Friday
September 30
Opening
Introductions
After
the delegates arrived the camera crew was taping delegate introductions for
the telecast Friday morning. The Holiday Inn Hollywood Beach pool deck was the
background for the tapings of the shows opening introductions. Delegates Sara
Zurrell; Tiffany Brijbag and Brenda Orcutt
introduced themselves to the home viewers.
After
the individual introductions it was a group walking shot for a large group of
volunteers and Victoria Ratliff as the scene completed the televised opening.
The conditions were hot but perfect and the girls looked great. Enjoy the
pictures.
Registration:
A
exactly nine o’clock the 2006 Miss Florida Teen USA Pageant officially began
with delegate registration. Contestant Coordinators Daphne Angulo; Ivis
Guerra; Arlene Seitz and Ellie Uziel greeted the forty- four delegates
competing for the title. The Holiday Inn Hollywood Beach Lobby provided the
background of the lush foliage and Atlantic Ocean to greet our ladies.
Registration
is where you meet roommates, contestant coordinators, receive the pageant week
schedule and hotel room assignments. The hotel rolled out the red carpet for
our delegate’s first introduction to this world-class resort. The girls were
so excited and ready to get the pageant started!
Preliminary
Interviews:
The
first phase of the preliminary competition began Friday afternoon as the
pageant judges were introduced to the delegates for the first time. Five
delegates comprised each group as they first gave one minute speeches on what
they felt was important for the judges to know about themselves. Then it was
time to meet the judges one on one for two minutes per interview. Then the
competition bell would ring and it was off to the next judging station. After
everyone had the chance to meet and speak it was one final group presentation
as the process was repeated until around 9:00pm.
Judging
Panel:
OUR
FIRST JUDGE HAS BEEN AN INTEGRAL PART OF FLORIDA’S ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY
FOR THREE DECADES AND IS CURRENTLY DIRECTOR OF FILM, TV & PRINT AT
RUNWAYS/THE TALENT GROUP ON MIAMI BEACH PRESENTING
PEGGI McKINLEY.
OUR
NEXT JUDGE IS THE DIRECTOR OF JAZZ ENSEMBLES AT BROWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE. HE
IS ALSO AN ACCOMPLISHED SAXAPHONIST AND COMPOSER WHO PERFORMS WITH HIS OWN
QUARTET PRESENTING JASON HAINSWORTH .
OUR
THIRD JUDGE IS THE DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOR THE
HOLLYWOOD BEACH COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY. SHE ALSO HAS HEADED HER OWN
MARKETING AND EVENTS AGENCY….PRESENTING JUDY ERICKSON.
THIS
JUDGE IS A STYLIST, FASHION DESIGNER, MAKE UP ARTIST AND SPOKESPERSON WHO HAS
WORKED WITH GLORIA ESTEPHAN, DADDY YANKEE AND CARLOS PONCE. THROUGH HIS
COSMETIC LINE HE HAS ALSO SPONSORERED MISS PUERTO RICO, MISS TEEN USA AND MISS
UNIVERSE … PRESENTING ENRIKE HENRIKEZ.
OUR
FINAL JUDGE IS THE PUBLIC RELATIONS MANAGER OF POLLO TROPICAL, AN
INTERNATIONAL PREMIUM FAST FOOD COMPANY. IN CHARGE OF IMPLIMENTING AND
OVERSEEING CREATIVE CAMPAIGNS AND EVENTS OUR FINAL JUDGE IS CHRISTINE
MICHAELS!
Saturday
October 1st
Rehearsal!
Rehearsals! Rehearsals!
Day
number two has a split purpose, preparing for the international broadcast on
Sunday afternoon and getting ready for the preliminary pageant Saturday night.
Director Grant Gravitt, Jr. Co-Pageant
Director Rachel Uziel and choreographers Roy and Ali Bramwell had the ladies
looking fantastic for a first rehearsal day. This is one spectacular group of
delegates competing for the title of Miss Florida Teen USA 2005.
Bailey
Concert Hall on the Central Campus of Broward Community College is the
pageants home as the big stage and lights made quite an impression on our
ladies. Then the delegates focused on this being the best Miss Florida Teen
USA ever! Even while the girls are working hard, fun is the name of the game.
Rehearsals are all about work but how can you not enjoy yourself with so many
great young women.
Preliminary
Show Night
The
preliminary competition concluded Saturday night at Bailey Hall as it was the
entire delegation in Swimwear and Evening Gowns. The evening began as the near
capacity crowd greeted the forty-four delegates in their opening number attire
of lavender and white. Host Luis Aguirre (who was just named one of “People
Magazines 25 Sexiest Singles”) was joined by Miss Florida USA 2006 Cristin
Duren who shared co-hosting duties with Miss Florida Teen USA Victoria Ratliff
in this high energy preliminary show. Fashion was truly on parade as they were
greeted by each delegates many supporters, directors and family. Mr.
Aguirre and Ms. Duren started the evening with the Swimsuit Competition as
each contestant competed in a one-piece swimsuit of their own choosing. Each
competitor had the stage to herself as this competition showed both fashion
attire and dedication to their own personal fitness. Competing in groups of
eleven the groups ended the competition with a review as all the delegates
returned for comparison judging.
After
the second phase of the competition it was time to learn more about Miss
Ratliff’s year as she was interviewed center stage. Then she took the mic
and entertained the crowd both singing and dancing to “Footloose” and then
the ballad “Concrete Angel”. The audience ate it up as this is one
talented reigning queen.
After
a brief intermission where the crowd had a chance to meet and mingle with the
Miss Florida USA family it was time to begin everyone’s favorite
competition. Evening Gowns always gets our fashion forward crowd excited and
this year was no different. Miss Ratliff helped introduce the young women as
they captivated the audience with their grace and fashion style. Then the
night ended with the entire cast returning to the risers to wave goodnight.
Ms. Duren, Miss Ratliff and Mr. Aguirre closed the show with a reminder the
Sunday’s matinee would crown Florida’s champion of teenage pageantry.
Sunday
October 2nd
Miss
Florida Teen USA 2006 Finals:
The
Road To Hollywood concluded as Sunday was the day to choose the new Miss
Florida Teen USA. Bailey Concert Hall was again the host as once again the
audience was very supportive of their favorite contestants. Miss Florida USA
2006 Cristin Duren greeted the audience to begin the afternoon as she served
as the afternoon’s announcer who kept the audience informed of the
television tapings going on that afternoon.
Host
Luis Aguirre was joined for the telecast by Kristen Beall who handled the
co-hosting duties for the afternoon. With the delegates going to the riser
positions the show began with a loud roar of approval. Up first were the
special awards for the afternoon beginning with The PageantDiva.com Miss Amity
Award which was presented to Miss Treasure Coast Teen USA Jean Leifhelm. Then
The Pageant Magazine Photogenic Award went to Miss Panhandle Teen USA Tricia
Forbes. Miss Florida Teen USA 2005 Victoria Ratliff presented the awards as
they then returned to the stack for the announcement of the top 10. The
final two phases of competition featured the delegates in official swimwear
from www.RitchiesSwimwear.com
and then everyone’s favorite the evening gown competition that featured
gowns of their own choosing. After the judges submitted their final ballot’s
the finalists were announced. Before the final results were announced it was
time to observe pageant tradition and honor reigning queen Victoria Ratliff as
she took her ceremonial final walk and received the standing ovation of the
audience as they acknowledged that this was one special Miss Florida Teen USA.
Click here to
read the complete results.
Congratulations
to Miss Wooten on becoming the 24th Miss Florida Teen USA. Also a
congratulation’s goes to the hard working staff and volunteers of Tel-Air,
The Hollywood Beach Holiday Inn and Bailey Concert Hall for everything they
did to make this our best Miss Florida Teen USA ever. Also a special thank you
goes to The City of Hollywood for making all of our Miss Florida USA family
feel at home.
FOR
MANY MORE PICTURES, CLICK HERE TO VISIT THE MISS FL TEEN USA 2006 PHOTO ALBUM!
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