mentorship and win the coveted Miss Black Florida USA and Miss Black Florida Talented Teen USA Pageant crowns. The deadline to apply is late summer 2009 and space is limited. At the helm of this monumental event is the Executive Director, Angel Coleman, Florida native, Honors graduate from the Miami International University of Art & Design and former beauty queen. Ms. Coleman says, “I have a passion for helping young women reach their full potential through education achievement, scholarships, mentoring, and community service. I am a vessel for these young women to be exposed to all that life can bear with determination, hard-work, a balanced education and giving ba