[LOU REDA/REFLECTOR Miss Maple City 2007 Roberta Camp, of Orient, is crowned by last year’s queen, Erin Jeffery, at the conclusion of the scholarship competition Saturday night at the Main Street School auditorium.]Camp Crowned Miss Maple City
by Aaron Krause of the Norwalk Reflector
Monday, February 5, 2007
"Roberta Camp has wanted to become Miss America since she was 9, when she'd watch the pageant show with her mother. Camp kept that dream alive after her crowning Saturday night as Miss Maple City 2007. "I really am in shock," the new Miss Maple City said as she signed autographs. "I was competing with 15 beautiful, accomplished young ladies." Camp attributed her victory to hard work."I gave 110 percent for every level of competition."
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Hey Roberta, that's odd that you can't get to the article... I wonder if the link is working for anyone...? So just for you, here's the whole thing:
ReplyDeleteRoberta Camp has wanted to become Miss America since she was 9, when she'd watch the pageant show with her mother.
Camp kept that dream alive after her crowning Saturday night as Miss Maple City 2007.
The 22-year-old from Orient, which is near Columbus, placed her hand on her heart and gestured lovingly to the large crowd at the Main Street School auditorium, after her name was called.
As Miss Maple City 2007, Camp received a $1,000 scholarship, a crown from Crider Jewelers, a night's lodging at the Econo Lodge in Norwalk, breakfast at Berry's Restaurant and more. Most significantly, the young woman gets to compete in June at the Miss Ohio Scholarship Pageant in Mansfield. The Miss Maple City contest is a preliminary to Miss Ohio, which leads to the Miss America Pageant.
The 16 contestants for Miss Maple City were judged in four areas swimsuit, talent, evening wear and an on-stage question.
Camp, an Ohio State University student, previously earned the crowns of Miss Greater Dayton and Miss Sciota Valley.
She said she faced top-notch competition Saturday night.
"I really am in shock," the new Miss Maple City said as she signed autographs. "I was competing with 15 beautiful, accomplished young ladies."
Camp attributed her victory to hard work.
"I gave 110 percent for every level of competition," she said. She added that for the past six weeks, for at least an hour every day, she worked out and practiced the song she sang: "Blessed," which Camp said she chose because she feels blessed in life by her family. She said she also feels blessed for winning Miss Maple City.
"I've just heard great things about the community of Norwalk," the first-time visitor to the Maple City said.
Camp's competition included Angela Funovits, who was crowned first runner-up, and Jillian Dansko, the second runner-up.
As first runner-up, Funovits will fill in for Camp, should she have to miss an event as Miss Maple City. The first runner-up also received a $250 scholarship and trophy from Nobil's Sport & Trophy, while the second runner-up received a $175 scholarship and trophy.
Funovits said she has no regrets about not earning the top crown.
"The best part of being here was being able to promote my program," the 19- year-old Kent State University student and magician from Avon Lake said.
Each contestant has a platform issue which she strongly believes in and works to promote while competing. For Funovits, a magician, that platform is "The Magic of Medicine: Using Magic To Achieve Holistic Healing."
Funovits said she's promoting that issue because she's found patients who have psychological and social issues aren't being treated for those problems.
Camp's platform is "Change Our World: Build Character."
"I just know how imperative it is for every person to have good character," Camp said.
For the past year-and-a-half to two years, Camp has overseen the Character Counts! Coalition. Its goal is to fortify the lives of America's young people with consensus ethical values called the "Six Pillars of Character." They are: trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring and citizenship.