Local music instructor Aline Giampietro Trifonov didnโt have to win a pageant to be named Miss Petite Wesley Chapel 2024, but she did have to apply to the Miss Petite Florida pageant with professional pictures. She says that candidates for the title are selected based on their contributions to their community.
โThrough my performing, teaching and work in the performing arts, I was able to demonstrate a significant contribution to Wesley Chapel,โ Aline says, โand I had to show the pageant how my work has {done} exactly that for our community. In addition to being a performer and music teacher, Iโm also an entrepreneur and I work as a freelance petite model, and I want to represent other petite women.โ
Aline says the Petite USA Pageant is the #1 pageant in the U.S. for petite women 5โ6โ tall and under. If youโve ever watched a Miss America or Miss Universe pageant, itโs obvious that the contestants are tall and willowy.
โSo, the Miss Petite is a great opportunity for me to represent and inspire other women who wish to pursue modeling, regardless of their height,โ Aline says.ย
The 5โ-2โ classical pianist, performing arts advocate and founder and executive director of the Piano Performance Arts Academy, LLC, in Wesley Chapel, who is originally from Brazil, was selected as a semi-finalist for the 2024 Florida Petite pageant, which is the official state preliminary pageant for the National Petite USA Pageant. The State Division will be held the weekend of March 8-9 at the Embassy Suites hotel on the USF Tampa Campus and, if Aline wins the Florida title, she will advance to the national Miss Petite USA 2024 pageant, which will be held in July 31- Aug. 3 in Chicago.
Petite USAโข was founded in 2009 to be a platform for petite women who are 5โ6 or less. According to PetiteUSA. com, it is the nationโs largest pageant system for petite women and is proud of its history and past queens. The pageant offers titles for five different divisions: Teen, Miss, Ms. Mrs., and Elite Ms., in more than 50 different states and regions across the U.S. The Petite USA pageant is the official preliminary to the Universal Petite pageant, where petite women from all over the world compete for the coveted Teen, Miss, Ms., Mrs. and Elite Ms. Universal Petite titles.
โWhat attracted me to enter this pageant is the opportunity to represent my community, serve others through my leadership and have an opportunity to have a much bigger outreach,โ she says. โI love the fact [the pageant] embraces a sisterhood attitude with aย healthy competition, and they have their heart in promoting our personal platforms. This is much more than just a beauty competition. It allows women to speak of their leadership, service and how we can use our voices to make a difference. I would love to expand my voice in the performing arts, music education and champion other womenโs beauty as well.โย
Aline, who also is the vice president of the Music Teachers National Assn. (MTNA) and an aerialist with the Aerial Dragons group in Ybor City, is seeking sponsorships to support her attempt to reach the national event. In addition to cash sponsorships, she is seeking a seamstress, pedicures, a photographer, help with wardrobe, shoes, hair extensions and more.
โHelp me extend my voice through performing arts, fashion and music!,โ Aline says. โTogether, we can do it!โ
To help or for more information, call Aline at (813) 528-3638 or email her at PianoPerformanceArts@gmail.com.