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Kelsea Campbell, Miss New Hampshire Teen USA 2013, gearing up for Miss Teen USA competition

By ADAM SWIFT
Union Leader Correspondent
Newhampshire.com

AUBURN — After Kelsea Campbell of Auburn watched her older sister compete in the Miss Teen New Hampshire pageant in 2007, she was hooked. “I fell in love with the pageant,” said Campbell, 18. Over the next five years, Campbell prepared to compete in the pageant herself, and last November, those years of preparation paid off.

Competing in her first pageant, Campbell was crowned Miss Teen New Hampshire 2013 and will now go on to compete in the Miss Teen USA competition at the Atlantis resort in the Bahamas on Aug. 9 and 10. Although she did not compete in any pageants prior to last November, Campbell said the maturing process over the past several years gave her the maturity she needed to win the crown. “It was important to mature and develop a voice in what I was passionate about,” said Campbell, who graduated from Manchester Central High School in the spring.

As part of the competition process, pageant participants need to have a platform they are passionate about. For Campbell, her platform of Alzheimer’s Disease research was inspired by her grandparents. One of the highlights of Campbell’s time as Miss Teen New Hampshire has been her interaction with young people. “With the events I do, I love to see their faces when I walk into the room with the crown,” she said. “They look up to that and I like to be a positive influence in their lives.”

Campbell said her plans for the fall are still up in the air depending on how she does in the national competition next month. Eventually, she said she would like to go to law school in Boston. For the time being, when she is not preparing for Miss Teen USA, Campbell said she can be found out on the links working on her golf game. “My friends are so excited and are offering their support,” she said. “I couldn’t ask for better friends and family.” In addition to her older sister, Campbell has an older brother and twin 10-year-old sisters. 

At Manchester Central, she was a varsity cheerleader for four years and competed in the hurdles and high jump on the track team and was an active member of the school’s Key Club. During her time as Miss Teen New Hampshire, Campbell said she has been proud to represent the people of New Hampshire and is hoping the people of the state show their support for her. 

Vote for Miss Teen USA at missuniverse.com/missteenusa. The competitor with the most votes automatically makes it into the semifinal round of 15. The Miss Teen USA pageant is no longer on TV, but it will stream live at missuniverse.com/missteenusa on Aug. 9 and 10.

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Miss USA Erin Brady returns home to Portland High School

(source: The Middletown Press)

by Jeff Mill

PORTLAND >> Erin Brady arrived back at Portland High School on Tuesday to excited cheers and quiet tears. The newly crowned Miss USA, Brady alternately excited campers at the Summer Quest program and thrilled school faculty members who said they knew Brady was destined for great things when she was a student at the school.

All in all, her return to her roots day was a whirlwind of color, excitement and no little emotion.

Through it all, the willowy brunette was the master of the moment, whether it was signing autographs for a seemingly inexhaustible conga line of excited campers, posing for photos with star-struck selectmen, participating in rousing camp cheers, or pitching in to serve ice cream sundaes.

In comments welcoming Brady, state Sen. Art Linares and state Rep. Christie Carpino neatly captured two of the many roles the 25-year-old Brady embodies.

“You’re a true inspiration, especially to young women,” Carpino said. “You showed that you could be both beautiful and smart.”

Brady graduated from Portland High as a member of the National Honor Society and then went on to earn a degree in finance from Central Connecticut State University.

For his part, Linares told Brady, “You are such a wonderful role model.”

Linares then electrified a number of the females campers who gathered in the school cafeteria to greet Brady when he said, “Maybe one of you young ladies will be the next Miss USA.”

When it came her turn to speak, Brady admitted, “I’m a little bit excited — and a little bit nervous.”

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Miss USA’s Three Top Tips for Saving Money

By Lawrence Lewitinn | Talking Numbers 

Until last week, Erin Brady was a Financial Accountant for Prudential Retirement in Hartford, CT. Now, she’s Miss USA 2013 and talking numbers with Talking Numbers.

While Erin’s new schedule means she won’t be able to go back to work any time soon, she knows a lot about personal finance. So, we asked this aspiring MBA to tell us her three top tips for saving money.

Miss USA’s Three Top Tips for Saving Money:

Tip #1: Always pay yourself.

Erin says: “My dad always told me from Day 1 that no matter how many bills I have, every time I get paid, always put something away. Whether $20 or $100 every week, make sure you pay yourself first because you never know when you’re going to be in a predicament where you’re going to need money. I’ve always learned that no matter how much in bills I have, I put money away for myself.”

Tip #2: Start saving ASAP.

Erin says: “Open up a Roth IRA or some kind of a retirement plan ASAP. As soon as I got out of high school, I opened up a Roth IRA. I think a lot of kids my age are not educated on it. They don’t realize the importance of saving now because you’re going to be working forever. Who knows when Social Security’s going to run out? You’re going to make sure to be secure when you retire. Definitely start putting away now for retirement.”

Tip #3: Pay your debts first.

Erin says: “Obviously, like everyone else my age, I have student loans. I think it’s really important that any extra money you have to put towards your debts because [paying the minimum due] is like pouring water in a bucket with a hole in the bottom – you’re never going to pay it off. You’re always going to have something due to somebody else and you’re paying interest. Try to pay everything off as early as you can before you’re just paying interest to everybody else. Make sure you pay off your debts – credit cards, school loans, car loans – you don’t want to be in the hole forever!”

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