RPVCCA_CC_SS_2012_09_18_02A_Designation_Miss_RPV_2013CITY OF
MEMORANDUM
RANCHO PALOS VERDES
REVIEWED:
Staff Coordinator:
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT.:
HONORABLE MAYOR &CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
CAROLYNN PETRU,DEPUTY CITY MANAGE~
SEPTEMBER 18,2012
DESIGNATION OF CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
REPRESENTATIVE TO MISS CALIFORNIA USA 2013 PAGEANT
CAROLYN LEHR,CITY MANAGER ~
Matt Waters,Senior Administrative Analyst@
RECOMMENDATION
Authorize the Mayor to sign an official Miss California USA form,enabling Miss Ally Lozano
to present herself as "Miss Rancho Palos Verdes California USA 2013"in the upcoming
Miss California USA 2013 Pageant.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION:
Ally Lozano,a graduate of Palos Verdes High School and full-time student at
Marymount College,has been chosen to compete in the Miss California USA pageant,
which will take place in 2013.Currently Miss Lozano is representing California as
"Rancho Palos Verdes."Ms.Lozano and Keith Lewis,Co-Executive Director of Miss
California USA,have requested that the City of Rancho Palos Verdes officially
recognize Ms.Lozano as "Miss Rancho Palos Verdes CA USA 2013".She would then
be able to present herself prior to the actual pageant and during the pageant by that
title.Without Council approval,Ms.Lozano's title would simply be "Rancho Palos
Verdes".
Mr.Lewis states in his request letter that "having this official title will help Ally bring
positive exposure to Rancho Palos Verdes,as she donates her time and energy to
various causes and organizations."Mr.Lewis states that pageant contestants are
"savvy,goal-oriented and self-aware"young women who participate to "advance their
careers,(pursue)personal and humanitarian goals,and as women who seek to
improve the lives of others."
Ms.Lozano reported that she went through several interviews before being designated
as the Rancho Palos Verdes representative by Miss California USA officials.Miss
SS2 A-1
Designation of City of Rancho Palos Verdes Representative to Miss California USA 2013 Pageant
September 18,2012
Page 2
California USA officials verified that contestants apply directly with the pageant and go
through a series of interviews.If selected,contestants are allowed to choose their own
titles,since Miss USA does not run preliminary pageants in advance of their state
pageants.Miss California USA allows only one contestant from a specific City or
organization such as Rancho Palos Verdes or Torrance Memorial Hospital.Ms.
Lozano is the sole Rancho Palos Verdes representative for the California pageant but
she cannot refer to herself as "Miss Rancho Palos Verdes CA USA 2013"without City
Council approval.The California Pageant will be held in January,2013.California
contestants must submit proof to Miss USA Pageant officials that they are not only a
U.S.citizen but a California resident for at least six months prior the pageant.
Ms.Lozano is a graduate of Palos Verdes High School and currently attends
Marymount College.She plans on going to law school.Ms.Lozano verbally informed
staff that she was raised in Mexico and volunteered at an orphanage until she was 16
when her family moved to the United States.Ms.Lozano stated that her volunteer
experience includes working in the New Orleans area after Hurricane Katrina,passing
out food and supplies to the homeless and needy in Los Angeles and working with
special needs and under-privileged children as a student at Marymount College..
Ms.Lozano's goal as a potential Miss California USA will be to promote awareness of
the need for clean drinking water here and around the world.She states that she wants
to "be the voice for the nearly 1 billion people globally who don't have access to this
most basic need."If chosen as Miss California USA,Ms.Lozano would then be able to
compete in the 2013 Miss USA contest.The 2012 Miss California USA,Natalie Pack,
was raised in Rancho Palos Verdes,and was honored for her achievement by the
Rancho Palos Verdes City Council on January 17,2012.
FISCAL IMPACT
Designating Ms.Lozano as a Miss Rancho Palos Verdes CA USA 2013 will not have any
discernible fiscal impact.
ATTACHMENTS:
Request letter from Keith Lewis,Miss California USA Co-Executive Director
August 19,2012 Sharon Yarber email
SS2 A-2
MISS CALIFORNIA USA®&MISS CALIFORNIA TEEN USA®
Independently produced by K2 Productions,Inc.,Los Angeles,CA.
under license from Miss Universe LP.,LLLP.
To whom it may concern,
Please be advised that Ally Lozano is competing in this years Miss CA USA 2013 Pageant.She is representing California as
"Rancho Palos Verdes".The Miss CA USA pageant is a franchise of the Miss Universe Organization,an international company that
advances and supports today's women.These women are savvy,goal-oriented and aware.The delegates who become part of the
Miss Universe Organization display those chamcteristics in their everyday lives,both as individuals who participate in the
competitions to advance their careers,personal and humanitarian goals,and as women who seek to improve the lives of others.
The Miss Universe Organization provides the opportunities -the mentoring,career tmining,resources and life experiences -for
women to be personally enriched through the organization's year-round support of all aspects oftheir lives,from their own personal
career goals to social and humanitarian causes and work.
We hope that you will join us in recognizing this exciting time in Allys life.As you can imagine,it is equally important to her
success to have community support behind her.Your signature on the attached form will allow her to present herself as MISS
"Rancho Palos Verdes CA USA 2013,"mther than simply "Rancho Palos Verdes",both prior to the actual pageant and during the
pageant as well.Please note that she currently represents "Rancho Palos Verdes,"during the pageant however,per the Miss
Universe guidelines,your support would allow her to go by "Miss "Rancho Palos Verdes CA USA 2012"instead.The advantage to
having this official title will help Ally bring positive exposure to Rancho Palos Verdes,as she donates her time and energy to
various causes and organizations.
If you have any questions,please feel free to contact us at 310-275-4339 or email usatevent@k2pro.biz.
Thank you again.
Keith Lewis
Co-Executive Director
Miss California USA,Miss California Teen USA
MISS CALIFORNIA USA®&MISS CALIFORNIA TEEN USA®
Independently produced by K2 Productions,Inc.,Los Angeles,CA.
under license from Miss Universe LP.,LLLP.
Signature:
Printed Name:
Title (Mayor/Owner,etc.):
Date:
Participant Signature:
Printed Name:
Date:
SS2 A-3
Witness Signature:
Printed Name:
Date:
SS2 A-4
From:sharon yarber [mailto:momofyago@gmail.com]
Sent:Sunday,August 19,2012 2:27 PM
To:CC
Subject:Miss RPV?!?!?!?!?!?Huh?!?!?!?
Hello Council Members,
We have not held a beauty contest in RPV of which I am aware to select a Miss Rancho
Palos Verdes.If we did,please let me know when and where the contest occurred so I
may have the privilege of ascertaining independently who the winner was.
Our new and improved RULES of PROCEDURE,on which I spent untold numbers of
hours working,does NOT allow CONSENT CALENDAR items to include matters that
have NOT previously been the subject of a NOTICED public meeting.If this was a
matter previously duly noticed please let me know when this meeting occured.To my
knowledge no notice was given,no contest was held and it appears to me that someone
with a hell of a lot of chutzpah is asking you to simply agree to name her as Miss RPV to
potentially improve her chances of being a viable candidate to obtain a scholarship from
the organization sponsoring this beauty contest she seeks to win.
As such (typical staff lingo),it is inappropriate for you to act on this matter on Tuesday.
Sharon Yarber
SS2 A-5