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11 lovely young ladies competing in Miss AV Latina this Saturday

by The AV Times Staff • April 25, 2014

Picture from left to right: Kaiya Fritsch, Gianna Garcia, Alyssa Rivera, Giselle Mejia, Camila Rubio, Yanely Guillen, Kennedi Huth, Isabella Mancera, Liliana Cooper, Victoria Gleason. (Not pictured: Loraina Calderon)
Picture from left to right: Kaiya Fritsch, Gianna Garcia, Alyssa Rivera, Giselle Mejia, Camila Rubio, Yanely Guillen, Kennedi Huth, Isabella Mancera, Liliana Cooper, Victoria Gleason. (Not pictured: Loraina Calderon)

PALMDALE – Eleven lovely ladies will take part in a competition this Saturday that showcases the music, culture, and traditions of the Antelope Valley’s Latino community.

The inaugural Miss AV Latina pageant takes place from 3 to 5:30 p.m. this Saturday, April 26, at the Chimbole Cultural Center, located at 38350 Sierra Highway in Palmdale.

“We are asking [residents] to support the girls of the community. They come from all over the Antelope Valley, including Lake Hughes, Rosamond, Lancaster and Palmdale, and they are proud of their heritage,” said Pageant Director Waunette Cullors, adding that the young ladies are representing Nicaragua, El Salvador, Panama and Mexico.

“They will be giving speeches and demonstrations to highlight where their family origin is from,” Cullors continued.

The pageant categories are: Tiny Miss AV Latina, Little Miss AV Latina, Young Miss AV Latina, Junior Miss AV Latina, and Miss AV Latina.

Contestants will be judged on their grace and stage presence, interviewing skills, impromptu questions, and a speech focusing on how their culture and heritage shape their personal identity.

The winners will serve as ambassadors for the Antelope Valley’s Latino community for one year, participating in parades and community events, as well as a service project.

“They’ll take part in events such as the Cesar Chavez parade in Littlerock, Cinco de Mayo, the Tamale Festival, and all other community events and programs that highlight the Latino culture in the Antelope Valley,” Cullors said.

The inaugural Miss AV Latina pageant is sponsored by Pueblo Y Salud and supported by the AV Dreamers.

Tickets are $10 at the door. All Community Queens are welcome to attend.

For more information, call Waunette Cullors at 661-202-4484 or Christina Zulu at 661-860-6543

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Filed Under: Littlerock, Palmdale, Rosamond

19 comments for "11 lovely young ladies competing in Miss AV Latina this Saturday"

  1. bird says

    April 29, 2014 at 7:57 am

    Why do some people have to put a negative spin on just about everything? Be grateful, and thankful; it catches on and spreads. Much better than spreading hate. We are becoming nation of whiners; looking for the worst.

  2. Linda S says

    April 28, 2014 at 3:43 pm

    Why do they get their “members only” club? It seems that certain classes of people can exercise their rights with immunity while others have to keep theirs in check. And fyi – I’ll be flying the American flag on May 5th.

    • Wow says

      April 28, 2014 at 6:02 pm

      Good for you! Where did your family immigrate from? Unless, of course you are a Native American, then please excuse my question- since they are the only true Americans and they hold on to their customs dearly and I bet you would not have he face to make a dumb and narrow minded remark.

    • EducateEveryone says

      April 28, 2014 at 6:25 pm

      Do you hate when Jewish celebrate their traditions? How about when blacks celebrate their heritage? When Irish celebrate st. Patricks day? When people celebrate Mardi Gras? How about when Christians celebrate Easter or Christmas? Point taken? Ignorant!

  3. bird says

    April 28, 2014 at 1:52 pm

    Goldie Blox instead of tiaras.

  4. AV Folk says

    April 27, 2014 at 7:51 pm

    Hopefully the crown does’t go to their heads. Miss Lancaster is on a real downward spiral. I remember when beauty pageant winners were given the key to the city. Now they would sell the key for crack.

  5. Sancho says

    April 25, 2014 at 11:21 pm

    Miss AV Latina????

    When is the Miss AV Caucasian? This is such racist crap!!!!!!!!!!

    • Will says

      April 26, 2014 at 10:10 pm

      This year’s Miss City of Palmdale pageant is subtitled From Her Cowboy Boots to Her Country Roots.” Any other questions?

      • Eric says

        April 27, 2014 at 12:24 pm

        Hispanic people don’t own cowboy boots? African-American men have never ranched? Is farming a strictly American, Caucasian endeavor?

        • AV Folk says

          April 28, 2014 at 1:24 am

          Let’s just all agree that beauty pageants are totally trivial nonsense and move on.

          • Eric says

            April 28, 2014 at 9:50 am

            Empowering young women is not trivial. “Feminists” have been attacking these things for years, and I for one, am glad to see the pageants continue. My issue is not with the pageant, its the divisive nature that sub categorizing these creates.

          • me says

            April 28, 2014 at 11:22 am

            Yeah I wish they would disappear. If dressing little girls up in evening wear and tiaras is still the only way to “empower” young women, than we’ve failed as a society!

          • me says

            April 28, 2014 at 11:30 am

            Since only 5 won, I would also question the resources invested to “empower” only 5 people. Were the losers “empowered”? I doubt it.

          • Eric says

            April 28, 2014 at 12:02 pm

            Everybody shouldn’t get a trophy. Sometimes the most character is developed by a loss rather than a win.

    • Former AV'er says

      April 28, 2014 at 7:19 pm

      Somebody please tell me why Miss AV Latina is acceptable racism?

      • Kay says

        April 28, 2014 at 7:24 pm

        Since you have already come to your own faulty conclusion, how about YOU tell us. Just how exactly is Miss AV Latina racist? What race is being deprived of rights? And just so you know, there are black, white and brown Latinas. I’ll wait for your reply.

  6. Eric says

    April 25, 2014 at 6:05 pm

    Alright, I’ll bite. I’m not a fan of competitions being narrowed like this, but I’m not going to argue. I will say that with the amount of Hispanic/Latino people out here, the fact that there are only 11 entries (with 5 categories), is a bit disconcerting. Was there some kind of blacklisting with the other pageants that discouraged entry? Why so many categories for so few, you aren’t stimulating real competition.

    There is nothing wrong with telling these girls they have a rich heritage and allowing them to celebrate it. However this is quickly looking like an attempt to put up some poor girl for someone else’s agenda.

  7. Army Vet says

    April 25, 2014 at 4:38 pm

    Disregard my first message. Either AV Times removed this guys comment or he took it down

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