Nearly $25K in Grants Awarded

Candidates appear at the annual convention at the Rosen Centre, Orlando. Photo by Code Creatives

January 6, 2025. Orlando, Fla. - The B4ACUSA Foundation announces successful fundraising efforts facilitating over $20,000 in grants awarded during the most recent national awards ceremonies. Ambassadors for the pageant raised awareness and funding for these causes throughout the fall, leading up to the national event that took place on January 2-5 in Orlando.

On January 2, 150 guests gathered at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando to support the 25th Anniversary Silver Gala Dinner, celebrating the Beauties for a Cause mission to provide women and girls with scholarship and community impact experiences. The event included a runway show in partnership with BQG The Pageant Resource and a fashion show wearing LuLaRoe. Event host was Kennedy Thomas, CEO of The Pageant Resource and Keynote Speaker was Deanne Stidham, CEO of LuLaRoe.

A record-setting 55 Beauties for a Cause scholarship and grant finalists were recognized. Over $75,000 was raised through individual annual campaigns to benefit the nonprofit organization. The campaign was administered by Spotfund.

Throughout the year, each Ambassador fulfilled an independent community project, an initiative entitled "Think Global Act Local." These projects were factored into the selection of scholarship recipients for B4ACUSA Foundation grants. Corporate gifts allowed for special scholarship awards selected by those companies or gifted directly to those selected as national ambassadors.

Learn More at www.b4acusa.org.

SPECIAL AWARD RECIPIENTS

• Highest Fundraiser - Kiara Landon, Washington

• Highest Fundraiser - Autumn Fisher, North Dakota

• Highest Fundraiser - Adalyn Dearing, New Mexico

• Highest Fundraiser - Elizabeth Maylee Orvis, Washington

• Highest Fundraiser - Brittish Walker Banks, Georgia

• Highest Fundraiser - Madison Furtado, Alaska

GRANT RECIPIENTS

• B4AC Official Scholarship - $1,500 - Gissell Bahena, Illinois

• B4AC Official Scholarship - $1,500 - Jordyn Campion, New Mexico

• B4AC Official Scholarship - $1,500 - Chloe Caulk, Washington

• B4AC Official Scholarship - $650 - Kiara de los Santos, Oregon

• B4AC Official Scholarship - $650 - Maya Farris, California

• B4AC Official Scholarship - $500 - Adalyn Dearing, New Mexico

• B4AC Official Scholarship - $500 - Luciana Espinoza, Florida

• B4AC Official Scholarship - $500 - Valeria Jacobson, Florida

• B4AC Official Scholarship - $500 - Carleigh Merk, Ohio

• Still She Rose - $500 - Majo Garcia, Montana

• Still She Rose - $500 - JamieLynn Frank, Delaware

• Teen Talent Winner - $150 - Liv Layne, Indiana

• Youth Talent Winner - $150 - Jailyn Hidalgo, Alabama

• Teen Top Model Winner - $150 - Josephine Herbert, Alaska

• Youth Top Model Winner - $150 - Ariana Amador, Florida

• Teen Casualwear Winner - $150 - Emily Cox, Nevada

• Youth Casualwear Winner - $150 - Blake Rule, Michigan

• Teen Cover Model Winner - $150 - Emily Cox, Nevada

• Youth Cover Model Winner - $150 - Vitalia Collins, Georgia

• Teen Costume Winner - $150 - Josephine Herbert, Alaska

• Youth Costume Winner - $150 - Jailyne Hidalgo, Alabama

• Teen Activewear Winner - $150 - Liv Layne, Indiana

• Youth Activewear Winner - $150 - Jailyne Hidalgo, Alabama

• Teen Interview Winner - $150 - Jordyn Campion, New Mexico

• Youth Interview Winner - $150 - Sophia Ferrera Mongeotti, Florida

• Rosen Hotels Grant - $5,000 - Winner of Miss Earth USA

• B4ACUSA Grant - $5,000 - Winner of Teen Miss Earth USA

Thank you to optional competition scholarship partners Executive Reign, Be Victorious Pageant Prep, Healuxe, The Queen Beauty Network, Go Bling Yourself, MMG Modeling & Talent. Additional nonprofit partners include Pageant Prep, Pageant Coaching & Designs, HOTWORX, Garbo Grabber, Crowned Communicators, Queen Espree and Bloomstone Jewelers.

Become a 2025 Ambassador Photo credits Eva Flis Photography, The Code Creatives