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Deb Landry (Winner!)
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Date Posted: 11:14:42 04/28/11 Thu
UMaine’s Shannon Folsom Crowned Miss Collegiate America 2011
San Antonio Texas/Saco Maine: January 13, 2011Shannon Rae Folsom, 20, a UMaine Honor’s College sophomore and dean's list student was crowned MISS COLLEGIATE AMERICA 2011 on Saturday, January 8 at the Scottish Rite Museum in San Antonio Texas.
Ms. Folsom, who is studying kinesiology and pre-med, will receive a $10,000 college scholarship, plus a generous wardrobe and prizes totaling over $25,000 for her year of service traveling the nation promoting healthy lifestyles and the value of education.
Folsom, daughter of Ed and Lauren Folsom of Saco, is an accomplished actress and singer. She has performed in more than 20 plays and musicals, sings in three choruses, plays violin and has received many awards from baton-twirling competitions as a child.
Folsom is described by Miss Collegiate America Director Amanda Patterson and Miss Collegiate Maine state Director Deb Landry of Saco as a bright, articulate and dedicated community volunteer. "She just captivated the judges," Patterson commented.
The judges considered contestants' academic achievement, community service experience in a personal interview along with fashion and evening gown. The pageant does not have a swimsuit or talent component, according to Landry.
Folsom's extensive list of extracurricular activities includes volunteering for, mentoring and fundraising for Crossroads Youth Center in Saco, Project AWARE youth drug awareness project and Children's Miracle Network of Maine. She will be featured in a short film about childhood obesity and healthy living, based on her own experience. The movie is being produced by Crossroads, of which Landry is founder and president and directed by Karen True. Landry and Saco-area physician Christine Blake, the 2010 Mrs. Maine-America title-holder, coached Folsom in preparation for competition.
Folsom also will relinquish her Miss Collegiate Maine crown to pageant first runner-up Kristy Huff, also a University of Maine Dean's List student, from Burnham, Maine majoring in psychology.
A top 10 student at her high school, Thornton Academy, she was a member of the National Honor Society. Folsom was the recipient of 15 undergraduate awards for academic achievement, the St. Lawrence University Award for Community Commitment and the recipient of the Jeff Christenbury Award for Outstanding Community Service.
In addition to her studies at UMaine, Folsom emphasizes her commitment to working with communities and youth to promote healthy lifestyle choices to protect children from obesity and type 2 diabetes along with social awareness issues such as bullying prevention and self esteem.
Miss Collegiate America and Miss High School America represents today’s young women and has the mission to assist young women in scholarship achievement and personal growth.
For more information regarding the 2011 national, local and state pageants, appearances by Miss Collegiate America, to hold a preliminary or to become a volunteer, contact us at:www.missmainepageant.com;www.americashighschoolpageant.com; email:editor@breathemaine.orgor call 838-2146.
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