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MISS
AMERICA'S OUTSTANDING TEEN ANNOUNCES
TODAY
THAT CAITLIN'S CLOSET RECEIVED CELEBRITY
DRESSES
Shown L-R: Miss America Kirten
Haglund, Ami Manning, Miss America's
Outstanding Teen Caitlin Brunell, and
Robin Fleming, owner of La Casa Hermosa
Paris,
Nicky and Kathy Hilton surprised Caitlin
Brunell with
a donation to her charity
Orlando, FL - Caitlin Brunell, Miss
America's Outstanding Teen 2008 and
founder of Caitlin's Closet, received
over 50 dresses donated by Kathy, Paris
and Nicky Hilton at her farewell
luncheon. The event was sponsored by La
Casa Hermosa and took place at the Rosen
Center Hotel on Friday, August 15th.
Since
2006, Caitlin's Closet has received over
6,000 dresses from across the nation.
What's even more amazing is that since
she was crowned in August 2007, over
5,000 have been collected and donated.
Over 10 different states have been
involved with helping Caitlin accomplish
her goal of providing dresses to girls
who might not otherwise have the
opportunity to have the proper attire
for a special occasion.
"I am so
extremely grateful and overwhelmed! I
want every girl to have the chance to
feel the best they possibly can," said
Brunell. "We are achieving this goal one
dress at a time."
Ami
Manning presented the dresses on behalf
of the Hilton Family at the luncheon and
said that Kathy Hilton has always been a
huge supporter of philanthropic causes.
When she heard about the work that
Brunell has been doing, Hilton and her
daughters were anxious to make a
donation from their closets to Caitlin's
Closet.
"With this
donation, we hope to continue to build
positive self-images in young women
everywhere," Hilton said.
Miss
America's Outstanding Teen, the “little
sister” to Miss America, has made
available close to $3 million in college
scholarships to girls between the ages
of 13 to 17 in the last three years.
For more
information about Miss America's
Outstanding Teen, please visit
www.maoteen.org .
Additional
information about Caitlin's Closet is
available at
www.caitlinscloset.org.
For more
information about La Casa Hermosa,
please visit
http://www.lacasahermosa.com/.
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