Festival Says Arrivederci To Miss Italia Pageant

17/08/2017

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Posted: Aug 16, 2017 6:52 PM


Festival Says Arrivederci To Miss Italia Pageant


The Bravo Italiano Festival has been celebrated in Watertown for 33 years and for many of those years there's been a Miss Italia pageant. This year though, the show won't go on.


Maryanne Vespa was Watertown's first Miss. Italia back in 1972. She's been involved with the pageant for many years.


Her daughter, Jennifer, won the crown in 1997.


"Being that I was the first and then she was my daughter, she was very proud of it," said Maryanne.


The Miss Italia pageant is a tradition of Watertown's Bravo Italiano Festival.


There have been 31 high school and college aged girls that have worn the crown and sash as well as won the $1,000 scholarship.
But this year the pageant has been canceled.


Tom Bruno is the president of the Italian American Civic Association. He says the association dropped the pageant because of the number of contestants.


"The last time I was president was 5 years ago and at that time we had 16 contestants for Miss Italia. Last year there were only three," he said.


Cathy Lettiere, who has run the pageant for many years, was disappointed to hear that Miss Italia wouldn't be happening.


She thinks the lack of contestants is because of the lack of interest and timing of the pageant.


"I actually would compare it to Miss Ireland. If it were during the school year and we could get a hold of the guidance counselors, we could put posters up in school. I think we would definitely have more interest," she said.


This year the Italian American Civic Association plans to do a 'Miss Princess Italia' pageant for girls 10 to 12 years old, and there are already several contestants signed up. Bruno says the Miss Italia pageant could come back in the future, if there is enough interest.


http://www.wwnytv.com/story/36152406/festival-says-arrivederci-to-miss-italia-pageant

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