BEST OF THE BEAUTIFUL; AREA WOMAN CROWNED MISS SANTA CLARITA VALLEY.Byline: Tere Marshall Daily News Staff Writer Dawnel Montana is the new Miss Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. , crowned in ceremonies Thursday night. Montana was among 15 contestants ages 17 to 23 who sought the title in the 19th annual community pageant. Montana will receive a $250 college scholarship and a $500 wardrobe allowance. The first-runner up was Nicole Santeramo; second, Caitlin Sonnenberg; third, Samantha Whitney; and fourth, Stacie Kruikshank, who also received the Miss Congeniality Award from her peers and the Spirit Award from the pageant director, Mardi Rivetti. ``The girls were at their best,'' Rivetti said. ``Their escorts, in most cases, were their fathers, who stole the show with their top hats and canes.'' Each couple performed a rehearsed routine as they walked down the aisle to the music ``Putting on the Ritz.'' Later in the pageant, each contestant walked down the runway with her mother as well. A panel of five judges made the selection - Lt. Rico Castro of the San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. Police Department; Diane Winter, a 1992 Miss SCV SCV Santa Clarita Valley (California) SCV Sons of Confederate Veterans SCV Santa Clara Vanguard SCV Singapore Cable Vision SCV Special Category Visa (Australia) SCV StarHub Cable Vision semifinalist; Theresa Gill of the Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce; Eric Babels Babels is an international network of volunteer interpreters and translators that was born out of the European Social Forum (ESF) process and whose main objective is to cover the interpreting needs of the various Social Forums. of the Daily News advertising department; and Judith Cassis, a motivational speaker A motivational speaker is a professional speaker, facilitator or trainer who speaks to audiences, usually for a fee. The keynote speech generally takes place either at the beginning of the event, or the close of the event. . The judges conducted a five-minute interview with each contestant that was worth 30 points based on personality and values. Other parts of the competition included swimsuit, formal wear and speech. ``There was a little more freedom allowed in the speeches this year with the use of props, or styles of delivery,'' Rivetti said. ``We let one girl sing her speech. One had a beautiful poem. They were all very creative this year.'' The total possible points were 100, which narrowed the field to eight semifinalists - the runners-up and Jennifer Redmond, Caitlin Jill Mardesich, Jane Truchinski and Samantha Whitney. Before the event, each contestant was required to contribute at least eight hours to a community service project. Among the volunteer posts were the Castaic animal shelter, the American Cancer Society American Cancer Society, n.pr established in 1913, this national volunteer-based health organization is committed to the elimination of cancer through prevention and treatment and to diminishing cancer suffering through advocacy, scholarship, research, , Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital and the American Red Cross American Red Cross: see Red Cross. . ``I'm very proud of all of the girls, the parents, the grandparents grandparents npl → abuelos mpl grandparents grand npl → grands-parents mpl grandparents grand npl , the friends and most importantly, the sponsors of the young women. They make it happen,'' Rivetti said. ``It's a beautiful tradition.'' CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO (Color) Dawnel Montana Will receive $250 scholarship |
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