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Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Miss Michigan to Join Drug-Free Discussion at L'Anse Creuse Dialogue Day

Reigning Miss Michigan 2012, Angela Venditti, will serve as the keynote speaker at the L’Anse Creuse Community Action Coalition's annual Dialogue Day.

Given her platform to encourage discussion of teen drug abuse, organizers of the L’Anse Creuse Community Action Coalition's annual Dialogue Day say Miss Michigan Angela Venditti was a natural choice to serve as the keynote speaker of this year's event. “We are thrilled to have Angela with us this year as her platform is ‘Above the Influence: Keeping Kids Drug Free,’ which is a main objective of our Coalition,” said Julie Rickel, chairperson for Dialogue Day, in a statement. Started more than a decade ago, Dialogue Day is designed to bring students and community leaders together to freely talk about issues such as personal empowerment, bullying, healthy teen relationships, drug use/abuse and more. Divided into small groups by topic, both …

Saturday, January 12, 2013

Miss Michigan Misses Crown, New York to Reign as Miss America in 2013

Shelby Township native and former Miss St. Clair Shores, Angela Venditti, competed for the title of Miss America on Saturday.

Miss Michigan represented the Mitten State with pride but won't be bringing the Miss America crown home to the Motor City in 2013. Angela Venditti, of Shelby Township, competed against 52 other women Saturday night at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas for the title of Miss America. Miss New York, Mallory Hytes Hagan, was ultimately crowned and will be the recipient of a $50,000 scholarship. Venditti arrived in Las Vegas earlier this week to take part in a series of preliminary competitions leading up to the Jan. 12 pageant. She did not advance to the semifinal round. A former Miss St. Clair Shores, Venditti traveled to the Miss America competition toting her platform of "Above the Influence: Keeping Kids Drug Free." Crowned…

cee robin

5:00 pm on Sunday, January 13, 2013

Why did she bring up Mitt Romney; as if we ALL like him! He lost, thank G-d! I know that this contest was sponsored by Amway, that is owned by the other Repub DeVos family, but that was unnecessary to brag about being from Michigan and including Romney in that bit . . .yuck. You're gonna tell me DeVos and Amway had nothing to do with what she said?   more ›

Miss Michigan Takes the Stage Tonight for the Miss America Crown

Macomb County native Angela Venditti will compete tonight in the Miss America Pageant in Las Vegas.

Miss Michigan will try to outshine 52 other women tonight at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas to become Miss America. Angela Venditti, of Shelby Township, has been competing all week in preliminary competitions leading up to the pageant at 9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12. The pageant, hosted by Chris Harrison and Brooke Burke-Charvet, will be broadcast on ABC-TV nationally and on WXYZ-Channel 7 locally. Venditti, who was Miss St. Clair Shores when she was crowned Miss Michigan in June, has a platform of "Above the Influence: Keeping Kids Drug Free." Patch will have results after the pageant. And if you want to wish her well, say "break a fingernail," Venditti told Patch previously.

Barb Tomaszewski

8:47 am on Saturday, January 12, 2013

Break a fingernail Angela good luck from HFM Orchardview OB/GYN tell your mom HI !!!!!!!!!!!!!   more ›

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Proud Mom of Miss Michigan Talks About Her Daughter

Vita Venditti talks to Fox 2 about her daughter, Miss Michigan Angela Venditti, just days before she participates in the Miss America Pageant.

Vita Venditti left Tuesday for Las Vegas to watch her daughter, Miss Michigan Angela Venditti, participate in the Miss America Pageant. The proud mother told Fox 2 in an interview that the Shelby Township resident and former Miss St. Clair Shores didn't participate in her first pageant until after high school and is following in her mother's footsteps. Angela volunteered as a teen at C.A.R.E., where her mother works, which is an organization which helps families affected by substance abuse. Now as Miss Michigan, Venditti's platform is "Above the Influence: Keeping Kids Drug Free." Venditti said before the main pageant Saturday, which will be broadcast on ABC-TV, her daugther will take part in on-stage question Tuesday, swimsuit and event …

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Miss Michigan Begins Quest for Miss America Crown

Macomb County native Angela Venditti is prepping for the Miss America Pageant.

After years of dreaming, and months of preparation, Miss Michigan Angela Venditti begins her journey today to be crowned Miss America. Venditti, of Shelby Township, was Miss St. Clair Shores when she was crowned Miss Michigan in June. Since the Miss Michigan Pageant in Muskegeon, she has been preparing for the Miss America Pageant Jan. 12 at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino. "It has been a whirlwind," said Venditti, who has traveled thousands of miles and covered nearly the entire state. "There has been a lot of planning for Miss America." Since the crown was placed on her head in June, the 24 yearold has been crossing the state in Chevrolet Volt, speaking to audiences and representing the Miss America pageant to groups, …

Sunday, December 30, 2012

New Year’s Eve Parties, Christmas Tree Disposal, Vote for Miss Michigan and More

New Baltimore-Chesterfield Patch recaps the news of the week.

Here’s a look at some of the headlines this week from New Baltimore-Chesterfield Patch.

Friday, December 28, 2012

Vote for Miss Michigan as People's Choice for Miss America

Miss Michigan Angela Venditti, a Shelby Township resident and past Miss St. Clair Shores, will be competing in the Miss America Pageant. Before she competes, voters can cast a vote to make her the People's Choice.

Angela Venditti will soon be heading to Las Vegas to compete in the Miss America Pageant at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino. Before the Shelby Township resident and former Miss St. Clair Shores competes, supporters can cast a vote for her as People's Choice for Miss America.  Click on People's Choice for Miss America to watch Venditti's video vote once before voting ends on Jan. 10. The final pageant when the People's Choice will be named and Miss America will be crowned will be Saturday, Jan. 12, and will be broadcast on WXYZ-TV Channel 7.

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