From The Beautiful Turtle Bay Resort On The North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii The 21st Annual Miss Hawaiian Tropic^® International United States Pageant Finalists Are Announced!

North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii - September 27, 2003 – Waves, sun and the Aloha Spirit set the tone at the luxurious Turtle Bay Resort on the gorgeous North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii as the resort hosted the 21st Annual Miss Hawaiian Tropic^® International United States Pageant Finals.

The Top 4 Miss Hawaiian Tropic International United States Finalists are: Elaine Arias, St. Augustine, Florida; Brooke Paller, Palm Beach, Florida; Kimberley Choma, Superbowl – San Diego; and Ashley Smith, Jacksonville, Florida. Miss Congeniality is Kimberly Solomon, Evansville, Indiana and Miss Photogenic is Ashley Moss, Rio Grande, Texas.

Sponsors Of The Miss Hawaiian Tropic International United States Finals Presented Promotional Contracts To Selected Contestants. Those sponsors and contestants are:

Bennett Productions’ Bikini Destinations Award Winners are: Juliet Lighter, Kauai, Hawaii; Lien Fellows, Austin, Texas; Elaine Arias, St. Augustine, Florida;
Jaime Acker, Madison, Wisconsin; Tiffany Gudding, Birmingham, Alabama; Kehau Lee, Honolulu, Hawaii and Eden Taylor, Clearwater Beach, Florida.

Conair Corporation’s Smoothest Skin Award Winners are: Grand Prize Winner is Joanna Harbin, Orlando, Florida; Second Place Winner is Ashley Smith, Jacksonville, Florida and Third Place Winner is April Brown, Six Flags Georgia.

TrimSpa’s Award Winner is: Kehau Lee, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Body Glove’s Award Winner is: Krisi Ballentine, Hot Springs, Arkansas.

Yamaha Watercraft Group’s Winners are: Jami Miller, Spring Break Tour Gulf and Bonnie Conte, Miami Beach, Florida.

Alto Reed’s Award Winner is: Brooke Paller, Palm Beach Florida.

American Waterstar’s Award Winner is: Kimberly Cozzens, Las Vegas, Nevada.

511 Tactical’s Award Winners are: Amber Ettinger, New York, New York and Krisi Ballentine, Hot Springs, Arkansas.

More than 95 gorgeous contestants from across the United States competed from Sept. 21 – Sept. 28, 2003, with the Pageant Finals taking place on Sept. 26th, for the prestige of being chosen as one of four Miss Hawaiian Tropic International United States Finalists.

Hawaiian Tropic^® is extremely fortunate to have such a beautiful host location for the pageant event. Turtle Bay’s legendary North Shore sands, luxurious accommodations and world class amenities provide the perfect tropical backdrop for the 2003 Miss Hawaiian Tropic^® International United States Pageant Finals.

The event was hosted by actor Lorenzo Lamas and co-hosted by Erica Reams, Miss Hawaiian Tropic International 2003, as well as the talented Sterling Rice. The theme for this year’s pageant is “Let’s Go Surfing.” The location’s exquisite luxury, service and attention to detail added to the ambience of the pageant.

Nationally recognized sponsors included:

Anheuser-Busch, American Waterstar, Bennett Productions, Bill Mack, Body Glove, Christian Riese Lassen, Conair/RUSK Haircare, Creative Leisure International, DaimlerChrysler Corporation, Daytona Harley-Davidson, Dollar Rent A Car, E & J Gallo Winery, 5.11 Tactical Series, Steve Kaufman, Infinity Sound Systems, Raymond Weil Watches, Jewels of Beverly Hills, TrimSpa, and Yamaha Watercraft Group.

*Special Note: The pageant festivities were filmed by Sterling Productions, in association with Bennett Productions, Inc., for an upcoming one-hour televised special that will broadcast nationally in the spring/summer of 2004. For more information on Pageant events please contact the Miss Hawaiian Tropic^® International Pageant Office at (386)677-9559, ext. 575 or check out our website, www.htropic.com . Aloha!

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