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Reyes Adobe beauties crowned
"I think it's a great avenue to uplift girls' opinions of them- selves and self-confidence," said Jenilee Harrison, a pageant judge and grand marshal for Reyes Adobe Days. Harrison, an actress best known for her roles on TV's "Three's Company" and "Dallas," lives in Old Agoura. The girls competed in four age categories. Pre-Teen Miss Reyes Adobe, for girls 8-12, drew the greatest number of en- trants. Seventeen girls competed on the "runway" and were asked to tell the three judges why they should be crowned. The Little Miss Reyes Adobe pageant attracted five contes- tants from 4 to 7. Three girls from 13 to 15 vied for Teen Miss Reyes Adobe, but just two com- peted for the title of Miss Reyes Adobe, the category for 16- and 17-year-olds. 'Why are you special?' The girls were judged in sev- eral categories, including activi- ties and achievements, appear- ance and poise, personality and communication and their goals for the future. The Miss Pre-Teen contes- tants were asked "Why are you special?" "I'm special because I don't change my looks or personality to be popular," said Megan Kolokowski, an Agoura Hills sev- enth grader. Many of the girls credited lov- ing families for their own special qualities. Blake Makenna Weireter, a fifth-grade Agoura Hills girl who won the crown and title of Pre- Teen Miss Reyes Adobe, said she thought it would be fun to partici- pate in a parade, and said "I care about people and treat other people the way I want to be treated." Kaylin Mouchawar, a Thou- sand Oaks fifth-grader, said "God made only one me." She was crowned first runner-up in the pre- teen category. Shauna Puckett was second runner-up. Then the three girls in the middle category were asked, "Why do you want to be Miss Teen Reyes Adobe?" Jacklyn Ellingwood, a 10th grade student from Agoura Hills, said "I like setting ex- amples for others around me." Kayla Randazzo, an Agoura Hills seventh-grader, said she "deserved" to be crowned Teen Miss Reyes Adobe because she had cut her hair and donated the sheared locks to children with cancer. The judges agreed, crowning her Teen Miss Reyes Adobe. Tara Lyon was named first runner-up. In the high school division, Starlene Early captured the crown. When asked what she would do to make the world a better place, she said she would improve the environment and create more recycling opportu- nities. Paris Hexon, first runner-up, answered a question about what she would do with a million dol- lars. She said she would give it away to the "world's economy," and "make the world happy." When you grow up The littlest contestants were asked what they wanted to be when they grew up. Brandi Duncan, an Oxnard kindergartner who wants to be a "movie star" when she grows up, carried a teddy bear dressed in an outfit matching her own. She was first runner-up in the tot competition. Hayley Wank, a second- grader who lives in Agoura Hills, was crowned Little Miss Reyes Adobe. Hayley, wearing a blue dance outfit, said she wanted to be a teacher. In addition to Harrison, Patrick Yarrow, program direc- tor for Agoura Hills Recreation Center and Renee Siragusa, owner of the John Robert Pow- ers school in Agoura Hills, served as pageant judges. The pageant was presented at Agoura Hills Recreation Center. Nick Newkirk, the center's com- munity services coordinator, hosted the event, which was sponsored by John Robert Pow- ers of Agoura Hills, Guy Matthews Salon, Game Crazy, Mama Rita's Mexican Food, Jungleland and Envisioneer. Pageant winners received scholarships to attend modeling classes at John Robert Powers, gift certificates to the Guy Matthews Salon, roses, and signed posters by Envisioneer and Jason Latimer's Magic Show. All contestants were in- vited to participate in the parade. |
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