Ft. Lauderdale – On June 26th South Florida’s finest young ladies will compete for the coveted title of Miss Jamaica Florida 2011. The Miss Jamaica Florida Pageant hosted by The Partners for Youth Foundation celebrates 22 years of elegance and sophistication at the Coral Springs Center for the Arts at 5 p.m. on Sunday, June 26th 2011
This year The Miss Jamaica Florida Pageant is celebrating Jamaicans around the world by embodying the theme, “I AM JAMAICA” as a tribute to the mission of the Jamaican Diaspora of the Southern United States. “As a staple in the Jamaican community for 22 years, we recognize the importance of sustaining our Jamaican culture while we make our home away from home”, says pageant Co- Director June Minto. Marcia Rigg-Baker, Pageant Founder and Co-Director, echoed that sentiment, “We pride ourselves on being more than a beauty pageant. We have always been an organization that places particular importance on the cultural development of youth in South Florida”.
Contestants ages 5- 21, will compete in four age categories; Little Miss, Junior Miss, Miss Teen, and Miss. More than 20 young ladies will showcase their Grace, Glamour, Poise and Pride in evening wear, speech and creative expression segments. This year’s creative expression segment of the competition is dedicated to members of the Jamaican Diaspora that have made remarkable contributions to their respective craft and as a result have enhanced the Jamaican culture globally. Honorees – Attorney Marlon Hill, Musician Marcia Griffiths and General Colin Powell to name a few, include local and international Jamaicans of distinction.
The Pageant, started in 1990 by the late Anthony Baker and has since been sustained by Macia Rigg-Baker and the Board of Directors for The Partners for Youth Foundation, a charitable, non-profit organization. This pageant is the annual fundraiser for The Partners for Youth Foundation which is committed to the enhancement of children internationally, and recognition of young women in the area of the Performing Arts. The foundation offers scholarships to students, majoring in Theater or Music, enrolled in a US tertiary institution each year.
Adult tickets to the show are $30.00 and children’s tickets (ages 12 and under) are $15.00. Tickets to the show are available by calling 561.317.4479
To learn more about the Partners for Youth Foundation and the Miss Jamaica Florida Pageant, visit www.MissJamaicaFlorida.com, or “like” Miss Jamaica Florida page on Facebook.
