DC Has Two New Queens. Television Producer and Tech Wiz Both Win Top Honors at Historic Pageant.

4/16/19 Washington, DC. The District of Columbia has two new queens! On Sunday, April 14th  the Miss DC for America and Mrs. DC America pageant was held at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC.  Megan Eunpu, representing Capitol Hill, was crowned as Miss DC for America 2019 and Nikka Noya, from DuPont Circle, was crowned as Mrs. DC America 2019. The 2018 Mrs. DC America titleholder, Leiah Rocheleau, crowned both ladies.

Megan Eunpu is in government IT in Washington, DC. She made history by becoming the first ever Miss DC for America. She will vie for the title of Miss for America at the National pageant being held in August. She will tout the platform: “Inspiration Across Nations.” Having grown up in the Washington DC area, Megan is beyond honored to represent our nation’s capital. She briefly left the area to obtain her undergraduate degree in business marketing at the University of South Carolina. Post-college, after a short time in Charlotte working for NASCAR, she returned to the DC area and began her career in technology, focused on the federal government sector.

Nikki Noya is a cable television Executive Producer and Co-host of “The Jet Set.” She will compete at the National Mrs. America pageant in August, touting the platform, “Dress for Success.” Nikki is of Hawaiian/Irish descent and since a young age has had a love for travel and athleticism. She is a former Junior Olympian (swimming and volleyball) and professional international volleyball player. She is a graduate of the University of Rhode Island Kingston with a Bachelor of Arts Communications. Combining her loves she has hosted health and wellness segments on CNN. Currently, she is the Executive Producer and co-host of “The Jet Set”, a cable travel shows with a premise of making travel fun and accessible.

The winners of Miss DC for America and Mrs. DC America will move on to their respective national pageants, Miss for America and Mrs. America, in August.  The national pageants will be held at the Westgate Hotel in Las, Vegas.

The pageant was produced by An Officer and Gentlewoman, LLC, A Veteran-Owned production company, headquartered in Washington, DC. The event was presented by ThomasRiley Strategies, LLC, listed on Inc. magazines top 5000 companies in America.

Winners:

Miss Division:

Winner: Megan Eunpu

1st RU: Touraine Lynch

2nd RU: Auriel Lee

Miss Fitness: Deveney Shea

Miss Photogenic: Megan Eunpu

Fabulous Face Award: Megan Eunpu

Mrs Division:

Winner: Nikki Noya

1st RU: Brittney Jordan, Esq.

2nd RU: Erika Pezella

3rd RU: Jill Short

Mrs. Fitness: Nikki Noya

Mrs. Photogenic: Nikki Noya

Fabulous Face Winner: Dr. Thandeka Myeni

Overall categories:

Sponsorship Award: Brittney Jordan, Esq.

Congeniality Award: Nikki Noya

Entourage Award: Megan Eunpu

Megan Eunpu and Nikki Noya wave to the crowd after being crowned Miss DC for America and Mrs. DC America, respectivly.

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Mission: The Miss DC for America and Mrs. DC America publicly recognize women, living within a 25-mile radius of Washington, DC, who have obtained personal, professional, and community achievements. As official preliminary pageants to Miss for America and Mrs. America, respectively, the pageants welcome women from all ethnic backgrounds to compete in a yearly pageant for the titles. 

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Triathlete and Gymnastics’ Coach Both Win Top Honors at PA Pageant.

4-8-2019 Lancaster, PA. The state of Pennsylvania has two new queens! On Saturday, April 6th, the Miss PA for America and Mrs. PA America pageant was held at the Ware Theater in Lancaster, PA.  Mindy Jo Miller, from Butler County, was crowned as Miss PA for America 2019 and Rebecca West-Hensinger, from Lehigh County, was crowned as Mrs. PA America 2019. The 2018 Mrs. PA America titleholder, Sandahl Taylor, crowned both ladies.

Rebecca West Hensinger, an award-winning Ironman Triathlete was crowned Mrs. Pennsylvania America 2019. Her pageant platform is “Educational Equality.”  She has completed triathlons on four continents and was a member of Team USA triathlon 2018. She has been awarded All World Athlete Ironman status 3 years in a row and currently holds Silver status for her international top 5% age group finish times. She is currently in active training to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro with her husband in 2020.

Mindy Jo Miller, a gymnastics’ coach, made history by becoming the first ever Miss Pennsylvania for America 2019, a pageant designed for woman who are single (Never Married, Divorced, Widowed or Legally Separated). Her pageant platform is “The Silent Epidemic:  Bringing Awareness to Anxiety and Depression.” Mindy graduated from Butler County Community College in Butler, PA with an associate degree in Communications. She is also a graduate from ICM School of Business with an associate degree in Business Management. She is currently enrolled at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition for Health Coaching.

The winners of Miss PA for America and Mrs. PA America will move on to their respective national pageants, Miss for America and Mrs. America, in August.  The national pageants will be held at the Westgate Hotel in Las, Vegas.

The pageant was produced by An Officer and Gentlewoman, LLC, A Veteran-Owned production company, headquartered in Washington, DC. The event was presented by ThomasRiley Strategies, LLC, listed on Inc. magazines top 5000 companies in America.

Here are the winners:

Mrs. Division

Mrs. PA America 2019 Winner: Rebecca West-Hensinger

Mrs. PA America 2019 1st Runner-Up: Tammy Enck

Mrs. PA America 2019 2nd Runner-Up: Adrean Turner

Mrs. PA America Fabulous Face: Adrean Turner

Mrs. PA America 2019 Fitness Award: Rebecca West-Hensinger

Miss Division

Miss PA for America Winner: Mindy Jo Miller

Miss PA for America 1st Runner-Up: Tiffany Rivel

Miss PA for America 2nd Runner-Up: Rachel Rakovan

Miss PA for America Fabulous Face: Rachel Rakovan

Miss PA for America Fitness Award: Mindy Jo Miller

Overall Awards:

Miss PA America and Mrs. PA America 2019 Sponsorship Award: Rebecca West-Hensinger

Miss PA America and Mrs. PA America 2019 Congeniality Award: Rebecca West-Hensinger

Miss PA America and Mrs. PA America 2019 Entourage Award: Rebecca West-Hensinger

Rebecca West Hensinger and Mindy Jo Miller share their joy as top winners at the combined Miss PA for America and Mrs. PA America 2019 pageant.

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Mission: The Miss PA for America and Mrs. PA America publicly recognize women, living in the state of Pennsylvania, who have obtained personal, professional, and community achievements. As official preliminary pageants to Miss for America and Mrs. America, respectively, the pageants welcome women from all ethnic backgrounds to compete in a yearly pageant for the titles. 

For interviews, please contact pr@aoagwllc.com

Pennsylvania Native Wins Little Miss North America 2019 Contest

We have a new little princess reigning in America!

Bettis Bierenbaum was voted Little Miss North America 2019!

Bettis is 8 years old and resides in Pennsylvania with her parents, sister Layne ,and brother Harris. School is very important to her and she has worked hard to make it on the high honor roll each marking period. She is a member of the local soccer and golf teams and she is taking gymnastics lessons. She also enjoys swimming and plans to learn to surf this summer.

Bettis is named after Hall of Fame football great Jerome Bettis and she shares his passion for never quitting as well as helping others. There is never a time when she is not willing to help when asked. When it comes to supporting local charities she has worked to raise awareness and funding for many, including : The Bus Stops Here Foundation, God’s Got You Covered (GGYC), Girl’s Hope, Best of the Batch Foundation, JMD Cancer Resource Center and numerous Veteran’s charities. 

A portion of the LMNA proceeds support a non-profit that benefits the Health and Welfare of children. This year's beneficiary is Victoria's Voice and the kids and families raised $1,900 for the non-profit. Since its inception in 2017, the kids have raised $5,700 for the charity.

Follow Bettis in her reign on Facebook and Instagram.

The Little Miss North America court is:

Little Miss North America 2019: Bettis Bierenbaum of Pennsylvania

1st runner up is: Riley Marie Blackwell of Pennsylvania

2nd Runner-up is: Samiya Simmons of District of Columbia

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About Us:

The Little Miss North America, a subsidiary of An Officer and Gentlewoman, LLC, is a natural beauty photo contest for girls ages 7-12 years old, who live within the 50 states plus the District of Columbia. The yearly contest gives parents and children a fun opportunity to challenge themselves with an online competition to get the public’s vote and help raise funds for charity. The winner receives a beautiful sash and crown, gifts and bragging rights for the year. A portion of the proceeds support a non-profit that benefits the Health and Welfare of children. This year's beneficiary is Victoria's Voice and the kids and families raised $1,900 for the non-profit. Since its inception in 2017 the kids have raised $5,700 for the charity.

AOAGWLLC Announces Contestants Vying for Miss DC for America and Mrs. DC America 2019

Mark your calendars and grab your stylish evening attire as the District of Columbia sets out to crown two new pageant queens! The Miss DC for America and Mrs. DC America Pageant 2019, will be held on April 14th at 7pm at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC . The winners of each division will move on to compete at their National competition Miss for America and Mrs. America, respectively.

The pageant is currently produced by An Officer and Gentlewoman, LLC, a Veteran-owned production company headquartered in Washington, DC. The show is presented by ThomasRiley Strategies, LLC, listed on Inc. magazines top 5000 companies in America. The “Voice” Rick Bernstein will host the pageant for the 4th year in a row and the reigning Mrs. DC America 2018, Leiah Rocheleau, will crown her successor. She will also crown the first ever Miss DC for America.

Here is the list of the contestants for both Miss and Mrs. divisions:

Miss Adams Morgan- Touraine Lynch

Miss Anacostia-Ariel Miles

Miss Capitol Hill-Megan Eunpu

Miss Dupont Circle-Ashley Body

Miss Foggy Bottom-Deveney Shea

Miss Trinidad-Auriel Lee

Mrs. Downtown-Jill Short

Mrs. Dupont Circle-Nikki Noya

Mrs. Foggy Bottom-Dr. Emily Caster

Mrs. Georgetown-Sahar Majid

Mrs. Northwest-Brittney Jordan, Esq.

Mrs. Shaw-Dr. Thandeka Myeni

Mrs. SW Waterfront-Erika Pezzella

Click Tickets, to buy tickets to the event at the Kennedy Center, 2700 F. Street, NW Washington, DC 20566

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For press interviews, please contact pr@aoagwllc.com.

The Miss DC for America and Mrs. DC America Pageant publicly recognizes beautiful married women, living and/or working within a 25-mile radius of Washington, DC, who have obtained personal, professional, and community achievements. An official preliminary pageant to Miss for America and Mrs. America respectively, the  pageants welcome women from all ethnic backgrounds to compete in a yearly pageant for the titles. 

AOAGWLLC ANNOUNCES MISS PA FOR AMERICA AND MRS. PA AMERICA 2019 CONTESTANTS

Mark your calendars and grab your stylish evening attire as Pennsylvania sets out to crown two new pageant queens! The Miss PA for America and Mrs. PA America Pageant 2019, will be held on April 6th at 5pm at the Ware Theater in Lancaster, PA . The winners of each state division will move on to compete at their National competition Miss for America and Mrs. America, respectively.

Community leaders from around the state of Pennsylvania are expected to attend the event. The pageant is currently produced by An Officer and Gentlewoman, LLC, a Veteran-owned production company headquartered in Washington, DC. The show is presented by ThomasRiley Strategies, LLC, listed on Inc. magazines top 5000 companies in America. The “Voice” Rick Bernstein will host the pageant for the 4th year in a row and the reigning Mrs. PA America 2018, Sandahl Taylor, will crown her successor. She will also crown the first ever Miss PA for America.

Here is the list of the contestants for both Miss and Mrs. divisions:

Rachel Rakovan-Miss Allegheny County

Mindy Miller- Miss Butler County

Tiffany Rivel-Miss Philadelphia County

Adrean Turner- Mrs. Berks County

Tammie Enck-Mrs. Cumberland County

Rebecca West-Mrs. Lehigh County

Amber Benjamin-Mrs. Sullivan County

Rossdiny Pagan- Mrs. Washington County

Heather Husband-Mrs. Westmoreland County

Click Tickets, to buy tickets to the event at the Ware Center, 42 N Prince St, Lancaster, PA 17603.

Click Host Hotel, to make reservations at the Home2Suites by Hilton, 1584 Fruitville Pike, Lancaster, PA 17601.

For media passes, please fill out the request form, click here.

For press interviews, please contact pr@aoagwllc.com.

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The Miss PA for America and Mrs. PA America publicly recognize women, living in the state of Pennsylvania, who have obtained personal, professional, and community achievements. As official preliminary pageants to Miss for America and Mrs. America, respectively, the pageants welcome women from all ethnic backgrounds to compete in a yearly pageant for the titles. 

An Officer and Gentlewoman, LLC Announces Location for 2019 Miss DC for America and Mrs. DC for America Pageant.

2-1-2019 Washington, DC An Officer and Gentlewoman, LLC (AOAGWLLC) the Veteran-owned production company that produces the Miss DC for America and Mrs. DC America pageant, has made an announcement that they will be holding the pageant at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (Family Theater). The pageant will be held at 7pm on April 14, 2019. Tickets for the event are on sale now.

Unveiled on December 9, 2005, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts' new 324-seat Family Theater (formerly the Film Theater) provides a new home for world-class family theater performances and continues the Kennedy Center's $125 million commitment to performing arts education for adults and children alike.

“We are excited to have the Miss DC for America and Mrs. DC America pageant here at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. This will be an historical night because this is the first time our pageant has been held there,” states Raquel Riley Thomas, the owner of AOAGWLLC.

Community leaders from around the DC metro area are expected to attend the event. The production will be presented by ThomasRiley Strategies, LLC, listed on Inc. magazines top 5000 companies in America. Rick “The Voice” Bernstein, will co-host the pageant alongside DC radio host, Dr. Renee Allen, “The People’s Emcee.” The reigning queen, Leiah Rocheleau, will crown her successor and she will also crown the first ever Miss DC for America.

The winners of Miss DC for America and Mrs. DC America will move on to their respective national pageants, Miss for America and Mrs. America, in August. The national pageants will be held at the Westgate Hotel in Las, Vegas.

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The Miss DC for America and Mrs. DC America publicly recognizes women, living or working within a 25-mile radius of DC, who have obtained personal, professional, and community achievements. As official preliminary pageants to Miss for America and Mrs. America, respectively, the pageants welcome women from all ethnic backgrounds to compete in a yearly pageant for the titles. 

For media passes, please fill out the request form, click here:

For interviews, please contact pr@aoagwllc.com

An Officer and Gentlewoman, LLC Announces Location for 2019 Miss DE for America and Mrs. DE for America Pageant.

1-29-2019 Wilmington, DE An Officer and Gentlewoman, LLC (AOAGWLLC) the Veteran-owned production company that produces the Miss DE for America and Mrs. DE America pageant has made an announcement that they will be holding the pageant for the second year at The Grand (Baby Grand Theater). The pageant will be held at 5pm on April 27, 2019. Tickets for the event are on sale now.

Once the location of the historic Aldine Theater, built in 1921, The Grand acquired the lot in 1992 to build the Edith and Alexander F. Giacco Building in 2000. Occupying the first floor is the intimate 305-seat baby grand theater. The live @ the baby grand series complements Copeland Hall with a broad diversity of emerging comedians, bands and soloists, as well as established artists.

“We are excited to have the Miss DE for America and Mrs. DE America pageant here at the Baby Grand Theater. The pageant promotes professional and community achievements of women throughout our state and we support their efforts,” states Jessica Lewis, Contracts and Rental Manager of the Grand.

Community leaders from around the state of Delaware are expected to attend the event. The production will be presented by ThomasRiley Strategies, LLC, listed on Inc. magazines top 5000 companies in America. Rick “The Voice” Bernstein, will co-host the pageant alongside Mrs. Delaware America 2017, Ivana Hamilton. The reigning queen, Kimberly Phillips, will crown her successor and she will also crown the first ever Miss DE for America.

The winners of Miss DE for America and Mrs. DE America will move on to their respective national pageants, Miss for America and Mrs. America, in August.  The national pageants will be held at the Westgate Hotel in Las, Vegas.

The Miss DE for America and Mrs. DE America publicly recognize women, living in the state of Delaware, who have obtained personal, professional, and community achievements. As official preliminary pageants to Miss for America and Mrs. America, respectively, the pageants welcome women from all ethnic backgrounds to compete in a yearly pageant for the titles. 

Click here for Tickets.

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An Officer and Gentlewoman, LLC Announces New Location for 2019 Miss PA for America and Mrs. PA for America Pageant.

1-28-2019 Washington, DC. An Officer and Gentlewoman, LLC (AOAGWLLC) the Veteran-owned production company that produces the Miss PA for America and Mrs. PA America pageant, has made an announcement that they will be relocating the pageant to Lancaster, Pennsylvania. In the previous years, the pageant was held in Philadelphia.

The new location is at the Ware Center-Millersville University, in Lancaster. The pageant will be held at 5pm on April 6, 2019. Tickets for the event are on sale now.

The beautiful Ware center is one of the last buildings designed by world-renowned architect Philip Johnson completed in 2008. Originally built for the Pennsylvania Academy of Music, the facility includes state-of-the-art sound and acoustics befitting a world-class performance facility.

“We are excited to have the Miss PA for America and Mrs. PA America pageant here at the Ware Center. The pageant promotes achievements of women throughout our state and we support their efforts,” states Amy Banks, Arts Communication Manager.

The Miss PA for America and Mrs. PA America Pageant will be held at the Ware Center-Millersville University, in Lancaster, PA on April 6, 2019.

Community leaders from around the state of Pennsylvania are expected to attend the event. The production will be presented by ThomasRiley Strategies, LLC, listed on Inc. magazines top 5000 companies in America. The “Voice” Rick Bernstein will host the pageant for the 4th year in a row. The reigning queen, Sandahl Taylor will crown her successor and she will also crown the first ever Miss PA for America.

The winners of Miss PA for America and Mrs. PA America will move on to their respective national pageants, Miss for America and Mrs. America, in August.  The national pageants will be held at the Westgate Hotel in Las, Vegas.

The host hotel for the contestants is the Home2Suites by Hilton.

The Miss PA for America and Mrs. PA America publicly recognize women, living in the state of Pennsylvania, who have obtained personal, professional, and community achievements. As official preliminary pageants to Miss for America and Mrs. America, respectively, the pageants welcome women from all ethnic backgrounds to compete in a yearly pageant for the titles. 

Click Tickets, to buy tickets to the event at the Ware Center, 42 N Prince St, Lancaster, PA 17603

Click Host Hotel, to make reservations at the Home2Suites by Hilton, 1584 Fruitville Pike, Lancaster, PA 17601

For media passes, please fill out the request form, click here:

For interviews, please contact pr@aoagwllc.com

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