The American Pageants national competition features an interview, evening gown and 'fun fashion' or runway round, Annone said. She decided pageantry would best help the teen prepare for her future. Lucie County in the Miss Florida pageants when she was a teenager.Īnya, a varsity cheerleader at John Carroll and has a black belt in taekwondo, wanted to explore other extracurricular activities. Annone, a Fort Pierce native, represented St. This is Anya's first year participating in pageants, she said, taking after her mother, Stacy Annone, who also used to compete.
