Bearden wins Miss International crown
PRESQUE ISLE – Brittany Bearden, of Presque Isle, is the 2010 Miss International.
The 37th Miss International Scholarship Pageant was held July 24 in St. Stephen, N.B. The goal of the pageant is to provide young ladies an opportunity to win scholarship money toward their education. Girls ages 17-24, from both Maine and Canada, are eligible to participate.
The pageant is also a preliminary for the Miss Maine America Pageant.
The Miss International Scholarship Pageant is part of the International Homecoming Festival which is a celebration of friendship shared between Calais and St. Stephen. The location of the pageant alternates each year between the two communities.
Bearden performed a lyrical dance to the song “Gravity” that was choreographed by Hanna Patterson of Presque Isle.
Along with winning the title and a $1,000 scholarship, Bearden will be competing in the Miss Maine America Pageant next summer. She is the daughter of Monica and Jeff Bearden. Directors of the Miss International pageant are Alicia Nicholson and Jill Thornton. For more information, log onto www.freewebs.com/missinternational/.
