Vincenza Carrieri-Russo
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Vincenza Carrieri-Russo is a pageant titleholder from Newark, Delaware
who competed in the Miss USA
pageant in April 2008.
Carrieri-Russo won the title of Miss Delaware USA
2008 in November 2007, after placing first runner-up to Nicole Bosso
the year previously. She went on to compete in the Miss USA
competition which aired live on NBC
on April 11, 2008 from the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino
in Las Vegas, Nevada
.
Vincenza competed in pageants for nine years prior to winning Miss Delaware USA. She was a three time runner-up in the Miss Delaware Teen USA
pageant. She also competed in the Miss Delaware
America competition four times having placed in the top ten twice where she also won several community service awards.
Vincenza is a student at the University of Delaware
pursuing a degree in English with aspirations of entering the Broadcasting and Journalism industry. She is a 2003 graduate of Alexis I. duPont High School
in Wilmington, Delaware
.
She co-founded the literacy
organization Success Won't Wait Inc. when she was eighteen years old. Since its founding she has been honored with several community service awards. In 2006 she was awarded with the State of Delaware Jefferson Award and went on to capture the national Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Award for excellence in volunteerism and community service.
Newark, Delaware
Newark is an American city in New Castle County, Delaware, west-southwest of Wilmington. According to the 2010 Census, the population of the city is 31,454. Newark is the home of the University of Delaware.- History :...
who competed in the Miss USA
Miss USA
The Miss USA beauty contest has been held annually since 1952 to select the United States entrant in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operates both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA...
pageant in April 2008.
Carrieri-Russo won the title of Miss Delaware USA
Miss Delaware USA
The Miss Delaware USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Delaware in the Miss USA pageant. The pageant is directed by D&D Investments....
2008 in November 2007, after placing first runner-up to Nicole Bosso
Nicole Bosso
Nicole Bosso is a beauty queen from Newark, Delaware and a contestant in the Miss USA pageant in 2007.Bosso won the Miss Delaware USA 2007 title in a state pageant held in Dover in November 2006...
the year previously. She went on to compete in the Miss USA
Miss USA
The Miss USA beauty contest has been held annually since 1952 to select the United States entrant in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operates both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA...
competition which aired live on NBC
NBC
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on April 11, 2008 from the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino
Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino
Planet Hollywood Las Vegas, previously known as The Aladdin, is a casino resort on the Las Vegas Strip, in the unincorporated locale of Paradise, Nevada, United States. Westgate Resorts operates the condo portion of the property, known as PH Towers by Westgate.Planet Hollywood is owned by Caesars...
in Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
.
Vincenza competed in pageants for nine years prior to winning Miss Delaware USA. She was a three time runner-up in the Miss Delaware Teen USA
Miss Delaware Teen USA
The Miss Delaware Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Delaware in the Miss Teen USA pageant. This pageant is directed D&D Investments....
pageant. She also competed in the Miss Delaware
Miss Delaware
The Miss Delaware competition is the pageant that selects the representative of Delaware in the Miss America pageant. The event takes place annually in the month of June and is currently held in the state capital of Dover, Delaware at the Dover Downs Hotel and Casino...
America competition four times having placed in the top ten twice where she also won several community service awards.
Vincenza is a student at the University of Delaware
University of Delaware
The university is organized into seven colleges:* College of Agriculture and Natural Resources* College of Arts and Sciences* Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics* College of Earth, Ocean and Environment* College of Education and Human Development...
pursuing a degree in English with aspirations of entering the Broadcasting and Journalism industry. She is a 2003 graduate of Alexis I. duPont High School
Alexis I. duPont High School
Alexis I. duPont High School is a public high school located in Greenville, Delaware, USA, a suburb of Wilmington. It is one of three high schools in the Red Clay Consolidated School District. There were 1,481 students enrolled in the fall for the 2008-2009 school year.Founded in 1893, Alexis I...
in Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley...
.
She co-founded the literacy
Literacy
Literacy has traditionally been described as the ability to read for knowledge, write coherently and think critically about printed material.Literacy represents the lifelong, intellectual process of gaining meaning from print...
organization Success Won't Wait Inc. when she was eighteen years old. Since its founding she has been honored with several community service awards. In 2006 she was awarded with the State of Delaware Jefferson Award and went on to capture the national Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Award for excellence in volunteerism and community service.