Hollywood Meets Pageantry at the Mrs. Pennsylvania America 2016 Crowning

PHILADELPHIA - March 22, 2016 - PRLog -- Mark your calendars and pick out your best black tie attire for the glamorous Mrs. Pennsylvania America Pageant; an event where Hollywood meets pageantry as national and local stars set out to crown Mrs. Pennsylvania America 2016!

The Mrs. Pennsylvania America Pageant 2016, presented by ThomasRiley Strategies, LLC, will be held at the University of Arts, Terra Hall Auditorium, at 7pm on Saturday, June 18, 2016.

The Host of the evening is Rick Bernstein. The official panel judges are: Mr. Shane Lewis (Reality-Show Star, Discovery Channel, "Naked and Afraid"), Dr. Uzma Ansari (Owner, Lowes Island Dentistry; US Airforce Veteran) and Mrs. Summer Wise (Mrs. Pennsylvania America 2010).

Raquel Riley Thomas, Owner and Executive Director, and co-director Randi M. Dorsey will lead the Mrs. Pennsylvania America Pageant 2016. The co-director will also oversee a Host Committee of more than 10 of the area's most talented, committed business owners who volunteer at the pageant and help raise thousands of dollars in support of past and present military members and their families.

The winner of the pageant will move on to compete at Mrs. America, alongside 50 more beautiful women from around the country!

For Media passes, please fill out the media pass form on our website at www.mrspennamerica.org.

Meet the 2016 Contestants:

1) Name: Sandahl Taylor
Title: Mrs. Allegheny County
Community Platform: Supporting Heart Health Awareness

2) Name: Bethany Normoyle
Title: Mrs. Bucks County
Community Platform: Domestic Abuse

3) Name: Jennifer Hacker
Title: Mrs. Cumberland County
Community Platform: Mental Illness

4) Name: Teena Handline
Title: Mrs. Delaware County
Community Platform: Invisible Illness Awareness and Support

5) Name: Adrianna Markowitz
Title: Mrs. Franklin County
Community Platform: Sexual Abuse

6) Name: Tiffany Joyce
Title: Mrs. Greene County
Community Platform: SIDS Awareness and Research

7) Name: April Taylor
Title: Mrs. Montgomery County
Community Platform: Autism Awareness

8) Name: Nadia Abbondanza
Title: Mrs. Washington County
Community Platform: Positive Parenting

For more information about the pageant, visit www.mrspennamerica.org.