Miami, FLVictoria Cowen, Miss Florida 2014, will meet and greet residents in Miami's Buena Vista neighborhood on Tuesday, May 12th, during the annual
Meet Miss Florida Day presented by the non-profit,
BADAZZ Foundation, a Miami-based community empowerment organization. Miss Florida 2014 will hear stories from volunteers about the beautification and restoration efforts of BADAZZ Foundation, which is dedicated to ending urban blight and empowering residents to restore and beautify their own communities. Miss Florida will also share the details of her own community service projects. BADAZZ is an acronym which stands for
Building, Altruistic, Dynamic, Able-bodied, Zealous, Zeniths. Carol Storms the CEO of
BADAZZ Foundation in partnership with representatives from the
Miss Florida Pageant, are hosting the meet and greet. Storms said, "it is our distinct honor to introduce Miss Florida 2014 to our BADAZZ Volunteers and showcase the work we've done. Victoria and other beautiful and intelligent, service-minded young women, who have held the Miss Florida Pageant crown, understand the importance of giving back and community involvement. We are excited to show Miss Florida how with hard work and good deeds volunteers can be inspired to restore abandoned houses into beautiful "BADAZZ CRYBS." We hope her visit will inspire and encourage others to become involved in restoration projects in their own communities," Storms said.Victoria Cowen Miss Florida 2014, is a senior at Florida State University majoring in Marketing and Professional Sales. She won the Miss Florida title in June 2014 when she competed with 49 other young women for the opportunity to represent the Sunshine State and an educational scholarship of $18,000.00. As Miss Florida she travels the state promoting her personal platform,
One Chance, One Choice, Inc. She is a state ambassador for Miss America’s national platform partner,
Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, and is the Face of the Miss Florida Organization. Victoria serves as a spokesperson for the
Everglades Foundation advocating the protection and restoration of America’s Everglades.
Victoria was Florida’s representative at the 2015 Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey and was selected as the third runner up, preliminary swimsuit winner, and recipient of the Charles & Teresa Brown Scholarship. Through her participation in the Miss Florida and the Miss America Pageant, Victoria has won $37,500.00 for her educational assistance.
Victoria will crown her successor, Miss Florida 2015, on June 20, 2015, at the Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg. This is the Miss Florida Pageant’s 80th Anniversary celebration – Shining Bright since 1935!
The Miss America Organization is the world’s largest provider of scholarship assistance for young women and one of nation’s largest achievement programs. The Organization provides young women with a microphone to further their personal and professional goals and instills a spirit of service through a variety of community-based programs.
Since June 2011, the BADAZZ Foundation, has been restoring and renovating abandoned houses in Miami's Buena Vista neighborhood. BADAZZ Foundation CEO Carol Storms has enlisted a team of volunteers to help clean up boarded up homes in the neighborhood, bringing a renewed sense of hope and pride to the community. The Non-profit's mission in part is to transform boarded up buildings into so-called beautiful "BADAZZ CRYBS."
What: Miss Florida Day Presented by Miami's BADAZZ Foundation
Who: Miss Florida Victoria Cowen and BADAZZ Foundation Volunteers
When: Tuesday, May 12th 4pm-6pm
Where: 568 NW 50 st Miami, FL 33127
To interview Miss Florida contact Tandi Wilder at She Got Game Media (305) 520-9703 or email sggmedia305@gmail.com.
