
Northcoast Life
Local sisters advance to nationals |
Cierra Medrano, 9, and Cadence Medrano, 4, recently competed in the California State Pageant through American Coed Pageants, Inc. and were selected to compete for cash rewards, prizes and scholarships at the National Level of the 2009 Miss American Sweetheart Pageant to be held at the Hilton Resort at Walt Disney World during Thanksgiving week.
Cierra was chosen as the North California Sweetheart. She also won the prettiest hair category. Cadence won first runner-up. She also won Miss Photogenic, Miss Model, Miss Personality and Miss Spirit. The girls’ parents are Gabriel and Teira Barrera of Crescent City. They would like to recognize their daughters’ sponsors: Lucky Seven Casino (four-year sponsor); Paul Critz at Photique; Del Norte Disposal (two-year sponsor); Joe’s Chevron; The Mailroom; the Finigans; Brandon Bieber; all the workers at the Del Norte road department; the early morning fisherman at the Brookings Apple Peddler; and friends and family. |