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Miss USA Is Guest Speaker At Dress For Success Event March 27th
BY MONIQUE STAMPS Sentinel Feature Writer
It was an incredible year in 2019 for Black women around the world, particularly in the area of beauty pageants. Five Black women captured the major titles in 2019: Toni-Ann Singh, Miss World; Zozibini Tunzi, Miss Universe; Kaliegh Garris, Miss Teen USA; Nia Franklin, Miss America; and Cheslie Kryst, Miss USA.
On Friday, March 27, 2020, Tampa Bay will have a chance to meet Miss USA, Cheslie Kryst, when she visits at the invitation of Dress For Success Tampa Bay.
The event will be held at the Centre Club, 123 S. Westshore Blvd, 8th Floor, Tampa, FL 33609. Tickets may be purchased at https://dfstampabaymissusa2019.eventbrite.c om.
Dress for Success (DFS) is an organization that empowers women to achieve economic in- dependence by providing a network of sup- port, professional attire and the development tools to help women thrive in work and in life.
According to Katie McGill, the Executive Director of Dress for Success (DFS) Tampa Bay, the main goal of DFS is empowering women. The donation of clothes is part of the formula for success; however, programming is essential to the immense success of DFS Tampa Bay.
The Community Action Project (CAP) is just an example of the type of programs DFS uses to teach empowerment and success. A client is chosen and tasked with identifying a social need in their community and then cre- ating an initiative and utilizing local resources to bring awareness to their chosen issue. This program fosters the value of not only receiving help, but also paying it forward. DFS also works with local entities like CareerSource
Tampa Bay to further educate and empower women.
In addition to being Miss USA, Kryst is an attorney who has worked extensively with clients serving excessive time for low-level drug offenses. Ms. Kryst works these cases pro bono in her quest to achieve criminal jus- tice reform.
In the past, Kryst has worked closely with Dress for Success Charlotte and now is a Dress for Success Impact Ambassador on a national level.
Cheslie earned both her law degree and MBA from Wake Forest University and grad- uated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree from the Honors College at the University of South Carolina.
Miss USA was also recently elected to the national board of Big Brothers Big Sisters.
ATTY. CHESLIE KRYST Miss USA
Tampa Man Claims Winning Ticket In $1,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE Scratch-Off Game
A Blessed Tampa man has claimed the top prize in the Florida Lottery's $1,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE scratch-off game.
Allen Thomas, 61, chose to take his winnings as a one- time, lump-sum payment of $810,000.
He bought his winning ticket from the 7-Eleven at 7401 E. Broadway Ave. That 7-Eleven will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning ticket.
The $2 game, $1,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE, launched
in July 2019 and has more than 9.8 million winning tick- ets, including eight top prizes of $1,000 a week for life.
This is the third time in two weeks a Tampa resident has won a major prize through the Florida Lottery.
Polk County Man Wins $5 Million From Scratch-Off Ticket
A 29-year-old Lake Wales man won $5 million after buying a $20 million scratch-off lottery ticket at a gas station on US Highway 27.
The Florida Lottery said Derrious Bradwell bought the GOLD RUSH CLASSIC
ticket at Bullard Citgo at 19509 US Highway 27. He chose to receive his winnings as a one-time lump-sum pay- ment of $3.55 million.
The gas station will re- ceive a $10,000 bonus com- mission for selling the winning ticket.
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