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>>><a rel=nofollow target=_blank >>>href="http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2013/07/20/247947 >1 >>/ >>>pasco-resident-crowned-miss-tri.html">http://www.tri- >c >>i >>>tyherald.com/2013/07/20/2479471/pasco-resident-crowne >d >>- >>>miss-tri.html</a> >>><blockquote><a rel=nofollow target=_blank >>>href="http://tinypic.com?ref=9a03k7" >>>target="_blank"><img >>>src="<a rel=nofollow target=_blank >>href="http://i44.tinypic.com/9a03k7.jpg"">http://i >>44.tinypic.com/9a03k7.jpg"</a> align="right" >>>border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by >>>TinyPic"></a>Geoff Folsom, Tri-City Herald >>> >>>A second generation Miss Tri-Cities was crowned >>>Saturday evening. >>> >>>Janae Calaway of Pasco was chosen over seven other >>>contestants. Her mother, Beverly Beus Calaway, was >>>named Miss Tri-Cities in 1982. >>> >>>Janae Calaway said she was shocked, appreciative and >>>excited for the honor. >>> >>>"I'm excited to follow in her footsteps," she said. >"I >>>just feel grateful for the opportunity." >>> >>>She will compete in next year's Miss Washington >>>competition for a chance to go to the Miss America >>>pageant. >>> >>>In the question-and-answer portion of the contest, >>>Calaway, 19, emphasized how she wants to work with >the >>>Children's Miracle Network, a partner of the Miss >>>America program, to help provide support for kids >with >>>cancer, her chosen platform. >>> >>>"My platform works on healing the heart," she said. >"I >>>just want to focus on bringing the children joy." >>> >>>She was congratulated by 2012 Miss Tri-Cities Halle >>>Goodwin. Goodwin performed a couple of dance numbers >>>and gave a farewell video, detailing her year as Miss >>>Tri-Cities. >>> >>>Other performances came from recently crowned Miss >>>Washington Reina Almon and Kristen Blair Guererro, a >>>former Miss Tri-Cities and Miss Texas. Both of them >>>sang for the audience that filled most of Kennewick >>>High School's auditorium. >>> >>>Calaway got the loudest applause when introduced for >>>most of the competitions, including her jazz dance >>>performance. >>> >>>In the swimsuit competition, she was one of only two >>>contestants to wear a one-piece; she chose to wear a >>>white, backless suit. >>> >>>She then wore a flowing black evening gown, topped >>>with silver sequins. >>> >>>She takes home an $11,000 scholarship and other >prizes >>>for winning the contest. >>> >>>Calaway graduated from Chiawana High School and >>>Columbia Basin College. She is now attending Brigham >>>Young University with a communications major and a >>>psychology minor. >>> >>>Calaway works as a private dance instructor and >helped >>>organize a nonprofit dance showcase. She lists an >>>interesting fact about herself as, "It is not >uncommon >>>to find me working in the muck with my 4-H steer." >>> >>>First runner-up was Cheyenne Van Tine, 19, of >>>Kennewick. Her platform is helping youth discover >>>their brilliance. She attends CBC. Her parents are >>>R.W. and Evan Van Tine. >>> >>>Second runner-up was Logan McCoy, 19, of Richland, >who >>>had a platform of inspiring youth to be >philanthropic. >>>She also attends CBC. Her parents are Helen McCoy and >>>Daniel McCoy. >>> >>>On Friday, Reagan Rebstock, 14, of Kennewick, won the >>>Miss Tri-Cities Outstanding Teen contest. She attends >>>Horse Heaven Hills Middle School. Her parents are >>>Wendy White and Andy Rebstock.</blockquote> >>> >>>Read more here: <a rel=nofollow target=_blank >>>href="http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2013/07/20/247947 >1 >>/ >>>pasco-resident-crowned-miss-tri.html#storylink=cpy">h >t >>t >>>p://www.tri-cityherald.com/2013/07/20/2479471/pasco-r >e >>s >>>ident-crowned-miss-tri.html#storylink=cpy</a> >>> >>>No surprise there. She was Miss Tri-Cities >Outstanding >>>Teen 2011, Miss Washington's Outstanding Teen 2012 >and >>>now Miss Tri-Cities 2013. Her mother has been working >>>with the pageant for years so she has had a ton of >>>experience. She was prepared and qualified. Cheyenne >>>was Miss Tri-Cities Outstanding Teen 2008 and never >>>won a state title but placed 1st runner up twice >>>before moving on to the Miss WA Teen USA where she >>>won. While she looked fantastic and she's a good >>>singer the fact is that there was no way for her to >>>win against Janae especially since Janae is a serious >>>dancer who has won national awards with her dancing. >>>Plus let's face it, when your family is taking up 1/2 >>>the auditorium and screaming the loudest that's going >>>to influence the judges. >>> >>>It's the same with the Rebstock girl, her mother >>>bought 50 seats for her dance studio (the same dance >>>studio that Janae goes to and the same dance studio >>>that danced at the show). The more people screaming >>>and the louder the screams the more influence that's >>>going to have on the judges.
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