{"id":3394,"date":"2012-07-02T11:03:59","date_gmt":"2012-07-02T14:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.cos.ucf.edu\/?p=3394"},"modified":"2012-07-02T11:03:59","modified_gmt":"2012-07-02T14:03:59","slug":"cos-students-to-compete-in-miss-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/cos-students-to-compete-in-miss-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"COS students to compete in Miss Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In next week\u2019s 2012 Miss Florida Scholarship Pageant, nine of the 43 contestants are UCF students \u2013 so perhaps the streak will extend to four titles.<\/p>\n<p>The new contestants from UCF have career ambitions that range from providing therapy for brain trauma patients, to becoming a CPA, to performing as a classical pianist.<\/p>\n<p>The College of Sciences students who are competing in the scholarship pageant are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Alexa Schmidt<\/strong> of Jacksonville, who holds the title of Miss University of Central Florida and is a senior majoring in psychology. Her platform is to prevent drivers from\u00a0 texting, and her career goal is to provide neurofeedback therapy to patients with neurological deficiencies and brain trauma.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Amanda Harris<\/strong> of Jacksonville, who holds the title of Miss Orlando and is a senior majoring in advertising and public relations. Her platform is to benefit the Children\u2019s Miracle Network Hospitals, and her career goal is to become the national director of a dance marathon to benefit the hospitals.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Meagan Cartaya<\/strong> of Homestead, who holds the title of Miss Homestead and is a sophomore majoring in advertising and public relations. Her platform is taking the \u201cdis\u201d out of \u201cdisability,\u201d and her career goal is to become a public relations manager for a social media company or nonprofit organization.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sara York<\/strong> of Orlando, who holds the title of Miss Orange County and is a master\u2019s student in communication. Her platform is combatting bullying by building self-esteem, and her career goal is to become a social responsibility specialist for a major corporation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The university is riding a streak of three consecutive Miss Florida titles held by students: currently Kristina Janolo, preceded by Jacqueline Raulerson in 2010 and Rachael Todd in 2009.\u00a0Janolo, a marketing major from Kissimmee, will turn over the title to her successor at the conclusion of the July 4-7 pageant.\u00a0Janolo, who is returning to UCF as a senior to complete her degree, said she is looking forward to going back to the classroom.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m excited that the scholarships I\u2019ve won through the Miss America organization will allow me to graduate debt-free,\u201d she said. She won $35,000 for her education while participating in pageants for the past six years. \u201cI look forward to crowning the next Miss Florida \u2013 maybe another UCF woman.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The new Miss Florida will advance to compete for the title of Miss America. Janolo finished in the top 12 of the 2012 Miss America competition in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In next week\u2019s 2012 Miss Florida Scholarship Pageant, nine of the 43 contestants are UCF students \u2013 so perhaps the streak will extend to four titles. The new contestants from UCF have career ambitions that range from providing therapy for brain trauma patients, to becoming a CPA, to performing as a classical pianist. 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