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| Miss Nevada Teen USA Alexa Taylor |
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| Miss Nevada USA Nia Sanchez |
MISS
NEVADA USA ORGANIZATION CROWNS 2014 TITLEHOLDERS
Miss
South Las Vegas USA Nia Sanchez and Miss Summerlin Teen USA Alexa Taylor were
crowned Miss Nevada USA 2014 and Miss Nevada Teen USA 2014 last night. Miss
Nevada USA 2013 Chelsea Caswell and Miss Nevada Teen USA 2013 Amanda Jenkins
crowned their successors during the exciting pageant held at the University of
Nevada, Las Vegas’ Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall on Sunday, Jan. 12.
Hosted
by Miss USA 2011 Alyssa Campanella and Chet Buchanan of 98.5 KLUC, the pageant
featured more than 50 contestants who competed in swimsuit, evening gown and
interview. In the end, Sanchez and Taylor were the judges’ picks. The
newly-crowned beauty queens will represent Nevada at the Miss USA and Miss Teen
USA competitions later this year.
As
Miss Nevada USA 2014, 23-year-old Sanchez hopes to bring awareness to women’s
and children’s issues as a titleholder. She currently donates her time to The
Shade Tree and is passionate about continuing her work with organizations that
empower women. She enjoys learning about new cultures by traveling and even
lived in Hong Kong in 2012. Her hobbies include international travel, martial
arts, hiking, volunteering, mission trips and cooking in her spare time.
As
Miss Nevada Teen USA 2014, 15-year-old Alexa Taylor hopes to give back to the
community and help mentor her peers. Taylor is a member of the National Charity
League, a mother-daughter philanthropy organization which enables her to
volunteer for more than 15 local Las Vegas charities. In her spare time, she is
a competitive cheerleader and tumbler, and likes to dance, swim and spend time
with her family.
Throughout
their reigns, Sanchez and Taylor will make their mark on the community with
charitable endeavors, will become style icons on the red carpet and will bring
pride and joy to their state while competing at Miss USA and Miss Teen USA
later this year.
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| Miss Nevada USA Titleholders |
About
The Miss Nevada USA Organization
The
Miss Nevada USA and Miss Nevada Teen USA pageants serve as official preliminary
competitions to the country’s renowned pageant system, the Miss Universe
Organization, owned by Donald Trump. With an annual pageant held in January,
two new titleholders are chosen to represent the great state of Nevada.
Executive state director, Shanna Moakler, brings her experience as a TV star
and former Miss USA to Nevada. Since Moakler joined the Miss Nevada USA
organization in 2012, the pageant has received a complete makeover, giving
Nevada notoriety with a Top 5 placement and Top 10 placement at Miss USA.
To
learn more about Miss Nevada USA, visit www.MissNevadaUSA.com. Follow Miss Nevada USA and Miss Nevada Teen
USA on Twitter at www.twitter.com/RealMissNVusa and
www.twitter.com/RealMissNVTeen; or on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/MissNevadaUSA and www.facebook.com/MissNevadaTeenUSA.
PHOTO
CREDIT: Georgina Vaughan
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