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Telemundo WWDT Naples- Fort Myers Sponsors Miss Florida Quince

(Naples, FL. April 30, 2010) – Miss Florida Quince Pageant and Expo announced today that Telemundo WWDT Naples – Fort Myers television station has agreed to sponsor their quince event in SW Florida. Local television advertisements will begin to air by May 1^st to invite Quinceañeras and Latina brides from the nearby communities to attend on May 23^rd at the Three Oaks Banquet and Conference Center in Estero.

This special event expo is offering the planning resources needed to celebrate any social occasion. Guests can attend the expo free of charge from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm, by registering themselves on the event’s Facebook Page, whose link can be found on-line at: www.MissFloridaQuince.com. The general public may purchase tickets for the Pageant portion of the event on this official web site as well, for a special on-line price of $15.00. The pageant admission tickets will be sold at the door at $20.00 per person. The VIP cocktail reception and pageant presentation will begin after the business expo, and the attire is semi-formal or business casual.

Besides Telemundo 43, other well known community sponsors such as the chosen venue, The Three Oaks Banquet and Conference Center, the Dillard’s Store at Coconut Point Estero, (who will be providing make-overs and fashions from their Junior department), the Southwest Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, ReeCorp Events, Nuevos Ecos Hispanic Newspaper, and Modern Bride of SW Florida, (a Cape Coral boutique dressing the contestants in gorgeous Quinceañera gowns from House of Wu; a Florida design company), have all pledged their support for that day. The organizers, The Event Lady of Florida Weddings and Special Events and Somos Magazine, are excited and grateful to have these businesses join their unique production.

The MFQ event directors will be releasing the names of their contestants also on the first week of May, and their images will grace the pages of the Miss Florida Quince web site. The scholarship prize decision is being carefully reviewed and will be announced in the next Press Release, along with the Pageant Judges names. The event’s goal is to select the best award method in order to provide the winner with a useful education prize. Participation in the form of donations to the Miss Florida Quince Pageant Scholarship Fund will be accepted from businesses and private donors. Corporate Contestant Sponsorship information is also available upon request.

For Information Please Contact:
Marketing Department E-mail: Info@MissFloridaQuince.com
Telephone: (239) 596-8777 or (239) 334-0945

Isabel Albuerne “The Event Lady”, who coordinates these quince festivities comments, “The Quinceañera celebration is a much needed tradition, one we need to help maintain alive for our Latino youth. These receptions resemble the famous debutante balls of yesterday, and benefit and enrich the social development of the young ladies of our community. This pageant-expo event is an opportunity to see the similarities within Quinceañeras and Sweet Sixteen celebration styles, therefore uniting teenage girls of all cultures to share an enriching, youth experience.” 

Natalia Harding, Somos Magazine editor states, “The Hispanic Quince market is booming in Florida. The Bridal industry is benefiting from this growth by welcoming consumers of Quinceañeras and Sweet Sixteen celebrations, which are similar in style and use many of the same providers. Part of this activity will be an Expo in which professionals can assist in the planning of these special events by displaying their services and products to the local community.” 

The closing ceremony of the event will be a Pageant production, much like a fashion run-way style presentation in which Florida teens will compete for the tiara and many coveted prizes.  Contestants are being invited to E-mail their entries with an image and a composition on the topic: “Why I Should be Selected to Wear the First Miss Florida Quince Crown.” Characteristics such as academic achievements, community participation, poise and personality will play a role in the selection process. The requirements and criteria for the Pageant can be obtained via the contact information offered in this press release. 

Sponsorship Media Kit is also available. 

For Further Information Contact: 

Marketing Department 

E-mail: Info@MissFloridaQuince.com 

Telephone: (239) 596-8777 or (239) 334-0945