Celine Schrenk - Miss Niederösterreich winning the Miss Austria 2017 crown

At Casino Baden, the Miss Austria election took place on Thursday. 19 Missions from all the federal states and two online contestants fought for the crown. In the end, Miss-Nieder-Niederösterreich smiled at Celine Schrenk.

A 20 meter long catwalk including a large stage was waiting for the 19 participants, according to the motto "Fashion meets Miss Austria". After the first two passes, the jury was still unanimous, and they were able to move into the final of the Top Ten. But after further Fashionshows as well as the interview, it became increasingly difficult for the expert jury, including the Miss Austria 2016, Dragana Stankovic.

In addition to Schrenk, four other ladies made their way into the big final: Miss Salzburg Alexandra Hauthaler, Miss Oberösterreich Bianca Kronsteiner, Vice Miss Tyrol Maria Hackl and Vice Miss Vienna Sarah Chvala. In the final stages of the evaluation, everyone tried to convince the jury of their strengths. "We had so many great finalists this year and all three misses are absolutely top," said Silvia Schachermayer, Managing Director of Miss Austria Corporation. As a runner-up, Miss NÖ is the winner Miss Austria 2017 was after a great show the 19-year-old vice-Miss Niederösterreich Schrenk from Gänserndorf. According to the jury, she convinced both the catwalk and the interview. The 1.75-meter maturant was also selected by the expert jury at the same time as Miss Universe Austria 2017 and represents Austria at the Miss Universe Wahl. "I am overwhelmed and can not believe it yet - a dream comes true for me."

Among the top three is Vice-Miss Vienna Sarah Chvala. The 22-year-old make-up artist will again represent Austria internationally at the Miss World election. According to the jury, she was regarded as a co-favorite right from the start. Miss Oberösterreich Bianca Kronsteiner also secured a place on the podium and drove to the Miss Earth election in autumn. She is a student, 19 years old and convinces both on the catwalk and the shootings. Donations collected for charitable projects The approximately 400 guests, including celebrities from business, society and the media, were offered an entertaining program in addition to the catwalk runs. On the stage, a. Song contest starter Nathan Trent. Singer Vincent Bueno presented his new Miss-Austria song "She is so". Since 2015, the teams from the federal states have been encouraged to raise charitable projects to raise funds for donations. At all events of the Miss Austria Corporation donations are collected for the educational program of the SOS Kinderdorf. MISSs in the federal states are already working diligently to implement their projects. So far more than 43,000 euros have been handed over to the SOS Children's Village.

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Miss Chicago Marisa Buchheit is crowned Miss Illinois

Aspiring professional opera singer Marisa Buchheit of Chicago was crowned the new Miss Illinois over the weekend.

The 24-year-old Wicker Park resident who won Saturday’s competition will go on to represent the state in the Miss America pageant in September.

Buchheit is the reigning Miss Chicago, a title she also held in 2012.
Buchheit is a trained opera singer whose career ambition is to become a professional opera singer, she said in an interview with the Tribune. Pageants were always a dream of hers, but she didn't start competing until her late teens, she said.

“It's really a process, and you grow a lot,” Buchheit said. “For me, I was naturally very shy and it was really a progression up to this point. I feel like this year, I was truly ready for it and ready to embrace everything.”

Buchheit grew up on the Northwest Side, in Edison Park, and attended Ebinger Elementary, Baubien Elementary and Northside College Preparatory High School. She received her bachelor's degree from Cleveland Institute of Music in Ohio.

Buchheit now works as an art and choir teacher at Josephinum Academy in Wicker Park.

Buchheit sings in seven languages — Italian, German, French, Czech, Chinese, Thai and English — and is an active solo concert artist.

In addition to preparing for the Miss America pageant, Buchheit said she will use her position to make appearances at schools throughout the state and to promote the STEMto STEAM campaign to expand the science, technology, engineering and math framework for education to include arts as well.

“That's something that I'll be trying to spread awareness for,” Buchheit said.
Marisa’s pageant platform: “From STEM to STEAM: Keeping the Arts in Education”. The platform addresses the importance of music and fine arts education. She works with students, teachers, local politicians, and Chicago musical institutions such as The Merit School of Music to preserve the arts as a vital part of our children’s education. Marisa is also the founder of the Dream, Believe, Achieve! program based in the University Circle neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio.

The first runner-up was Amanda Goerlitz;
The second runner-up was Kogan Murphy;
The third runner-up was Kourtney Turner;
The fourth runner-up was Samantha Kammerman.

kgeiger@tribune.com

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[News] Miss Austria 2014-Meet the 18 lovely candidates

Miss Austria Camp lässt Kandidatinnen erstrahlen Die Missen und Vizemissen jedes Bundeslandes, sowie die Miss Online, wurden im Hotel Falkensteiner Wien Margareten im Miss Austria Camp 2014 gecoacht und auf ihre große Finalshow vorbereitet. Hoteldirektor Carl Peter Echtermeijer ist besonders stolz darauf, dass er in diesem Jahr die 19 schönsten Frauen Österreichs in seinem Cityhotel beherbergen durfte. „Unser Ziel ist es den Kandidatinnen nicht nur einen kleinen Einblick in das Leben als Miss Austria zu geben, sondern ihnen auch mit Coachings und Workshops die idealen Voraussetzungen für ihre zukünftige Funktion zu bieten. Alle Kandidatinnen sind bereits Siegerinnen und Vertreterinnen ihres Bundeslandes und wir begleiten sie durch unsere Missenschule“, so MAC Geschäftsführerin Silvia Schachermayer. 

Die Ausbildungsmodule des Miss Austria Camps begannen mit einer Stylingberatung durch Barbara Reichard und anschließendem Catwalktraining mit Patricia Kaiser. Mit Amina Dagi ging es dann auf Sightseeingtour durch Wien. Beim Benimm- und Tischkulturtraining bekamen die Kandidatinnen den nötigen Feinschliff. Toni Klein von M.A.N.D.U. Fitness und Diana Lueger mit ihrem Yoga Programm brachten die Missen ganz schön ins Schwitzen. Ein Social Media- und ein Interviewtraining mit Puls4 Moderatorin Silvia Schneider brachten den jungen Damen den richtigen Umgang mit Medien näher. 

Ein Tanzkurs und Unterrichtseinheiten in Staatsbürgerschaftskunde bilden die Grundlage, um sich auf jedem offiziellen Parket perfekt bewegen zu können. Last but not least gab es ein Meet & Greet mit den ehemaligen Miss Austrias, als wertvollen Erfahrungsaustausch für die Kandidatinnen und ein Tanztraining mit Andrei-Valentin Chitu und Mariya Gramatikova. Im Anschluss an das Miss Austria Camp folgte ein wahrer Shootingmarathon. Barbara Reichard sorgte mit ihrer Frisuren- und Schönheitswerkstatt dafür, dass die Schönheit und Persönlichkeit der Kandidatinnen perfekt unterstrichen wurde. Starfotograf Manfred Baumann setzte die Miss Austria Kandidatinnen wieder gekonnt in Szene und auch vor der Linse von Fotograf Gerry Frank zeigten die Missen gemeinsam mit Moderator Alfons Haider ihre Professionalität.

The Miss Austria 2014 pageant will take place on July 3rd at the Casino Baden near Vienna. The winner will represent the country in the Miss World pageant later this year while the first runner-up will be sent to the Miss Universe pageant. In preparation for the pageant, the 2014 finalists will undergo a boot camp which includes modules in styling, catwalk training, etiquette and culture training among others. “Our goal is not just to give the candidates an insight into life as Miss Austria, but to provide them with coaching and workshops, the ideal conditions for their future function,” said MAC Executive Director Silvia Schachermayer in a press release. Who will succeed Ena Kadic as the new Miss Austria? Meet the 18 lovely candidates vying for the crown below:

Antonia Delia Schäfer

Doris Tanasic

Jennifer Pany

Julia Furdea

Katrin Lidy

Larissa Ritschl

Madeleine Fedunik

Melanie Sandra Gattringer

Nadine Stroitz

Nahlik Katharina

Pilar Maria Schorm

Raka Vina Aquarina

Sandra Umek

Sarah Schatz

Wojnar Silvana

Selma Dizdarevic

Sibel Alak

Tamara Borer
Source: http://missosology.org/

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[News] Miss USA 2014 Nia Sanchez Forgot her Own state's Capital

 Nia Sanchez is Miss USA 2014 - and there's no doubt about it, she is absolutely banging.
But clearly not the sharpest tool in the shed?

The newly crowned beauty queen was quizzed on the capital of the very state she represented in the pageant (Miss Nevada), on a US radio show yesterday, and all she could manage was, "Oh... Um... ahhh... Oh my gosh!"
The host then helped her out and answered his own question with "Carson City," FOX News revealed.she said, "THANK YOU! I was going to say that!"

Oh really now, were you darl?
The botch couldn't come at a worse time for the stunner, who is being investigated after claims she isn't actually a resident of Nevada - reports are flooding in that she faked her Nevada residency in order to compete in the competition, according to TMZ.

The Miss Universe Organisation has hit back at the claims, telling E! Online - "She met her requirements to compete. Nia is a great person and we know she'll be a great title holder."
Sanchez appeared on the morning radio program "The Todd Show" where she was asked by the host to name her state's capital.
To make matters worse, Sanchez tried to save herself but ended up in a more awkward situation when she added, "Thank you I was gonna say that, I was like, that one DJ host on MTV, back in the day, his name, that's how I always remember it."
The 24-year-old Sanchez competed against several other aspiring beauty queens in last week's competition. However, her latest win resulted in endless issues after multiple sources revealed that she was not really from Nevada, US Weekly noted.
However, in an interview with FOX411 last week, Sanchez clarified, "Las Vegas is my home. I have a house there with a friend."
Such claims were contrary to a source's comment who said, "She never actually moved to Nevada, but continued to work at Disney and live in California, setting up some minimum paper trail to appear like she was in Nevada and allow her to compete. Shanna Moakler is the Nevada director, and she personally coached Nia on what she needed to do to qualify in Nevada and skirt around the need to be actually from there."
Meanwhile, Sanchez's cell phone number starts with 951, which means she may very well be from Nevada, according to the Press Enterprise.
Talking about her recent win, the 24-year-old beauty said, "It's been so much fun! This is just like being a princess."

And her entire family couldn't be more proud. David Sanchez, her dad quipped, "That's my little girl!"
Source: http://www.fashiontimes.com/

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