Miss Liberty 2011: Miss New York 2011 Spring Workshop

The St. George Theatre was bustling with excitement as Miss and Teen contestants gathered for the Miss New York 2011 Spring Workshop. This was a great opportunity to meet all the girls, hand in all our paperwork, and learn more about pageant week. I performed my talent for the Reality Panel, which included Kent Parham (Artistic Producer and Choreographer for Miss New York), Jeoffrey Watson (Mr. New York 2010), and Kelli Cooke-Bodnar (former Miss Brooklyn). Let me just say how ebullient I was to have the chance to dance on the St. George Theatre stage. The panel had great feedback especially since I decided to dance a new routine. Kent reviewed the pageant show as Kenny Mack, the Miss New York Executive Director, went over the schedule of events for pageant week. Claire Buffie shared some helpful tips for the interview competition. She even showed us her actually Miss America interview! After that, we headed back to the stage to work on walking, posing, and the opening number with Kent. Kandice Pelletier, Miss New York 2005, stopped by to talk to us about the swimsuit competition. The day concluded with the selection of the contestant order for the competition. So without further ado, here is the Miss New York Class of 2011:

Miss Brooklyn Christina Moore ~ Miss Buffalo Desiree Wiley ~ Miss Empire Rose Colleen Gagne ~ Miss Empire Star Jennifer Pollard ~ Miss Finger Lakes Charlotte Booth ~ Miss Five Boroughs Kate Perkins ~ Miss Forest Queen Allison Carlos ~ Miss Fulton County Kieren Sheridan ~ Miss Greater Gotham Kasey Waters ~ Miss Greater Rochester Chelsea Prophet ~ Miss Kings County Carmen Mendoza ~ Miss Liberty Kimberly Cantoni ~ Miss Manhattan Mallory Hagan ~ Miss Metropolitan Tara Szczepanski ~ Miss Mohawk Valley Lynn Tryon ~ Miss New York City Hannah Wright ~ Miss Queens Nardeen Bilan ~ Miss Richmond County Amanda Alicea ~ Miss Southeast NY Amanda Mason ~ Miss Southern NY Kaitlin Monte ~ Miss Staten Island Maria DeSantis ~ Miss Thousand Islands Morgan Bocciolatt