Role model with a sash: Miss Latina Racine isn’t a beauty pageant

Posted on: September 16th, 2007
Filed Under: [ Hispanic News ] [ Latinas ] [ Wisconsin ]
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“Tiaras and satin sashes might be part of the process, but Dolores Hernandez insists the Miss Latina Racine competition is not a beauty pageant.

“We’re hoping that we can project (the image of) a role model and not just somebody that’s hooked on their looks,” said Hernandez, an event co-founder.

Members of the Racine County community will honor five young women of Hispanic heritage Friday evening at the scholarship competition’s 10th annual dinner.”

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