Miss Latin America Organization widens search nationwide for USA delegate to its world competition

The Miss Latin America Organization continues to expand its network of pageant affiliates nationwide and has just added Oklahoma to the growing list of states holding preliminaries to select their delegates to the Miss Latina US™ and Miss Teen US Latina™ national pageants. Higher Reach Enterprises by LCM has picked up the state license and will produce the first ever Miss & Teen Oklahoma Latina™ Pageants in history. Oklahoma is the latest state to become part of the largest Latina pageant network in the world started in the United States.

“We’ve seen an increased interest of young Hispanic women in participating in our pageant,” said President and Founder Acirema Alayeto. “I think it is a further indication of the new generation of Hispanic women evolving in the United States; one that is intent on obtaining recognition of the personal and cultural attributes of young Hispanic women beyond their physical beauty. Their desires for achievement, recognition and the betterment of themselves and their families are shaping the future economy and culture of this country.” Alayeto concluded.

More states are sought for greater representation of the Latino population that now stretches all over the country as never before. Since 2003, national heritage representations are also being accepted.

Previous Miss Latina US titleholders have come from Arizona, California, Florida, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Texas, Utah and Washington, D.C. They have been of Mexican, Cuban, Guatemalan, Puerto Rican, Colombian, Peruvian, Bolivian, Costa Rican, Nicaraguan and Dominican descent, a testament to the vast number of nationalities that comprises the large Hispanic population now living in the United States of America.

The winner of the Miss Latina US Pageant advances, in representation of the USA, to the international competition to select Miss Latin America held annually in different Latin American countries. Single Latinas ages 18 to 27 are encouraged to participate in their state preliminaries or apply for state representation where none exist. Information on participation and directorship opportunities can be found at www.missamericalatina.com.

The current Miss Latin America is attorney Heidi Garcia of Guatemala. Yalena Matos (Cuban) of Oregon holds the Miss Latina US title and Nicole Korrody (Mexican) of Texas reigns as Miss Teen US Latina.

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About Organizacion Miss America Latina, Inc.: based in Miami, Florida, it is the oldest and largest producer of Latina pageants worldwide. Beginning in 1981, founding President Acirema Alayeto created an international pageant system where Latin American women from around the world annually compete for the title of Miss Latin AmericaA®, best known worldwide as “Miss America Latina.” The company also produces the annual Miss Latina US™ and Miss Teen US Latina™ national pageants.”*

*From: http://www.prlog.org
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