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| The Crowning Edge Pageant Consulting |
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Nikki Karl has held such titles as Mrs. Maryland International 2003, Mrs. Maryland America 2004 and Super Model with Style 2005 given by the Mrs. Maryland United States pageant. Within these systems she has received several photogenic awards, civic awards and a people’s choice award. She has finished in the top ten of the national level and was awarded highest score in evening gown at the Mrs. International 2003 national pageant.
Nikki has lead a number of ladies & teens to earn titles, she was even my coach helping me achieve the 1st Runner-Up at the Mrs. Maryland International Pageant in 2004.
She is available for speaking engagements, pageant coaching, print work and acting. NikkiKarl@comcast.net
www.thecrowningedge.com
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| Ginny Meerman |
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Ginny Meerman is considered one of Maryland's foremost community activists. With over 20 years of experience in reaching out to others through her volunteer work with area non-profits, she has taken her years of service to the next level. Because of her personal commitment to the motto "service above self", Ginny has launched HopeLink, a national non-profit which provides guidance and direction to people who are in crisis situations or are experiencing difficulties in their lives and don't know where to turn for help. (www.HopeLink.info)
As a motivational speaker, Ginny has been invited to be the keynote speaker at high schools, colleges and for various organizations throughout the United States. She also is a runway model. She is available for speaking engagements and modeling and can be reached by visiting her website www.GinnyMeerman.com |
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| Joy Pfister Mrs Virginia International 2008 |
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| Joy Pfister, Mrs Virginia International 2008, is the president and co-founder of two sun protective companies, SunEssence and Kristy J. Both were created to give women fashionable alternatives when it comes to sun protection. Joy is also the celebrity spokesperson for the American Melanoma Foundation and a presenter of the EPA SunWise Program for kids in which she strives to promote early skin cancer education and prevention. She has been featured on Comcast Television, CGI magazine, Health Network Radio, WNBC Style Show, Surf Girl Magazine (UK), N The Groove Magazine, Richmond Magazine, the Richmond Times Dispatch, CNBC The Big Idea, and many others, promoting Skin Cancer education and prevention methods. Her a companies have donated thousands of dollars in product to the Miles for Melanoma Walk, Georgia Skin Cancer Foundation, The Shade Foundation's Festival of Trees event, the American Melanoma Foundation and many more. Product donations have helped raise awareness, provide fashionable and feminine sun care alternatives and have been raffled to raise money for educational and early research programs for Melanoma.
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| Rebecca Crossen - Real Beauty Campaign |
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In 2002, Rebecca Crosen, watched her 1 1/2 year old daughter play outside - laughing and giggling. Rebecca cried as she realized that she was too ashamed of her obese body to even play with her daughter. At 349 pounds, Rebecca was physically unhealthy and emotionally wrought with low self-esteem and negative body image.
Promising to enjoy her daughter's life, Rebecca worked towards losing weight and gaining self-confidence. While losing more than 200 pounds, Rebecca discovered the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty and how it was making a positive impact on women across the globe.
Now, for more than 3 years, Rebecca has been traveling across the nation to empower women of all ages to enjoy their inner beauty and celebrate their unique outer beauty.
Fully engaged in the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty, Rebecca also utilizes other self-esteem programs and encourages mentors to do the same. By working together, effecting positive change is possible. |
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| Mrs. Columbia International 2007 Jennifer Wakefield |
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As a product of the adoption system I know first hand how successful and rewarding it can be. I would like to give back by helping the general public understand the joys and personal fulfillment that an infant adoption can bring.
The title of Mrs. Columbia International has given me an opportunity to reach out and spread the word about the importance of infant adoption. According to the National Council for Adoption, in the last 30 years infant adoption in the United States has declined, while the number of children in foster care has risen greatly. The government has recently done a better job of placing children for adoption out of foster care, the number of children in foster care due to abuse or neglect still remains high. According to the latest statistics available from the Administration for Children and Families, in the state of Maryland - this natural event we call adoption has taken place 914 times. From the period of October 1, 2003 to September 30, 2004 - of those 914 adoptions only 1% were infant adoptions (under 1 year of age) and the median age of adoption was 6 ˝. During that same time frame almost 44, 000 infants entered foster care while only 13,000 left foster care and 54% of the 13,000 were adopted as infants.
Infant adotion is important for two major reasons... Bonding is the formation of a mutual emotional and psychological closeness between parents (or primary care givers) and their newborn child. Babies usually bond with their parents in the minutes, hours, or days following birth. From healthofchildren.com/B Bonding is essential in the healthy life of a newborn. It should be no surprise that nurturing behaviors cause specific neurochemical actions in the brain. These actions lead to organization of brain systems responsible for attachment. Infant attachment is the deep emotional connection that an infant forms with his or her primary care giver, often the mother. It is a tie that binds them together, endures over time, and leads the infant to experience pleasure, joy, safety, and comfort in the care giver's company. |
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