Meet the women representing your community. Connect to join their cause.
They are the recipients of regional scholarships towards the academic pursuits of their choosing.
Each has selected a social cause to champion, and must now use her title to unlock new levels of influence.
This summer, each will represent her area at the 2015 Miss New York state scholarship competition. One will go on represent her state at the Miss America competition.
They are students, professionals, advocates - each fighting to improve herself and her community. Their success will be measured by the impact they leave behind.
KATELYNN SMITH
Central New York
Talent: Contemporary Clogging
Platform: More Than Sad: Suicide Prevention
ANNELIESE TRUST
Syracuse
Facebook
Talent: Jazz Dance
Platform: Be a Hero: Promoting Mentoring Through Big Brother Big Sisters
KRISTINA KING
Central Square Apple Festival
Facebook
Talent: Vocal
Platform: FEED: Fighters Ending Eating Disorders
KERISA BONVILLE
Finger Lakes
Facebook
Talent: Vocal with Acoustic Guitar
Platform: You Are Not Alone: Raising Awareness for Anxiety and Depression Disorders
KYANNA LEWIS
Flower City
Facebook
Talent: Creative Hula Hoop Performance
Platform: Don't Just Succeed, Lead: Building Our Nation's (Wo)Manpower
NINA ZESKY
Heart of New York
Facebook
Talent: Acro-Jazz Dance
Platform: Easy as ABC: Protecting Children Through Improved School Security
DESIREE WILEY
Buffalo
Facebook
Talent: Jazz Dance
Platform: Knowledge is Power: Keeping Teens off the Streets and in School
MACKENZIE PERPICH
Cosmopolitan
Facebook
Talent: Vocal
Platform: Joining Talent and Time for Community Support
MEGHAN CAHILL
Altamont Fair
Facebook
Talent: Krav Maga Mixed Martial Arts
Platform: Man I Feel Like A Woman: Empowering Women Through Self-Defense
ANASTASIA HARISIS
Salt City
Facebook
Talent: Vocal
Platform: The Age of Athenas: Building an Empire of STEM Superwomen
KATLYN COHEN
Staten Island
Facebook
Talent: Dramatic Monologue
Platform: Stop The Texts, Stop The Wrecks
LAUREN CRANDALL
Upstate New York
Facebook
Talent: Vocal
Platform: Helping Students Thrive: It's E.A.S.Y.
MEGHAN SINISI
Liberty
Facebook
Talent: Baton Twirling
Platform: Different Pieces to the Same Puzzle: Raising Autism Awareness
JESSICA BROSOFSKY
Onondaga County
Facebook
Talent: Vocal
Platform: What Matters Today: Creating an Informed Generation
TRACEE SCHIEBEL
Mohawk Valley
Facebook
Talent: Tap Dance
Platform: Let's Give Hunger an Expiration
HILLARY PECKHAM
Triple Cities
Facebook
Talent: Piano
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JULIA SIMONIELLO
Richmond County
Facebook
Talent: Vocal / Guitar
Platform: Inspire, Create, Educate: Encouraging Arts In Education
MARIVI HOWELL-ARZA
Empire Star
Facebook
Talent: Vocal
Platform: Lady Liberty's Lamp: Lighting the Way to the American Dream
JAMIE HUGHES
Crown City
Facebook
Talent: Vocal
Platform: Project Purple: Taking a Stance Against Substance Abuse
ASHLEY DAVIS
Five Boroughs
Facebook
Talent: Contemporary Dance
Platform: Memories Matter: Alzhimer's Disease Awareness & Support
CASSIE PARADISE
Southern Tier
Facebook
Talent: Broadway Jazz Dance
Platform: "Turn the Label, into the Able" - Empowering Autistic Youth
