Galaxy Pageant Finals

With all the heat and humidity already in the air, the Galaxy pageants took stage and added an electric excitement to the atmosphere. The venue was standing room only; again, only emphasizing that they have outgrew their facility.

The opening number was wonderful with so much energy on stage that I'm told lights dimmed in Disney World momentarily during the number! (Just kidding!) The stage had all the delegates from each division decked out in a sassy blue dresses.

The show moved briskly with quick displays of the swimsuit, fashion, and evening gown--judging was completed during the preliminaries. A very cool detail to the rapid fire program was having the reigning queens come out in their swimsuit, fashion and gown preceding each competition--great way to keep the queens a part of the finals without dragging out the proceedings. Judges were introduced during clothing changes. Our hosts for the evening were Maria Torres and Abigail Sanchez. Amanda Mason, the outgoing Miss Teen Galaxy, sang a selection off of her upcoming pop CD.

After all the wardrobe presentations, it was time for the reigning queens to take their final walks and say their farewells. After those seemingly endless goodbyes, the suspense was built to a fever pitch. The program revved right back up with the placement announcements.

Top 10 Miss:
Wyoming
Illinois
East Coast
U.S.
Maryland
Florida
New York
Midwest
Canada
Michigan

Top 5 Teen:
Maryland 4th runner up
Louisiana - 3rd runner up
Arizona - 2nd runner up
Texas - 1st runner up
Carribean, Ashley Perez - Miss Teen Galaxy

Top 5 Miss:
Midwest - 4th runner up
Illinois - 3rd runner up
Florida - 2nd runner up
Canada - 1st runner up
U.S., Jennifer Ruiz - Miss Galaxy

Top 5 Ms.:
Montana - 4th runner up
Great Lakes - 3rd runner up
Maryland - 2nd runner up
New York - 1st runner up
Illinois, Laura Buhmann - Ms. Galaxy

Top 5 Mrs.:
Maryland - 4th runner up
North America - 3rd runner up
Latina - 2nd runner up
Florida - 1st runner up
Pennsylvania, Deborah Wright - Mrs. Galaxy

Photogenic:
Teen - Carribean and Texas (tie)
Miss - U.S.
Ms. - Maryland
Mrs. - Florida and Pennsylvania (tie)

Swimsuit:
Teen Carribean
Miss Canada
Ms. New York
Mrs. Florida

Fashion:
Teen Carribean
Miss U.S.
Ms. Maryland
Mrs. Florida

Gown:
Teen Texas
Miss Florida and U.S. (tie)
Ms. New York
Mrs. Florida and Pennsylvania (tie)

Interview:
Teen United Kingdom
Miss U.S.
Ms. Montana
Mrs. Maryland

Congeniality:
Teen Arizona
Miss United Kingdom
Ms. Virginia
Mrs. Canada

TFTJ People's Choice:
Teen Florida
1st runner up - Teen Arizona

Galaxy Spirit Award:
Miss East Coast

Supermodel with Style:
Miss Canada

reporting: Tim, Pageantcast