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Meeting at the Ringside Gym in Newcastle in early September, current Miss Auburn Casey Schlittenhart, left, was responsible for the choreography of a dance routine to be featured in this Saturday’s pageant. Photo by Don Chaddock.
This Saturday evening at the DeWitt Theater, two young ladies will be crowned the new Miss Auburn and Teen Miss Auburn.
The 72nd annual pageant will mark the culmination of weeks of work
including rehearsals, training and even learning dance steps for a
routine created specifically for this year’s pageant.
The contestants have also been coached on modeling and interview
techniques and, despite rumors to the contrary, there is no swimsuit
competition, according to Toni Foster-Fossum, who heads up the pageant.
They are not just competing for a title, but also for $1,000 in
scholarship bonds.
Current Miss Auburn Casey Schlittenhart, while coaching the ladies in
Newcastle on a warm September evening, said she enjoyed being Miss
Auburn.
“Pageants are all about relationships,” she said. “This year we got to
do Oktoberfest ... and other fun things in the community. You get to
meet a lot of different people that you otherwise wouldn’t get to meet.”
Each of the contestants this year had to choose a country to represent,
reflecting the pageant’s theme: “Beauty Around the World.” The young
ladies will be in costume and introduce themselves in the language of
the country they’ve chosen. Private interview, essay, evening gown,
public speech, fitness and onstage impromptu question categories are
the areas in which the ladies compete.
Once crowned, the new “queens” will serve their communities at various
functions around town. For more, go to www.westcoastpageants.com.
Teen contestants
Leanna Souza, 17, is a freshman at American River College. She is the daughter of Deanna and Laurino Sousa. She is being sponsored by her family and friends.
Jessica Ubry, 15, is a sophomore at Del Oro High School. She is the daughter of Randy and Pam Ubry. She is being sponsored by Randy’s Creative Catering, American Landscape & Concrete, Meadow Vista Lions Club, Newcastle Golden Spike Lions Club, Phil and Joanne Butterfield, family and friends.
Cassaundra Phillips, 15, is a sophomore at Roseville High School. She is the daughter of Dareld and Amber Phillips. She is being sponsored by ACN Telecommunications, El Dorado Ranch, family and friends.
Haleigh Lis, 13, is an 8th grader at Weimar Hills School. She is the daughter of Tim and Terryl Lis. She is being sponsored by Big Dawg Tool Company and Tim Lis Construction.
Ashley Hayes, 16, is a junior at Placer High School. She is the daughter of Cindee DeGolia and Rob Hayes. She is being sponsored by Custom Benefit Administrators.
Miss contestants
Aileen Weaver, 17, is a senior at Colfax High School. She is the daughter of Ed and Davina Weaver. She is being sponsored by family and friends.
Chelsea Gorre, 20, is a freshman at Cosumnes River and Sierra colleges. She is the daughter of Janina and Harlan Van Vooren and Tyrone and Linnie Gorre-O’Flanagan. She is being sponsored by Smith Barney, Blaze Air Inc., and Dentassist.
Jessica Naleway, 20, is a junior at Sierra College. She is the daughter of Jeff and Susan Naleway. She is being sponsored by Ecom Engineering and Susan Naleway.
Alyssa Anderson, 22, is a sophomore at Sierra College. She is the daughter of John Anderson Jr. and Debi Benenson. She is being sponsored by John Anderson’s International Karate, J. Krause Builders, Hair and Makeup by Darcy and Anderson Enterprises.
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