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My Beauty and Talent Pageant titles & Community Service

 

1975 Voted Best Looking Senior Year Dodge High School in New York

 

1977 Miss Puerto Rico 3) Miss 5 Boroughs International Talent & Beauty 1977 in New York Winner (see celebrity and famous politicians photos) Mr. De LaPaz, Director & Founder, pageant held in Manhattan, New York

2003 Ms Latina US, Ms World Elite Lady 2003 People’s Choice Winner. The former is director/franchisee was Beatriz Gill, and current director, Tamara Harvey, is at  http://worldelitepageant.com/contact.html, 

Optionals: Image Award 2003, Best Costume, Ms. Photogenic Award, Overall Runway Award. (See: Photos/Directors Certificate) Beatriz Gill, (https://www.facebook.com/beatrizgill), Director & Founder www.msintlwoman.homestead.com/index.html14) 2003 US California Pageant Gal

Ms. Pageant Gal Puerto Rico (Beauty division, Winner) www.pageantgals.homestead.com and/or https://www.facebook.com/PageantGals for Janet Brier, Director/Founder & new pageant name at: http://www.americasuperpageant.com/PageantGalHistory.html , 2004 USA California

 

 Ms. Universal Gem International 2004 Winner www.universalgem.8m.com Caroline Cote, Director & Founder

 

2004 US Puerto Rico Pageant Gal, Ms. Pageant Gal International 2004 Winner (Theresa Dye) www.pageantgals.homestead.com and/or http://www.americasuperpageant.com/PageantGalHistory.html 

 

2004 Ms Puerto Rico,  Ms. International Elite 2004 Winner, Optionals: Best Essay, Best Platform (World Peace) www.msintlwoman.homestead.com/index.html Beatriz Gill, Director & Founder, Ms. International Elite 2005, 2006, 2007 (Held title for 3 years) www.msintlwoman.homestead.com/index.html Beatriz Gill, Director & Founder

Water Droplets
Budding Tree
Fallen Apples
Cherry Blossom
Ray of Light
Bloom
Dew
Tranquil forest
Lilly Pond

International/World Titles include:

Ms. Pageant Gal International 2004 Winner

Ms. International Elite 2004 Winner

Ms. Universal Gem 2004 Winner

Ms World Elite Lady 2003 People’s Choice Winner

Miss 5 Boroughs International Beauty & Talent 1977 Pageant Winner

 

Ms. Universal Gem 2004

The audience each gets one vote and added to the onstage judges scores. For the Peoples Choice winner the audience and judges vote based on the ability to perform onstage.

Beatriz Gill, former owner and director of the World Elite Pageant.

The beautiful, Janet Brier, is the owner and director of the Ms Pageant Gal International Pageant, and America's Super Ms pageant (for personal development).

 

Community Service

 

Have more than 40 years serving, and helping various communities, schools, nonprofit organizations, charities, and churches.  Have received recognition, grants, and awards. Community  service includes:

 

Stockton Singers, Concerts and Festivals 2015, at Central Valley Methodist Church.

 

Delta's Choir, performing 2 to 3 concerts at Atherton Auditorium, and various churches for 2 years.

Licensed and owner of Celebrity Ballroom Dance, for dance and fitness (teach at nonprofit centers), such as Seifert Community Center, Manteca Senior Center, Galt's Chabolla Community Center, Milpitas  Community Center for 17 years.

Owner of Miss International Star of San Joaquin (nonprofit), for women to promote platforms that help communities.

 

Mayor's Task Force for Persons with Disabilities, teaching dance to persons with downs syndrome, wheelchair, and injured veterans, with Mayor Chavez for 2 years.

 

Mentoring student from Lodi High School for student Salsa senior project. I taught her a salsa routine, and had her coach with a ballroom dance champion, Mr. Villalobos.

Animal Society, dance instruction and performance for charity.

St. Christopher Strawberry Festival, ballroom dance instruction at the festival.

St. Luke's Festival, volunteered at the festival.

Daughter’s of Isabella Queen of Peace Charities, perform dancing for charity event.

Awarded Stockton Arts Commission grant for the Sock Hop dance event at the Stockton Ballroom.

Michael Randolph, professional photographer, was awarded a grant from the Stockton Arts Commission Grants (nonprofit). and asked me to be one of the local 20 artists from Stockton to help him with his project. I modeled in a ballgown, and photographs were at the Bob Hope Theatre, Empire Theatre, and other locations.

Troke Library located in Stockton teaching swing dancing to promote literacy to children and adults in 2011.

United Way and choir, at California Loan & Savings, 4 years.

Girlscouts of America Appreciation Awards, 7 years. I have served seven years with Girl Scouts as leader, and chairperson.

People to People and Student Ambassador Programs             

World Heritage International Student Exchange, 1 year

National Dance Council of America Member, and promoting health and fun through dance. 

Saratoga Drama Group, volunteer, ushering, 1 year.

 

Sunnyvale Choir, performing 2 concerts each years for 7 years.

Milpitas Alliance for the Arts, entertained for Mayor Manayan’s Annual Charity Ball in 1999, 1 day event. Fundraising for  his various charities.

New York Realtors Award 1975, Directed Annual High School Fashion/Talent Show. Fundraising to benefit charities.

SheShe Productions featuring Andre Agassi, and Good Day Sacramento’s Edie Lambert, and Tina Macuha of Live 31, for Cure for Cancer Charity event,  Runway Model, 2003.

Charity Ball for the Children of India  with Mohammed Ali as guest speaker, hired by Fashion Designer  as store model in 1982.

 

Dodge High School annual talent and fashion fundraiser, Director and Coordinator. Awarded the New York Realtors award in 1975.

 

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