Meet the Miss Hollywood's Outstanding Teen

2011 Contestants

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contestant #1

Danamarie
McNicholl-Carter

age 16, la mesa
Talent: Piano, "Stormy Voyage" Fun Facts…
Sophomore, The Academy of Our Lady of Peace
Plan to pursue an International Business degree with a minor in Spanish. Would like to be an entrepreneur.

• 10 year member of College of American Musicians Piano Guild National Level

• Successfully raised funds sponsoring 3 children to attend this year's wheelchair sports camp

•Most Outstanding Female Graduate and Gold Cord Honors Graduate at Our Lady of Grace elementary school

• Triple jumper on varsity track team and member of Junior Varsity golf team
Platform: Adaptive Sports Foundation: Giving people with disabilities the opportunity to experience sports.
"We have the technology to adapt sport equipment to accommodate the disabled athletes and the volunteers who can teach them how to participate. There are so many people affected by disabilities including those who are returning home from war and are permanently wounded. This foundation gives them the opportunity to stay active and continue in their passion for sports."

contestant #2

Tierra
Gonzalez-Hammonds

age 14, san diego

Talent: Acrobatic Dance, "Can-Can" Fun Facts…

Freshman, Mission Bay High School
Plans to obtain a Juris Doctorate from Harvard. Aspires to career in law and politics and become President of the U.S.

• highest academic excellence award in 2009-10 for maintaining straight A's in honors classes

• Varsity cheerleader and junior varsity cross country team member at Mission Bay H.S.

• Volunteered on over a dozen local, state and national political campaigns

• Featured speaker at San Diego Women's SUffrage Celebration

Platform: Raising Awareness of Domestic Hunger
"Last summer I had the opportunity to donate my time on a daily basis to the United Way's Food Pantry...I actually worked directly with clients and assisted them in preparing their paperwork. This allowed me to experience first-hand how food insecurity can become a dominating force in people's lives. Parents know their children don't learn as well in school if they haven't ben properly nourished, and seniors know their health is at risk every time they have to ration their meals for days at a time."

contestant #3

Adrienne Berry

age 17, burbank

Talent: Tap Dance, "Sing, Sing, Dance!"

 Fun Facts…

Sophomore, Opportunities For Learning
Plans to pursue a B.A. in Communications with minors in Screen Acting and Dance. Wants to continue acting professionally ad become a network Casting Director.

• Dance USA National Dance team

• Climbed 27 waterfalls in the DOminican Republic

• Cross Country and Track and Field team captain

• High Honor Roll and Mental Attitude student of the year

Platform: EmBRACE Yourself: Get Scoliosis Straight
"When my x-rays reflected a curvature degree at 41 (severe scoliosis), my life changed dramatically. I almost lost my dance ability and was put into a back brace immediately. Being confined to a hard plastic cast that covered my entire torso changed my outlook on life. No matter how much I tried to fit in, my brace made me stick out for everyone to see. I was picked on, called names, and bullied...I am determined and I WILL also lower the bullying epidemic in schools. There is no one with more passion and real life encounters than myself to decrease this problem."

contestant #4

Marisa Piceno

age 16, azusa

Talent: Violin, "Over The Rainbow" Fun Facts…
Junior, South Hills High School
Plans to attend UCLA to study Sports Medicine and Music. Would like to become a Certified Licensed Athletic Trainer.

• Recipient of the President's Education award, Academic Excellence award and Good Samaritan award

• Member of Varsity Cross Country and Track teams

• Volunteers as a tutor and mentor at Azusa Homework House, and a childcare provider at Serenity Foster Care

• Born on the same date as her great grandmother!

Platform: Be A Walker

"Walking and running is part of my life. I am a young Hispanic female with a family history of diabetes. Hispanics are at a higher risk of developing and dying from diabetes, and twice as likely to have diabetes as non-Hispanics. New clinical trials have showed that when participants walked vigorously for 30 minutes a day 5 days a week, they cut their risk of developing diabetes by 50%."

contestant #5

Mikayla Thornley

age 16, placentia

Talent: Broadway Vocal, "Gimme Gimme" from Thoroughly Modern Millie

 Fun Facts…

Junior, Orange County High School of the Arts
Plans to obtain a master's degree and become a biologist.

• Vice President of Young Healers Club and member of Leadership Team at her high school this year

•Volunteers with Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and Pediatric Adolescent Diabetes Research and Education Foundation

• Sings, acts, plays the piano and loves to dance en pointe

• Participated in a video production and featured on a web site to have $5,000 donated in her name to Nick Jonas Foundation
Platform: Diabetes Awareness
"I hope to change people's attitudes on the seriousness of this disease. I have Type I diabetes, and therefore know from first hand experience the majority of people do not view diabetes as seriously as they do other problems such as cancer and AIDS. I hope to help people develop a better understanding of the seriousness of diabetes, and what people with diabetes endure on a daily basis, and help other to gain knowledge of how to prevent Type II diabetes. I will educate people on how they can get involved in helping to find a cure."




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