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Hillsborough Girls State Finalists For National American Miss Princess Division

By Barbara Bottone
Ava & Scarlett Bottone from Hillsborough, NJ, have been chosen as a State Finalist in the National American Miss New Jersey Pageant to be held August 25th at the beaugiful Hilton East Brunswick, NJ The pageant is held for girls ages 4 through 6.
The Winner of the pageant will receive a $1,000 cash award, the official crown and banner, a bouquet of roses, and air transportation to compete in the national pageant at Disneyland in California.  Pageants are held for girls ages four to eighteen in five age groups.
The National American Miss pageants are dedicated to celebrating America’s greatness and encouraging it’s future leaders.  Each year the
thousands in scholarships and prizes to recognize and assist in the development of young women nationwide.  All activities are age-appropriate and family-oriented. 
Families interested in learning more about this unique and outstanding youth program may visiit www.namiss.com
The National American Miss pageants are for "Today’s Girl" and "Tommorow’s Leaders".  The Pageant program is based on inner beauty, as well as poise and presentation, and offers an "All-American spirit of fun for family and friends." Emphasis is placed on the importance of gaining self-confidence, learning new skills, learning good attitudes about competition, and setting and achieveiving personal goals.  The pageant seeks to recognize the accomplisments of each girl while encouraging her to set goals for the future.
Miss Ava Bottone and Miss Scarlett Bottone’s activities include Art, Animals, Singing, and dramatic play. They will love soccer, and will be in Cheerleading this upcoming season with the Jr. Raiders. 
Their Sponsors include Alpine Home Improvements, Five Guys Burgers & Fries of Hillsborough,  Gia’s North Avenue Salon on Garwood ,Mom and Dad, Grandparents, Uncles, and friends.