Miss Hispanic Seafair Coronation Ceremony

The Miss Hispanic Seafair Scholarship Program will announce their queen and her court as well as speciality awards, and present college scholarships at the 2011 Coronation Event, Saturday, May 21 at Fisher Plaza Studio, located at 140 Fourth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98109.  Doors open at 5:00 p.m. and ceremony runs 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.


“We have twelve young ladies who have been working hard for months and are very much looking forward to the coronation.  They are all exceptional and well deserving.  The program will have the traditional evening wear as well as interview portion, and finally our queen will be decided by the judges,” explains Michelle Font, director of the program.  Ms. Font knows first hand the benefits of scholarship pageants, she served as Miss Washington 2008 while attending the University of Washington, which has lead to a career as an engineer at Boeing.   

Annette Morecraft, publicist at biscuit 8; Angelina Kayyalaynen, Miss Washington USA 2011; Chelsea Rogers, Miss Washington DC USA 2008 and founder of Brains & Beauties Pageant and Lifestyle Consulting; Jeff Lang, former Sony Music Producer; and Albert Torres, CEO and publisher of Tú Decides Newspaper, will judge and decide the queen.

About Hispanic Seafair Organization

The Hispanic Seafair Organization (HSO) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to the advancement and education of Hispanic women and representing the Hispanic community during Seattle's Seafair celebration and throughout the year.

HSO provides college scholarships to qualifying young women, and has celebrated Seafair the Latin way at the annual Hispanic Seafair Festival at Seward Park, since 1980.  This year's festival will be held July 31, 2011 at the Seattle Center.  It is a free event, which includes a full day of Latin music, dance, and arts and crafts, and an opportunity to sample diverse regional cuisines.