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2013-2014 Royal Court

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(Miami Springs, May 2013) - The Junior Orange Bowl celebrated a night of glamour and royalty as the 2013-2014 Junior Orange Bowl Royal Court was crowned at the Rebeca Sosa Theatre in Miami Springs on Saturday.  Camila Romero, a 7th grader from Somerset Academy, was crowned as the 62^nd Junior Orange Bowl Queen. Joining Queen Camila are Princesses Skyler Odin, an 8^th grade student at David Lawrence Jr K-8, and Alexis Santana, a 7^th grade Florida Virtual Home School student.  

A new addition to the Royal Court this year is the Little Sister title. This title is awarded to an 11 year old who will have the opportunity to gain the experience and confidence that will prepare her to become Junior Orange Bowl Queen or Princess for the following festival season.  This year’s Little Sister is Celine Alvarez from South Miami K-8.

The Royal Court will serve as volunteers and goodwill ambassadors at all of the 2013-2014 Junior Orange Bowl Festival events. The Queen and Princesses will also ride on The Royal Court Float at the most anticipated 65th Junior Orange Bowl Parade on Miracle Mile in downtown Coral Gables. All girls that participated in the search will be invited to The Queens Ball on January 3 at the beautiful Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables. 

“I am extremely proud of all of the girls that will be our ambassadors for the year. They are bright, accomplished and beautiful representatives”, says Isa Goenaga, chair of the Junior Orange Bowl Royal Court Committee. “The girls embody the characteristics of what the Royal Court represents; leadership, confidence and a love for their community. We had a wonderful group of girls that competed this year and it was tough for the judges to single out these few but we are very proud of the 2013-2014 Royal Court”.

The Queen, Princesses and Little Sister are chosen based on personality, poise, and their desire to be involved in their community. This year’s judges included Mark Trowbridge, CEO of the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce, Andria Hanley, Executive Director of the Coral Gables Community Foundation, Ruth Paul, Vice-Chair of the Anthony Dejuan Boatwright Foundation, and Carroll-Lynn Willgren, Owner and CEO of the public relations firm High Intensity Productions LLC.

The first ever Miss Junior Orange Bowl, for young ladies ages 18-26, was crowned as well. Meghan Orsley won the Miss Junior Orange Bowl title and will go on to represent the Junior Orange Bowl at the Miss Florida USA competition in July.

 
2012-2013 Royal Court: Princess Maya, Queen Aria, and Princess Sophia

The selection of the Royal Court is based on several factors including personality, poise, charm and their commitment to our community. We are looking for young ladies that will be future leaders and role-models. Historically we have seen the personal growth in confidence, self- esteem, and speaking skills that a young contestant develops when she participates in our pageants.  The Queen and Princesses reign over all the events of the Junior Orange Bowl International Youth Festival and serve as goodwill ambassadors to all the kids that participate. Additionally, the Queen, Princesses and Little sister as well as our new Miss Junior Orange Bowl title will have the great honor of riding on the Royal Court Float during the Annual Junior Orange Bowl Parade in front of thousands of spectators!  Each participant will be invited to the Queen's Ball at the Beautiful Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables . 

Miami Springs Preliminary 
Saturday, April 20, 2pm
Rebeca Sosa Theater
1401 Westward Drive

Miami Springs, FL 33166
Chair: Patricia Bradley
bradleyp@miamisprings-fl.gov
305-804-5075

Miami-Dade Preliminary
Friday May 3rd 7:30 pm
Gulliver Prep Military Campus
8000 S.W 56 street
Miami, Fl.
Director Michelle Bermudez. micmia@aol.com

Broward Preliminary
Saturday, May 4, 7pm
Dancemoves Ballroom and Artist Loft
220 E. Commercial Blvd #201
Lauderdale By The Sea, FL 33308
Director: Rafael Gallego
miramar1024@att.net

Keys Prelminary
Sunday, May 5, 2:00pm
Coral Shores High School
89901 Old Highway
Islamorada, FL
Director: Trish Biondoletti
tbiondoletti@yahoo.com

Saturday, May 18, 5pm
Royal Court Final 
Rebeca Sosa Theater 
1401 Westward Drive 
Miami Springs 

MISS JUNIOR ORANGE BOWL 2014
Saturday, May 18, 12pm
Ages 18-26
Rebeca Sosa Theater

Chair: Isa Goenaga
305-904-0279
isa.goenaga@yahoo.com