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Cumberland Times-News

Miss Maryland’s platform near to her heart

Swanton woman emphasizes healthy choices to cut risk of coronary disease

Elaine Blaisdell
Cumberland Times-News

— CUMBERLAND — Joanna Guy, who was crowned Miss Maryland 2012 Saturday night, plans to use her title to network around the state and raise awareness of a cause that is near to her heart. Guy works to educate people, especially young females, about the risks of heart disease and benefits of a heart-healthy lifestyle.

Guy’s personal platform, Heart to Heart: Raising Awareness for Healthy Hearts, was inspired by her grandparents, all four of whom suffered from heart disease or stroke.

“As Miss Maryland, I am committed to serving as a positive role model for youth and an ambassador for our state,” said Guy, 20. “I look forward to making appearances in schools, communities and to working with business people and public officials throughout Maryland. Of course I am also thrilled and honored to represent Maryland at Miss America.”

Guy is the first person to be named Miss Maryland and Miss Maryland Outstanding Teen, according to Courtney Thomas, business manager for Miss Maryland. Guy, who is from Swanton, is the second woman from Garrett County to be crowned Miss Maryland. In 1990, Kimberly Ann Grimm Weimer of Mountain Lake Park was crowned Miss Maryland.

“She (Guy) is going to be an excellent title holder,” said Thomas. “She is very accomplished academically and will represent Maryland very well.”

Guy also plans to promote and raise funds for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, the national platform of the Miss America organization.

Guy recently made a trip to Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, W.Va., to visit sick children.

“It was great to see the kids and put a face to the cause. It touched something powerful inside,” said Guy. “The great thing about the Children’s Miracle Network is that all the money that is raised goes towards local hospitals. To know that the money is locally going towards Ruby Memorial is fantastic. I love how they do that.”

Guy’s advocacy of both the national and personal platform will involve speaking appearances, a blog and fundraising through special events.

This week Guy will travel to the Alpha Phi Foundation convention in Phoenix to perform in a talent showcase to raise money for cardiac care and research. She was selected as one of the five performers in a national talent competition sponsored by the foundation before winning the Miss Maryland title.

“I’m doubly excited now, because I can support the foundation’s philanthropic work as both a collegiated member of Alpha Phi and as Miss Maryland,” said Guy.

This was Guy’s first Miss Maryland pageant. At the time of her crowning, she was the reigning Miss Queen State. Guy’s passion for pageants was sparked when she became involved in the Maryland’s Outstanding Teen. Winning the Miss Maryland title will help Guy serve her community, pay for law school and help her become her best.

“By becoming a public figure I will have access to and will be able to get my foot in the door to places where I have not had the opportunity before,” said Guy.

For winning the Miss Maryland competition, Guy re-ceived a $10,000 scholarship, additional scholarship awards and several other prizes. She won the swimsuit and talent preliminary competitions and was the overall winner in interview. She performed a Broadway vocal selection for her talent.

Guy will represent the state in the 2013 Miss America pageant to be held Jan. 8 through 12 at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas. She has been on the Miss America stage before, having performed the national anthem during the 2009 pageant, when she was named third runner-up as Miss America’s Outstanding Teen.

A 2009 graduate of Southern High School, Guy is a senior at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., where she is majoring in government with a minor in music. She is a member of the Cornell University chorus and a soloist with the After Eight a capella group.

Guy also serves as the vice president for recruitment of the Delta Chapter of Alpha Phi at Cornell and is a certified seminar leader in the campus Panhellenic community.

With the goal of attending law school and pursuing a career in public service, during the summer of 2011, Guy worked as an intern for Sen. Ben Cardin and this summer she will be employed as a research assistant at the Baltimore firm of Goodell, DeVries, Leech & Dann LLP.

Guy is a 2009 Congressional Award for Youth winner and in the same year was the only female student in Maryland to earn scholarships in both academic achievement and talent in the arts as a Maryland Distinguished Scholar. Guy has also held membership in the National Honor Society, was an Intel International Science Fair winner and Discovery Channel national finalist.

Contact Elaine Blaisdell at eblaisdell@times-news.com.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.

The Herald Mail

By MATTHEW UMSTEAD
10:26 p.m. EDT, June 23, 2012
HAGERSTOWN— A Garrett County, Md., woman will represent Maryland in the 2013 Miss America Pageant.

Miss Queen State Joanna Guy, 20, of Swanton, received the crown Saturday night in the 2012 Miss Maryland Scholarship Pageant at The Maryland Theatre.

“I’m thrilled,” she said moments after being crowned. “I’m so excited. I can’t believe it’s happening. It’s my dream.”

Guy said she was looking forward to continuing her efforts to promote her platform of heart disease awareness while vying for Miss America. Guy said four of her grandparents suffered heart disease or stroke.

As the new Miss Maryland, Guy will receive a $10,000 scholarship and other gifts. She will compete in the national competition in Las Vegas, according to pageant organizers.

“I think I’m ready,” Guy said smiling.

Guy’s win keeps the state title in Western Maryland. Carlie Colella of Hagerstown was Miss Maryland 2011.

In the Miss Maryland Outstanding Teen competition, Kennedy Taylor of Silver Spring was crowned Saturday. With her title, Taylor received a $750 scholarship and other gifts.She will represent the state in the national competition in Orlando in August.

Other winners Saturday in the Miss Maryland Competition were:
First runner-up: Miss Germantown Jessica Bermudez, who received a $4,000 scholarship
Second runner-up: Miss Cumberland Christina Denny, who received a $3,000 scholarship
Third runner-up: Miss Baltimore Victory Mohamed, who received a $2,000 scholarship
Fourth runner-up: Miss Washington County Mary Teal Mulligan, who received a $1,500 scholarship.
Other winners Saturday in the Miss Maryland Outstanding Teen competition were:
First runner-up: Miss Frederick Outstanding Teen Savannah Sines
Second runner-up: Miss Queen State Outstanding Teen Hannah Brewer
Third runner-up: Miss Potomac Outstanding Teen Gallienne Gilmer
Fourth runner-up: Miss Allegany County Outstanding Teen Megan Drum
Miss Washington County Outstanding Teen Megan Kiley and Miss Smithsburg Outstanding Teen Brynn Dao also finished in the Top 10.

Fox 45 Baltimore

Saturday Joanna Guy was crowned Miss Maryland in Hagerstown, Maryland. She will represent the state in the Miss America pageant next year.

The 20-year-old Garrett County woman beat out 23 others to win Saturday night. Guy won the swimsuit and talent preliminary competitions and was the overall interview winner.

This was her first Miss Maryland pageant contest. She was previously named Miss Queen State. She also won the state's teen competition. She will receive a $10,000 scholarship.

Sunday, June 24 2012, 11:30 AM EDT

The Examiner

Joanna Guy will represent Maryland at the Miss America 2013 pageant, according to the Miss America Organization. She was crowned Miss Maryland 2012 Saturday night in Hagerstown. At the time of her crowning, she was the reigning Miss Queen State. Her pageant platform is "Heart to Heart: Raising Awareness for Healthy Hearts." Her talent is as a vocalist. To hear her sing, view the video from a previous pageant on the left side of this page.

She is a former Miss Maryland's Outstanding Teen. The teen pageant is the younger-sister competition of the Miss America pageant. At the time of her reign as Maryland's top teen, her ambition was to become a state legislator.

She is a former Congressional Award for Youth winner, a Maryland Distinguished Scholar, held membership in the National Honor Society, was an Intel International Science Fair Winner and Discovery Channel National Finalist.

If Joanna is crowned Miss America, she will become the first Miss Maryland to earn the national title.

Cumberland Times-News
June 24, 2012
Garrett County woman named Miss Maryland

Joanna Guy will represent state in 2013 Miss America pageant

BRIAN WITTE
Associated Press

— HAGERSTOWN (AP) — Garrett County resident Joanna Guy has been crowned Miss Maryland and will represent the state in the Miss America pageant next year.

The 20-year-old woman beat out 23 other competitors to win Saturday night. Guy won the swimsuit and talent preliminary competitions and was the overall interview winner.

This was her first Miss Maryland pageant contest. At the time of her crowning, she was the reigning Miss Queen State.

She will receive a $10,000 scholarship.

Her pageant platform is “Heart to Heart: Raising Awareness for Healthy Hearts,” according to information provided by the Miss America Organization.

Her talent is as a vocalist.

She is a former Miss Maryland’s Outstanding Teen. The teen pageant is the younger-sister competition of the Miss America pageant.

At the time of her reign as Maryland’s top teen, her ambition was to become a state legislator.

She is a former Congressional Award for Youth winner, a Maryland Distinguished Scholar, held membership in the National Honor Society, was an Intel International Science Fair winner and Discovery Channel national finalist, according to the Miss America Organization.