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Miss Teen Duncanville, Sydney Capello was crowned Miss Teen Texas on Saturday, July 5, 2008. at the Will Rogers Memorial Center Theater in Fort Worth. Sydney was selected to represent Texas in the Miss America’s Outstanding Teen Pageant in Orlando on August 16th. As the winner of the Miss Teen Texas Scholarship Pageant, Sydney received $4,000.00 in US Savings Bonds. She was also a preliminary fitness winner, overall fitness winner, overall evening gown winner, and photographer’s choice for most photogenic garnering an additional $600.00 in US Savings Bonds.
Sydney Capello, formerly Miss Teen Duncanville and now Miss Teen Texas 2008, is a 15 year old sophomore in the Gifted and Talented Program. She is also the recipient of the Duke University Talent Identification Honoree award and the Circle of Hope Community Service Award. She is also a member of the Honor Roll. Sydney joined Texas Senator Jane Nelson, Lance Armstrong and Governor Rick Perry for the signing of a groundbreaking cancer bill (Proposition 15). She is also partnered with the American Cancer Society, the Susan G. Komen Foundation, LiveStrong, and several other organizations to raise funds for cancer research. She is currently a member of Girls4Life and previously with God’s Country Kids where she promotes positive messages through song. Sydney has been featured in Girl’s Life national magazine, has received the Healthcare Heroes Award in 2005 along with Dr. Ronald Blank, former surgeon general for the US Army.
ABOUT THE MISS TEEN TEXAS SCHOLARSHIP PAGEANT
The Miss Texas’ Outstanding Teen Program began in 1990 as the Miss Teen Texas Program. The program provides young women the opportunity to be better prepared as they move into the “Miss” competition age group. The Miss Teen Texas Competition is a program of the Miss Texas Organization. The Miss Texas Organization is an official state preliminary to the Miss America pageant. The Miss America Organization is the largest source for scholarship assistance for women in the world.
This press release with photo was submitted to the Duncanville Chamber by Sherry Hanson and she may be reached at elliscty@sbcglobal.net.
For more information on the Miss Teen Texas Scholarship Pageant, contact The Miss Texas Organization at www.missteentexas.org -
