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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
KIM PARRISH NAMED
PRESIDENT OF
MISS AMERICA’S OUTSTANDING TEEN
Miss America’s Outstanding Teen, Inc., a
little sister to the Miss America Organization that promotes
scholastic achievement, creative accomplishment, healthy
living and community involvement for America's teens, has
named TV fashion commentator and entrepreneur Kim Parrish as
president. A former Miss West Virginia (1992), Kim is the
creator of The Kim Parrish Collection clothing line on HSN
and HSN.com. (see
www.kimparrishcollection.com and
www.maoteen.org)
Miss America's Outstanding Teen is a scholarship-based
program offering accomplished teens the opportunity to be
awarded funds for college, thanks to the efforts of
thousands of volunteers across the country. The first Miss
America’s Outstanding Teen competition for girls 13 to 17
was held in 2005, and the current titleholder is Caitlin
Brunell of Great Falls, VA. The 2008 competition will take
place August 12 – 16, 2008 in Orlando, FL.
Kim Parrish has volunteered with the Miss America
Organization for the past 15 years, including directing the
Miss West Virginia’s Outstanding Teen competition and
serving as a judge for the national finals in Orlando.
“I intend to help develop a strong financial foundation and
expand national recognition for this outstanding
organization and its participants,” says Kim. “In today’s
fast-paced world, teens can’t afford to look to young
Hollywood for role models. They need to find inspiration
within themselves, their families, schools and community.
Through its exceptional mentoring program, Miss America’s
Outstanding Teen provides leadership and scholarship
opportunities for teens, that will help them prepare for
successful futures.”
As a result of spending eight years as a popular TV shopping
host on QVC, she is a familiar face to millions of viewers
across the country, and has been featured in dozens of
articles from TV Guide to the New York Times. Her TV
assignments have taken her to Ireland, Italy and across the
USA, including to Salt Lake City, where she reported on the
2002 Winter Olympics. She also has appeared in hundreds of
television, theatre and off-Broadway productions. In 2005
she launched the Kim Parrish Collection, a designer-inspired
clothing line, on HSN.
A graduate of West Virginia University with a Bachelor’s
degree in fine arts, and a native of Parkersburg, West
Virginia, Kim resides in the Tampa Bay area with her husband
and their son.
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Miss
America's Outstanding Teen Organization 9028 Great Heron
Circle Orlando, Florida 32836
Miss America's
Outstanding Teen, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charitable
organization
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