Pageant winners named
GIBSONIA — Arielle Alfonso, was crowned Miss Butler County USA Sunday night at a pageant at St. Barnabas Health System's Kean Theatre.
Amanda Pristas was crowned Miss Butler County Teen USA.
Arielle, 18, is the daughter of Juan and Denise Alfonso of Gibsonia. She is a senior at Mars Area High School, where she is a high honors student. She enjoys lifting weights. She is a referee for the PA West Soccer Association.
Amanda, 16, is the daughter of John and Nancy Pristas of Cranberry Township. She is a sophomore at Seneca Valley High School, where she is a highest honor roll student and a member of the pompon squad, Key Club, District Chorus and school musicals. She also volunteers for Vacation Bible Camp and other activities at St. Kilian Roman Catholic Church.
Kristi Sipes, 18, the daughter of Chris Sipes and Barb Sipes of Harmony, was named first runner-up in the Miss Butler County USA pageant.
Leah Bowden, 16, the daughter of Gary and Doreen Bowden of Butler, was named first runner-up in the Miss Butler County Teen USA pageant.
The newly crowned pageant winners will be entered into the Miss Pennsylvania USA and Miss Pennsylvania Teen USA pageants set for December, which are the official preliminaries to the national 2018 Miss Teen USA pageant and the nationally televised 2018 Miss USA pageant. They are both part of the Miss Universe Organization.The pageant executive producer and director was Marilyn E. Kane with Marilyn Kane as pageant coordinator.The judges were Damany Lewis, a Pittsburgh television station news anchor; Drew Moniot, creative development manager at a Pittsburgh television station; and Corey O'Connor, Pittsburgh city councilman.The master of ceremonies was Lamont Jones, fashion editor and stylist.
