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Maria Maldonado
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Career
She was named Mission Kentucky Teen 1999 and crowned Mission Kentucky 2004. Mission Kentucky Teen 1999
At the state pageant, she was selected as Mission Kentucky Teen. At the time, there was no national pageant beyond this state title as the first Mission America"s Outstanding Teen pageant was held in August 2005.
Vying for Mission Kentucky
She competed as one of 31 qualifiers in the 2001 Mission Kentucky pageant with the platform "Increasing Public Awareness of Tourette Syndrome" and a vocal performance in the talent portion of the competition.
She competed with the platform "Renewing Our Commitment to Special Education" and a vocal performance in the talent portion of the competition. She was one of 32 qualifiers for the 2003 Mission Kentucky pageant.
She competed on a platform of "Renewing Our Commitment to Special Education" and a vocal performance in the talent portion of the competition. Mission Kentucky 2004
Maldonado was crowned Mission Heart of the South 2004 which made her eligible to compete at the 2004 Mission Kentucky pageant.
She entered the state pageant in June 2004 as one of 31 qualifiers.
Maldonado"s competition talent was a vocal performance and her platform was "All Kinds of Minds". She earned more than $10,000 in scholarship money from the state pageant, plus use of an apartment and a Ford Explorer during her reign. As Mission Kentucky, her activities included public appearances across the state of Kentucky.
Maldonado is a native of Lexington, Kentucky, and a 2000 graduate of Lafayette High School.
She is a 2004 graduate of the University of Kentucky.
Achievements
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She competed for the Mission America 2005 title. In 1999, Maldonado won the title of Mission Lexington Teen. In 2001, Maldonado won the Mission Campbellsville Area title. She was named was third runner-up to winner Monica Hardin. In October 2001, Maldonado won the Mission Jeffersontown 2002 title and became one of 32 qualifiers for the 2002 Mission Kentucky pageant. She was named was second runner-up to winner Mary Catherine Correll. In November 2002, Maldonado won the Mission Metropolitan 2003 title. She was named was third runner-up to winner MacKenzie Mayes. Maldonado won the competition on Saturday, June 10, 2004, when she received her crown from outgoing Mission Kentucky titleholder MacKenzie Mayes. Maldonado was Kentucky"s representative at the Mission America 2005 pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in September 2004. She was not a finalist for the national title but won the Non-Finalist Interview Award and a combined $8,000 in scholarship prizes during the pageant.
