Teen pageant to be webcast

July 10, 5:37 PMPageant ExaminerMichael McGuire

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Enterteenment announced today that they have entered into a two-year partnership with Miss America's Outstanding Teen to broadcast the national teen pageant on the Enterteenment Network, which will serve as the pageant's exclusive broadcast partner.

Miss America's Outstanding Teen, the sister pageant to Miss America, returns for its fifth year and will be hosted by Miss America, Katie Stam and Todd Newton with feature guest performances by American Idol's Jasmine Murray. Ben Eleazer and Elena LaQuatra will be hosting the behind the scenes footage for Enterteenment.

"We are excited to be able to offer the 2009 competition and behind-the-scenes footage online for the first time. We are so pleased with our partnership with Enterteenment," said Kim Parrish, President of Miss America's Outstanding Teen, Inc. "We feel they are leaders in this industry with a focus on wholesome and important topics for teens such as college, earning scholarships and going to proms. MAOT is a perfect fit."

"We're thrilled to bring the Miss America's Outstanding Teen program to our audience", said Amanda Mills, President & CEO of Enterteenment. "This scholarship based pageant is exactly the type of programming we desire as part of our premiere online video network. It is yet another step toward our mission to engage, empower and entertain teens everywhere and is a real win/win for all involved."

The two-year broadcast partnership kicks off at the Rosen Centre in Orlando, Florida August 12th with a fabulous behind-the scenes four-day 'teen e' pre-series followed by the 2010 Miss America's Outstanding Teen Pageant on August 15th 2009, airing online August 16th on the Enterteenment Network.

Tickets to the preliminary and final/crowning events can be purchased online at ticketmaster.com, and maoteenstore.com.

The complete broadcast schedule to include several of the state pageants that will lead to next year's national event, which will broadcast on the Prom & Pageant Channel on the Enterteenment Network alongside national coverage of the best proms and the network's own show 'teen e' is to be announced.

(Information courtesy of Prom & Pageant Expositions, LLC/Miss America's Outstanding Teen, Inc.)