NEWSY SUZIE: Brea celebrates its little princesses

Brea

The newly remodeled Embassy Suites on Birch Street in Brea was the location for the first Miss Brea Princess program on May 2.

The Miss Brea Scholarship Pageant, a franchised affiliate of the Miss America Pageant, hosted the contest in cooperation with the Miss America/Miss California Princess Programs.

The Princess Program is open to girls ages 5 to 12. This year, two Miss Brea Princesses were chosen. Caterina Gonzalez, 7, andAlyse Vandermeer, 10, will now enjoy the privilege of participating in this year's Miss California Pageant production with other princesses from across the state.

The Miss California Pageant will be televised live June 28.

Also in attendance at the Miss Brea Princess event were runners-up Karissa Landreth, 7, chosen as Miss Brea's Glamorous Princess and Rebecca Richey, 10, chosen as Miss Brea's Sweetie Pie Princess. All participants received princess gift bags, jewelry, sashes and crowns.

Caterina said she loves to dance, act, model, play soccer and swim at the Brea Plunge. She can be seen in the up coming movie, "Hitting the Bricks". Alyse said she loves playing tennis, listening to the Beetles, dancing to Jack Johnson, going to Color Me Mind on Birch Street and eating at the Market City Cafe in Brea.

The two Miss Brea Princesses will attend several civic events through out the year with Kelsey Dysart, Miss Brea 2008.

Queen for a Day!

If you are between the ages of 5 - 16, you may be interested in participating in the Miss Brea Pageant's, "Queen For A Day"

The Miss Brea Scholarship Pageant in cooperation with the Brea Community Center will host a queen for a day program Dec. 13th, 2008.  There is a fee associated with this day long program that includes work shops and a mock pageant.

Call, (562) 824-2103, for more information.

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