TAYLOR KEARNS, MISS NORTH DAKOTA USA® 2010 & ARIANA WALKER MISS NORTH DAKOTA TEEN USA® 2010
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Director Takes A Bow, Out
MISS NORTH DAKOTA USA® AND TEEN USA® PAGEANTS
Fargo, No. Dak – Stacey Lentz, State Director, Miss ND USA® and Miss ND Teen USA® Pageants has resigned as a licensee for the Miss Universe Organization.
“The Miss North Dakota USA Pageant system is going to be placed in good hands in this next pageant awards season” says, Stacey Lentz, director of the Academie Agencie, as she announces that she will be stepping down from her responsibilities as State Director of Miss ND USA® and Miss ND Teen USA®. “This is purely a business and personal decision. My main business is local modeling, acting, and makeup .... and with the upcoming political season on top of the regular bookings this time of year...plus, the birth of my first child, I've just had to refocus my priorities for the time being.”
Stacey Lentz has held the state license from 2004-2010. In the six years with the organization, she had a Teen ND titleholder reach the Top 3 (Katie Cooper 2006) and Top 15 (Breanna Abernathey 2004) as well as, Miss Congeniality (Breanna Abernathey) that same year. She will be with her last Miss titleholder, Taylor Kearns, Miss ND USA® 2010, as she competes for the title of MISS USA on the evening of Sunday, May 16, 2010, live from Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas on NBC.
The North Dakota license will continue with a 2011 premier event produced by Denise Wallace and Craig Heitkamp of Future Productions, LLC whom also produce the Miss USA and Miss Teen USA state pageants for Minnesota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Iowa, Colorado, and Wisconsin. They also produce the MRS. UNITED STATES events for Minnesota, Colorado, Iowa and Wyoming.
“The Miss Universe Organization has enjoyed working with Ms. Lentz and thanks her for her dedication and loyalty to the USA system,” says Tricia Langa, Director of Domestic Licensing. The Miss Universe Organization, producers of the MISS USA, MISS TEEN USA, and MISS UNIVERSE Pageants is a NBC Universal, Inc. and Donald J. Trump Partnership.
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NEW TITLEHOLDERS ARE CROWNED AT THE
2010 MISS NORTH DAKOTA USA® AND TEEN USA® PAGEANTS
IN FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA
Fargo, No. Dak – The 2010 Miss North Dakota USA and Miss North Dakota Teen USA took place Thanksgiving weekend at the North Dakota State University Festival Concert Hall in Fargo, North Dakota. A capacity crowd filled the Festival Concert Hall on Saturday evening for the pageant finals, where the panel of judges selected Taylor Kearns as the 2010 Miss North Dakota USA, and Ariana Walker as the 2010 Miss North Dakota Teen USA.
Taylor Kearns, daughter of March Kearns, Fargo, and Scott Rose, Stillwater, MN, is 20 years old and a junior at NDSU studying Marketing. She works for Repower America North Dakota. Ariana Walker, daughter of Renae and Dwayne Walker, is 18 and is a student at University of Mary in Physical Therapy. Both delegates will move on and compete next year at the national 2009 MISS USA® and MISS TEEN USA® Pageants.
The Miss Universe Organization, producers of the MISS UNIVERSE®, MISS USA® and MISS TEEN USA® competitions, is an international company that advances and supports today’s women. These women are savvy, goal-oriented and aware. The delegates who become part of the Miss Universe Organization display those characteristics in their everyday lives, both as individuals who participate in the competitions to advance their career, personal and humanitarian goals, and as women who seek to improve the lives of others.
| 2010 Miss North Dakota USA® Taylor Kearns, 20, Fargo | 2010 Miss North Dakota Teen USA® Ariana Walker, 18, Bismarck |
| 1st Runner Up: Stephanie Haremza, 19, Fargo | 1st Runner Up: Jenna McKay, 17, Grafton |
| 2nd Runner Up: Lena Chastain, 21, Fargo | 2nd Runner Up: Rachel Allickson, 17, Rugby |
| 3rd Runner Up: Nadine Aljets, 21, Carrington | 3rd Runner Up: Chelsey Derr, 17, Bottineau |
| 4th Runner Up: Stephanie Erickson, 19, Fargo | 4th Runner Up: Trisha Goerts, 18, Casselton |
Semi-Finalists |
Semi-Finalists |
| Shelby Bohnenkamp, 19, Sargent County | Alicia Benz, 15, Killdeer |
| Kyla Gradin, 20, McLean County | Tiffany Fletschock, 15 Casselton |
| Jessica Magness, 26Grand Forks | Nora Mihalick, 18, Minot |
| Chelsea Neubauer, 22, West Fargo | Chenise Nesler, 18, Fargo |
| Rachel Stearns, 22, West Fargo | Megan Yahna, 17, Larimore |
Miss Congeniality: Rebecca Bossort, 20, Bismarck |
Miss Teen Congeniality: Abigail Flaagan, 17, Tolna |
Miss Photogenic: Brandi Schoenberg, 24, Bismarck |
Miss Teen Photogenic: Jenna McKay, 17, Grafton |
People’s Choice Miss: Jessica Magness, 20, Grand Forks |
Miss Teen People’s Choice: Tiffany Fletschock, 15 Casselton |
MISS NORTH DAKOTA USA® 2009 and MISS NORTH DAKOTA TEEN USA® 2009 |
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NEW TITLEHOLDERS ARE CROWNED AT THE Fargo, No. Dak - The 2009 Miss North Dakota USA and Miss North Dakota Teen USA took place Thanksgiving weekend at the North Dakota State University Festival Concert Hall in Fargo, North Dakota. A capacity crowd filled the Festival Concert Hall on Saturday evening for the pageant finals, where the panel of judges selected Kelsey Erickson as the 2009 Miss North Dakota USA, and Codi Miller as the 2009 Miss North Dakota Teen USA. Kelsey Erickson, daughter of Russell and Nancy, is a 22-year-old from Grand Forks. Codi, daughter Gary and Stacey, is a 15-year-old sophomore at Bowman Public in Bowman, North Dakota. Both delegates will move on and compete next year at the national 2009 MISS USA® and MISS TEEN USA® Pageants. The Miss Universe Organization, producers of the MISS UNIVERSE®, MISS USA® and MISS TEEN USA® competitions, is an international company that advances and supports today's women. These women are savvy, goal-oriented and aware. The delegates who become part of the Miss Universe Organization display those characteristics in their everyday lives, both as individuals who participate in the competitions to advance their career, personal and humanitarian goals, and as women who seek to improve the lives of others. |
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--FINALIST AWARD RECIPIENTS--
--SPECIAL AWARDS--
Miss Teen Congeniality - Kayla Hovde - Minto The Spirit of North Dakota Award - Taylor Wagner - Lisbon Education Award - Kayla Hovde - Minto |
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MISS NORTH DAKOTA USA® 2008 and MISS NORTH DAKOTA TEEN USA® 2008SPECIAL UPDATE As reported by the Pageant News Bureau: Pageant officials announced on Dec. 16, 2007, that Bethany Nesheim was giving up her crown as Miss North Dakota USA due to a conflict in fulfilling her commitments. Ms. Nesheim had won the crown on Nov. 24, 2007, in Fargo, N.D., but state pageant director Stacey Lentz told PNB that Ms. Nesheim’s residency in another state had required a re-evaluation of her status under pageant rules. Stephanie Tollefson, who was first runner-up to Ms. Nesheim in the state pageant, will assume the title of Miss North Dakota USA and will compete at Miss USA. ______________________________________________________________________________ The results as of December 16, 2007:
Hayley Wilson, Miss Jamestown USA® - Miss Congeniality MISS TOP 5
Kira Gilbraith, Miss Harwood USA® - NEW
4TH Stephanie Tollefson, Miss Bismarck USA® - 1st - NEW MISS NORTH DAKOTA USA 2008® Bethany Nesheim, MISS NORTH DAKOTA USA 2008® - RESIGNED DECEMBER 16, 2007 TEEN TOP 15
Ashley Christianson, Miss Langdon Teen USA® TEEN TOP 5
Ashley Hurley, Miss Harvey Teen USA® - 3rd Gretchen Dawley, MISS NORTH DAKOTA TEEN USA® 2008 - also Spirit of North Dakota
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Stacey Lentz, Director of Miss North Dakota USA® and Miss North Teen USA® Pageants. The NDSU Festival Concert Hall hosted the state pageant November 24, 2007, 7 pm. The Festival Concert Hall is located in the Reineke Fine Arts Center on the campus of North Dakota State University at 12th Avenue and Bolley Drive. Following the state pageant, a Coronation Ball including a state gift silent auction and festivities honoring the newly crowned Miss North Dakota USA® and Miss North Teen USA® was held at the Doublewood Inn conveniently located on busy 13th Avenue with access to I94 and I29. Since 1979, the Academie Agencie has been the only full service model and talent agency in North Dakota. As the official sponsor of the Miss North Dakota USA® and Miss North Dakota Teen USA® Pageants, the Academie Agencie coordinates the state production, arranges the publicity and appearances of the new titleholders, and prepares them for the national Miss USA®, Miss Teen USA® pageants. Contestants in the Miss Teen USA® Division must be between the ages of 15-19 and the Miss USA® Division between the ages of 20-26. Judging for the title is based on intelligence, beauty, physical fitness, personal style and charisma in the categories of swimsuit, evening gown, and interview. The registration deadline for the 2009 title is November 1, 2008. Contestants may register online at www.academieagencie.com or contact us here. |
| The Academie Agencie is proud to be the official sponsor and host of the the MISS NORTH DAKOTA USA® and MISS NORTH DAKOTA TEEN USA® Pageant. |
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