Miss Adirondack
International Speedway
Name: Lindsey Jakiel
School: SUNY Plattsburgh
Talent: Dance
Platform: Conservation Education
The Environment is for Everyone
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Miss Apple Valley
Name: Gina Vaccarino
School: Dutchess County Community College
Talent: Dramatic Monologue
Platform: Youth Smoking Prevention
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Miss Buffalo
Name: Amber Lindke
School: Canisius College
Talent: Ballet en Pointe
Platform: Bridging the
Technology Gap |

Miss Central New York
Name: Marley DelDuchetto
School: University of Virginia
Talent: Vocal Performance
Platform: Living With Honor
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Miss Empire Rose
Name: Elisabeth Baldanza
School: Mercyhurst College
Talent: Contemporary Ballet
Platform: Service Training
Empowerment Program
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Miss Finger Lakes
Name: LaMonica Falkquay
School: Syracuse University
Talent: Liturgical Dance
Platform: Pro Active Youth
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Miss Fulton County
Name: Courtney Egelston
School: Syracuse University
Talent: Piano
Platform: Importance of Mentoring
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Miss Greater New York City
Name: Ashley Arcement
School: Florida State University
Talent: Vocal Performance
Platform: Broadening Horizons
Through the Arts
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Miss Greater Niagara
Name: Christina A. Joseph
School: Buffalo State
Talent: Vocal
Platform: Promoting Literacy and
Educational Equity for Minorities |

Miss Greater Rochester
Name: Vanria Glenn
School: SUNY College at Brockport
Talent: Contemporary Dance
Platform: Protecting Women and Children Against Sexual Abuse |

Miss Jubilee
Name: Marisa Marinelli
School: Wagner College (graduate)
Talent: Dance
Platform: Understanding Crohn's
Disease and Ulcerative Colitis
Through Lifestyle and Diet |

Miss Lancaster
Name: Carissa Bailey
School: SUNY Fredonia
Talent: Broadway Vocal Performance
Platform: Promoting Values as a
Tool for Success
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Miss Lewis County
Name: Katie Birchenough
School: Albany State University
Talent: Dance
Platform: Bullying ~ Zero Tolerance
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Miss Manhattan
Name: Cherelle Patrice Gaines
School: New York University
Talent: Musical Theatre Vocal
Platform: Youth AIDS Awareness and
Fundraising
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Miss Mohawk Valley
Name: Theresa Tokarowski
School: Graduate, Manhattan School
of Music
Talent: Vocal
Platform: A Healthy America
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Miss New York City
Name: Erica Lynn Harris
School: New York University
Talent: Jazz Dance
Platform: Inspiring Our Future by
Mentoring our Youth
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Miss Niagara County
Name: Jennifer Starkey
School: SUNY Buffalo State College
Talent: Middle Eastern Dance
Platform: Cultural Diversity Education
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Miss Staten Island
Name: Elise Rooker
School: The New School
Talent: Vocal Performance
Platform: HPV Education and
Awareness
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Miss Thousand Islands
Name: Ann Walck
School: SUNY Cortland Graduate
Student
Talent: Irish Step Dance
Platform: Pets for Life
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Miss Twin Cities
Name: Susan Casper
School: SUNY Buffalo
Talent: Vocal
Platform: Childhood Injury Prevention
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Miss Upstate New York
Name: Julya Vekstein
School: College of William & Mary
Talent: Monologue
Platform: Building The American
Dream
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Miss Western New York
Name: Jessica Leigh Filipski
School: Buffalo State College
Talent: Dance
Platform: Stuttering: Overcoming
A Misunderstood Disability
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