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Judges for the 2012 Pageant
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Portsmouth, OH - Mr. Dunlap has devoted over 30 years to the G&J Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company in Portsmouth, Ohio and is currently the On-Premise Sales Manager. As an executive, he was presented with the National Salesperson of the Year award in 2000 by the Dr. Pepper Company. Mike is a graduate of Ohio University and former professional bowler and now enjoys league bowling and golf. As for the world of pageantry, Mike has been a part of the Miss Ohio USA® and Miss Michigan USA® organization for over nine years and has judged the Miss Ohio USA® Pageant, the Miss Michigan Teen USA® Pageant, the Miss Pennsylvania USA® Pageant and the Miss Indiana USA® Pageant. |
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Cranston, RI - She is the owner and operator of PageantPrep, a nationally recognized company that provides professional pageant coaching, public speaking instruction, image consultation, and photography for pageant competitions all over the world. Her clients include titleholders in over 25 pageant systems including the Miss USA and Teen USA systems. In addition, Erika has been a full time practicing attorney for the past 15 years. Since 2003, she has served as General Counsel to the Rhode Island Judiciary and previously served as legal counsel to the Governor of Rhode Island. A former law school and college professor, Erika received her law degree with honors from Suffolk University Law School, and her undergraduate degree from Wheaton College in Massachusetts. An avid volunteer for a number of charities and nonprofit Boards, she resides in Cranston, Rhode Island with her new husband Gregg. |
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Langhorne, PA - He is the President of New York City’s Model Management Group (MMG), which is a personal model management company representing many of the newest faces entering the world of high fashion and commercial print. Jeff brings over 15 years of television and film experience to MMG, which also has a creative division which represents actors and artists. Prior to his presidency of MMG, Mr. Cohen was the COO of HSR Studios in NYC, where he was responsible for overseeing portions of television shows including the Olympics in Nagano, Japan, the Cosby Show, Spin City, Sex in the City, Court TV, and animated films including Antz, Rugrats and Stuart Little. Lastly, Jeff established a radio casting and production division that wrote copy and produced radio commercials for American Express, IBM, Sears and Saks 5th Avenue. |
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Bronx, NY - Gloria has been acting since the age of 2 and modeling since the age of 17. She's appeared in several films including Mean Girls, Sex and The City 2 and in print ads for JC Penney, Seventeen magazine and Spader Clothing in Australia and recently shot her first music video! Gloria had the honor of being the first Latina from The Bronx to hold the Miss New York Teen USA (2001) and Miss New York USA (2007) titles. She placed as First Runner-Up at Miss Teen USA 2001, New York's highest placement since 1988. In 2008 she lived in Puerto Rico and was a part of the reality show "Por La Corona" which followed the steps of each woman competing for the title of Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2009 where she placed in the Top 20. |
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Cincinnati, OH - After graduating from the University of Cincinnati with a degree in Political Science, he earned his Juris Doctorate degree from Salmon P. Chase College of Law and became an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Ohio, later becoming an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney for the City of Cincinnati. In 1989, William went into private practice where he was able to continue public service by representing the less fortunate. Since 1993 he has served has Judge on the Hamilton County Municipal Court, was elected to the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, and was appointed as the first African-American judge on the Hamilton County First District Court of Appeals of Ohio. Now, back in private practice, he has served as a judge of the Jack Grosse Moot Court competition at Chase Law School and on the panel for the selection of the Harry S. Truman Foundation 2011 Award recipients for Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. Throughout his career he has been active in promoting opportunities for minorities and women in the justice system.
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