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Francis prepares for =
Provincial Pageant ![3D"print](3D"http://www.southerngazette.ca/images/print.jpg"=20)
BY TRAVIS =
PARSONS=20
The Southern=20
Gazette
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| Kristin Francis =
is one of=20
18 contestants vying this weekend for =
Miss Teen=20
Newfoundland and Labrador 2008. Travis =
Parsons=20
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Photo | |
Kristi=
n=20
Francis, a level III student at John Burke High, =
was=20
crowned =E2=80=98Miss Teen Southern =
Newfoundland=E2=80=99 last fall.=20
Since then, the 17-year-old has been busy =
preparing for=20
the upcoming =E2=80=98Miss Teen Newfoundland and =
Labrador=E2=80=99=20
pageant.
The event takes place over a =
three-day=20
period with the actual pageant this Sunday, Feb. =
17, in=20
the Arts and Culture Center at St. =
John=E2=80=99s.
The=20
academic test, fitness test and interviews total =
75 per=20
cent of the overall score. These events will be=20
completed prior to pageant night. It=E2=80=99s =
the 12th year for=20
the event.
2007 winner Danielle Seward of =
Heart=E2=80=99s=20
Delight-Islington will crown her successor this =
weekend=20
from among 18 contestants.
As well as the =
various=20
pageant scoring events, contestants will =
participate in=20
several social activities throughout the =
weekend, which=20
creates a hectic, but exciting schedule for all =
the=20
girls involved.
The contestants will be =
treated to a=20
tour of the House of Assembly; various seminars =
on=20
topics of Healthy Living, Positive Body Image,=20
Professional Runway Techniques and Hair Care =
&=20
Styling; and other fun activities.
Overall, =
the=20
entrants must be of good health, moral character =
and=20
academic standing and possess poise, =
personality,=20
intelligence, charm and overall personal=20
appearance.
Knowing what it takes to become =
Miss Teen=20
Newfoundland and Labrador, and being the lone=20
representative this year from the Burin =
Peninsula,=20
Kristin has been working hard to prepare for the =
big=20
event.
=E2=80=9CI have been busy this past =
while preparing=20
for the upcoming Miss Teen Newfoundland and =
Labrador=20
Pageant. I have been doing various exercises =
such as=20
sit-ups and push-ups to prepare for the fitness =
test,=20
following current events about the province and =
brushing=20
up on my written skills to prepare for the =
academic=20
component.
=E2=80=9CI am very excited and a =
little nervous at=20
the same time about the whole experience, but I =
am=20
looking forward to meeting and making friends =
with the=20
other contestants and I have been in contact =
with past=20
participants who have been very supportive and =
have=20
given me very helpful =
advice.=E2=80=9D
Leading up to the=20
pageant, the general public is urged to vote in =
a new=20
category this year, =E2=80=98The =
People=E2=80=99s Choice=20
Award=E2=80=99.
Photos of the 2008 Miss Teen =
Newfoundland and=20
Labrador Pageant contestants were posted Feb. 3 =
on the=20
web site =E2=80=98www.nfpageants.net=E2=80=99. =
Voting for this new award=20
is now underway until Feb. 16.
The contestant =
with=20
the most votes will receive this award, to be =
announced=20
on stage during the pageant. If anyone wishes to =
vote=20
for Ms. Francis, this can be done by visiting =
the web=20
site or sending an email to=20
=E2=80=98peopleschoice@nfpageants.net=E2=80=99 =
and in the subject line=20
type =E2=80=98KRISTIN FRANCIS =E2=80=93 SOUTHERN =
NEWFOUNDLAND=E2=80=99 and then=20
hit send.
While Kristin is getting a large =
amount of=20
support from the public, as well as past =
participants,=20
her parents are firmly in her corner as =
well.
=E2=80=9CWe=20
wish her all the best of luck in the upcoming =
pageant=20
and we would like to thank everyone who has =
voted for=20
her so far for the People=E2=80=99s Choice =
Award.=E2=80=9D=20
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