FEATURE aroundtheusa Cover Girl - Pageantry CEO Carl Dunn and Miss Universe 2011 Leila Lopes, who was featured as the Pageantry magazine cover model for the Winter 2011 edition. First Impressions - Pageant aficionado John Baker congratulates the newly crowned Miss USA Olivia Culpo fol- lowing her first press conference. Quite a Pair - Miss Universe Organization Vice President Larry Parra with Miss USA 2005 Chelsea Cooley. Honorable Statesmen - Miss USA state directors Grant Gravitt and Ryan Miles of South Carolina. Production Crew - (L-R) Miss Universe Organization Segment Producer Dena Muehlfeld with Talent Coordina- tors Rachel Langa and Emily Pansaci. Elegant Affair - Janis Ferracuti of Bridal Elegance visits with Pageantry CEO Carl Dunn. Powerful Force - (L-R) Henri’s Cloud Nine’s Meg Wal- ters, Christpher Widdoes, and Josh Vietmeier visit with Miss Teen USA 2005 Allie La Force. Something New - Jack Newman of the New York Film Academy with Pageantry CEO Carl Dunn. Perfect Pitch - (L-R) Luminada Balazick, MUO Vice President Larry Parra, and Tina Mahat, Director of Sales and Marketing, Hyatt Regency Pittsburgh Int’l Airport. Going Green - State director Randy Sanders, Luminada Balazick, Grammy Award winner Lee Greenwood, and his state director wife Kim Greenwood. Very Cool - Miss USA 2005 Chelsea Cooley and state director Kim Johnson. A Texas Toast - Melodie Smith of Texas, CHI founder Farouk Shami, and Texas Directors Gail and Al Clark. 46 PAGEANTRY