Miss Garden Grove Scholarship Pageant 2008 Contestants

2009 MISS GARDEN GROVE CONTESTANT INFORMATION

	NAME: Minh Ngoc Nguyen AGE: 23 SCHOOL: Orange Coast College MAJOR: General Education TALENT: Pop Vocal PLATFORM: Premature Birth Awareness SPONSOR: Grove Body Shop
	NAME: Theresa Phan AGE: 20 SCHOOL: Orange Coast College MAJOR: Associates of Arts Degree TALENT: Piano PLATFORM: Girl Scouts SPONSOR: Garden Grove Shell Station
	NAME: Gabrielle Pearson AGE: 18 SCHOOL: California State University, Fullerton MAJOR: Communications TALENT: Jazz/Character Dance PLATFORM: Preventing Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes SPONSOR: Garden Grove Evening Kiwanis
	NAME: Ann N. Nguyen AGE: 21 SCHOOL: Pepperdine University MAJOR: Biological-Psychology TALENT: Traditional Vietnamese Dan Tranh PLATFORM: Strengthening Character through Leadership and Purpose SPONSOR: Garden Grove Lions Club
	NAME: Amber McMillan AGE: 21 SCHOOL: California State University Long Beach MAJOR: Art Education TALENT: Pop Vocal PLATFORM: Autism Awareness SPONSOR: Widdicombe Enterprises, McDonalds
	NAME: Aimee Le AGE: 17 SCHOOL: La Quinta High School MAJOR: General Education TALENT: Classical Piano PLATFORM: Aiming High for the Disabled SPONSOR: Garden Grove Firefighters Association
	NAME: Jenna Howard AGE: 19 SCHOOL: California State University, Fullerton MAJOR: Visual Arts – Emphasis on Animation and Illustration TALENT: Jazz Dance PLATFORM: Melanoma Awareness and Prevention SPONSOR: Kiwanis Club of Greater Garden Grove
	NAME: Coreena Coleman AGE: 21 SCHOOL: University of California, Irvine MAJOR: Biology and Spanish TALENT: Vocal PLATFORM: Cultural Arts Awareness, Preservation and Celebration SPONSOR: Garden Grove Elks Lodge #1952
	NAME: Chrissie Leong AGE: 19 SCHOOL: University of California, Irvine MAJOR: Dance TALENT: Ballet on Pointe PLATFORM: Character Education SPONSOR: Garden Grove Rotary Club

2009 GARDEN GROVE’S OUTSTANDING TEEN CONTESTANTS

	NAME: Jessica Mills AGE: 15 SCHOOL: Pacifica High School TALENT: Lyrical Dance COMMUNITY SERVICE: Waste Awareness SPONSOR: MEAR Construction
	NAME: Kristina Anderson AGE: 13 SCHOOL: MacArthur Fundamental Intermediate TALENT: Pop Vocal COMMUNITY SERVICE: Cancer Awareness SPONSOR: Farmers and Merchants Bank
	NAME: Alyssa Alex AGE: 13 SCHOOL: Rancho Alamitos High School TALENT: Tap Dance COMMUNITY SERVICE: SPONSOR: B&D Towing, Inc.
	NAME: Valerie Alcaraz AGE: SCHOOL: TALENT: Original Poem COMMUNITY SERVICE: SPONSOR: Giuliano’s Specialty Foods
	NAME: Bree Morse AGE: 16 SCHOOL: Pacifica High School TALENT: Irish Dance – Soft Shoe COMMUNITY SERVICE: SPONSOR: The Colony of Performing Arts
	NAME: Emily Nguyen AGE: SCHOOL: TALENT: Ballet on Pointe COMMUNITY SERVICE: SPONSOR: Garden Grove Shell Station

Slide Show of previous Winners

2012 contestants photo and bio now online
Here

Leah Cecil, Miss Garden Grove 2011, competed against 59 other young women for the title of Miss California 2011 and placed first runner up! She also was recognized as the Outstanding Musician and won a total of $3,500 in scholarships.

Check out this link: http://www.youtube.com/gardengrovetv3

Congratulations to our two new titleholders! Miss Garden Grove 2011, Leah Cecil and Miss Garden Grove's Outstanding Teen 2011 Jessica Tonti.

If people would like to order 2011 photos they can contact Amber Palm at amberpalm44@yahoo.com.

To order a DVD copy of the 2011 Miss Garden Grove and
Garden Grove's Outstanding Teen Pageant click here

Photos can be viewed and purchased
HERE

Miss Garden Grove Information Contact Stacy Margolin at
(714) 342-6510

Each year the Miss Garden Grove Organization provides over $5,000 in scholarships to its contestants.