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New York,
NY
- During a gathering of friends at Strada 57 in mid-town Manhattan,
Frank Sweeney, chairman of the Sweeny Group, was pleased to announce
that Crown Productions of New Castle, DE has acquired the rights to
produce the Miss Teen All American® Pageant. Teen All
American®, one of the country's most popular and celebrated
pageants for young women, was founded in 1977 by pageant industry
legend, Frank Sweeney.
Fred Wright, president of
Crown Productions, Inc., will take over as President and CEO of the
pageant. Sweeney will remain as chairman of the board. Wright has a
rich pageant history with Crown Productions since 1990, having served as
the director of state-level preliminaries to Miss USA®, Miss
Teen USA®, and Mrs. America in Delaware, Connecticut,
Maryland and Pennsylvania. Wright's diverse experience and impeccable
reputation made him an ideal candidate to take over the national pageant
organization. "We are thrilled to continue the tradition of pure
pageantry," Wright said.
In announcing the
transition, Sweeney remarked that he had been waiting to find just the
right person to whom he could pass the torch. "Fred is the kind of guy
who will do the job right," Sweeney said. "We are delighted that he and
the Crown Productions team will continue the hallmark of excellence that
has been the Teen All American tradition since 1977."
Miss Teen All American®
is a unique pageant competition, because contestants, in many cases,
represent population centers rather than state boundaries. The pageant
was created to emphasize poise, personality and God-given beauty.
Contestants will be evaluated in three categories: interview, swimsuit,
evening gown.
Miss Teen All American®
is open to young women all across the country between the ages of 13 and
19. Many national winners have a history of going on to success in
modeling, acting and other major pageants. Some famous Teen All
American winners include:
Oscar Winner
Halle Berry (1985)
Reality Show Star and former
Miss USA Shana Moakler
(1993)
Soap Opera Actress
Susan Walters (1981)
Soap Opera Actress
Tonja Walker (1979)
"Queen for a Day" is the
official charity of the Teen All American Pageant. Founded by Jenna
Edwards, who wore the Miss Teen All American crown in 1999, "Queen for a
Day" is dedicated to making life a little bit easier for seriously ill
children.
Teen All American®
state pageants will begin in September 2008, with the national
competition planned for August 2009. For more information on the Miss
Teen All American® Pageant, please contact Fred Wright,
302-221-5587.
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