2008 Miss New York Scholarship Competition Results . . .

Group Shot of 2008 Winners

The Top 5 Finalists in the 2008 Miss New York Competition, standing left to right, areFourth Runner-Up, Kathleen Martin, Miss Greater Rochester; Second Runner-Up, Theresa Tokarowski, Miss Jubilee; Miss New York 2008, Leigh-Taylor Smith, Miss Brooklyn; First Runner-Up, Alyse Zwick, Miss Long Island; and Third Runner-Up, LaMonica Falkquay, Miss Southern New York.


 

2008 Miss New York Contestants

Miss Buffalo

 Miss Central Region

 Name: Rhiannon Cosette LaCross (Age 17)
 School: Broadalbin-Perth High School (graduates June 2008)
 Talent: Musical Theater Vocal
 Platform: Promoting the Theater Arts for Children
 Career Ambition: National Touring Shows and Broadway

Miss Greater Rochester

 Miss Fulton County

 Name: Colleen Gagne (Age 18)
 School: Fulton Montgomery Community College
 Talent: Vocal and Guitar
 Platform: Encouraging Students to Become Involved in School Music Programs
 Career Ambition: Dietician/Music Educator

 Web Site: www.angelfire.com/ny4/missfultoncountyorg/

Miss Twin Cities

 Miss Thousand Islands

 Name: Corrine Dartnell (Age 21)
 School: SUNY - Fredonia
 Talent: Classical Vocal
 Platform: Music as a Mentor
 Career Ambition: Music Teacher

 Web Site: http://shelby205.googlepages.com/
 Personal Web Site: http://missthousandislands2008.googlepages.com/home

Miss Buffalo

 Miss Empire Rose

 Name: Stacie Duda (Age 20)
 School: College of St. Rose
 Talent: Vocal and Guitar
 Platform: Alopecia Awareness
 Career Ambition: To Achieve a Masters Degree of Science
Miss Buffalo

 Miss Buffalo

 Name: Chelsea Prophet (Age 20)
 School: Buffalo State College
 Talent: Lyrical Ballet
 Platform: Partnering Dance with Education
 Career Ambition: Speech Pathologist

 Web Site: www.missbuffalo.org

Miss New York City

 Miss Mohawk Valley

 Name: Kieren Sheridan (Age 20)
 School: Fulton-Montgomery Community College
 Talent: Irish Step Dance
 Platform: Act Now! The Importance of Volunteering
 Career Ambition: Elementary Spanish Teacher

 Web Site: www.missmohawkvalley.com

Miss Buffalo

 Miss Northern New York

 Name: Jessica Cagwin (Age 24)
 School: Marymount Manhattan College - Graduate
 Talent: Dramatic Monologue
 Platform: Mentoring: Changing the World, One Child at a Time
 Career Ambition: Development Director of a Non-Profit Organization

  Personal Web Site: http://jesscagwin.googlepages.com 

Miss Greater Rochester

 Miss Greater Rochester

 Name: Kathleen Martin (Age 21)
 School: New York University Tisch School of the Arts
 Talent: Vocal - Musical Theater
 Platform: Inspiring Young Minds Through the Performing Arts
 Career Ambition: To Perform on Broadway

 Director: Calista Amering
 Email: camering@rochester.rr.com
 Web Site: www.MissGreaterRochester.org

Miss Staten Island

 Miss Staten Island

 Name: Melissa Robson (Age 22)
 School: St. John's University - Graduate
 Talent: Vocal - Popular Opera
 Platform: Raising Funds For Cancer Patients and
 the Desmoid Tumor Research Foundation
 Career Ambition: To Become a Classical Crossover Recording Artist

Miss Manhattan

 Miss Manhattan

 Name: Melanie Hildebrant (Age 22)
 School: Columbia University - Graduate
 Talent: Pop Vocal
 Platform: Volunteering: Everybody W.I.N.S.
 Career Ambition: To be appointed Managing Director and lead a sales team at a major investment bank.

 Web Site: http://metropolitanpageantproductions.org
 Personal Web Site: www.melanihildebrant.com

Miss Finger Lakes

 Miss Finger Lakes

 Name:Elizabeth Sutton (Age 23)
 School: University of Buffalo School of Pharmacy
 Talent: Vocal -- Musical Theater
 Platform: "Eat the Rainbow": Healthy Living Through Food
 Career Ambition: Clinical Pharmacist

 Web Site: www.mnyweb.info/missfingerlakes.htm

Miss Buffalo

 Miss Fonda Fair

 Name: Keelie A. Sheridan (Age 22)
 School: Empire State College
 Talent: Irish Step Dancing
 Platform: Your Vote, Your Voice
 Career Ambition: To Be A Working Actress and a Broadway Performer

 

Miss Buffalo

 Miss Southeast New York

 Name: Marina Montes (Age 23)
 School: The George Washington University - Graduate
 Talent: Musical Theater Vocal
 Platform: Broadening the Awareness of Teen Depression
 Career Ambition: To Become an Attorney
 Web Site: www.misssoutheastnewyork.org/

Miss Buffalo

 Miss Long Island

 Name: Alyse Zwick (Age 22)
 School: CUNY School of Professional Studies
 Talent: Ballet en Pointe
 Platform: Honoring Our War Heroes: Keeping Their History Alive For Youth
 Career Ambition: Continue to pursue acting/modeling professionally and to win an Oscar for a character stretching role

Miss Buffalo

 Miss Empire State

 Name: Brittney Griffin (Age 23)
 School: University @ Buffalo - Graduate
 Talent: Tap
 Platform: Raising the Awareness of Child Abuse & Neglect
 Career Ambition: To become a successful performer, choreographer and make-up artist
 
Miss Lancaster

 Miss Jubilee

 Name: Theresa Tokarowski (Age 23)
 School: Manhattan School of Music - Graduate
 Talent: Operatic Vocal
 Platform: A Healthy America
 Career Ambition: Perform on Broadway; TV and Film Actress;
 Teach Voice at University Level

Miss Manhattan

 Miss Modern Times

 Name: Jennifer Walker (Age 23)
 School: Suffolk Community College
 Talent: Vocal
 Platform: Domestic Violence Prevention and Awareness
 Career Ambition: Performing Artist

  Web Site: www.brentwoodalumni.net

Miss Buffalo

 Miss Southern NY

 Name: LaMonica Falkquay (Age 23)
 School: Syracuse University - Graduate
 Talent: Contemporary Dance
 Platform: Empowering Youth with a Vision
 Career Ambition: To excel in the advertising field and eventually run my own ad agency.

 Personal Web Site: www.lamonicafalkquay.com

Miss Adirondack Speedway

 Miss Brooklyn

 Name: Leigh-Taylor Smith
 School: University of Virginia - Graduate
 Talent: Vocal
 Platform: Volunteering Changes Lives
 Career Ambition: Start Her Own Interior Design Firm;
 Continue Work With Non-Profit Organizations

 Director: Kimberly L. Thomas
 Email: MissBrooklynMAO@aol.com
 Web Site: www.BrooklynQueens.org


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