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The Miss Texas Organization is pleased to announce that there are six contestants in the Miss Teen Texas Pageant and the Miss Texas Pageant being held on Saturday, July 5, 2008 at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth.

Pictured from Left to Right are:

Sydney Capello- Teen Duncanville '08, 10th grade Carroll HS

Savannah Young- Teen Texas Panhandle '08, Carroll graduate 2008

BreAnna Young- Teen Central Texas '08 , 10th grade Carroll HS

Jessika Williams- Miss Austin Area '08, Carroll graduate 2005

Kristen Blair- Miss Fort Worth '08, Southlake resident (& Miss Southlake 2007)

Ashley Melnick- Miss Southlake '08, Carroll graduate 2007

The Miss Texas Organization today announced that Heather Henrichson will compete in the 2008 Miss Teen Texas Pageant, being held on Saturday, July 5, 2008 at 7:00 P.M. at the Will Rogers Memorial Center Theater in Fort Worth. Heather was selected to represent Tarrant County in the pageant after her win at the Miss Teen Southlake Pageant, which was held on January 5, 2008. The winner of the Miss Teen Texas Scholarship Pageant will receive $4,000.00 in US Savings Bonds. Tickets for the preliminary competitions being held on July 1 - 3 and the Miss Teen Texas Scholarship Pageant on July 5 can be obtained by contacting Central Ticket Office at 817-335-9000 or www.centralticketoffice.com

Heather is a student at Brook Hill High School in Bullard and began competing in area pageants in 2008. Her service platform is S.T.A.R.T. – Stand Tall And Resist Temptation. She chose this platform due to her own struggle as a young child with issues of being overweight and being made fun of by her peers. Heather encourages students to feel good about them selves and to find ways to improve their quality of life. She also discourages the temptation to bully or make fun of others who are different than yourself.

D Magazine rated Southlake #2 this year in its annual "Rate the Suburbs" article. There were only three Tarrant County Cities that placed in the Top Ten list of cities.

Cities were ranked based on four factors: safety, education, housing values and ambiance. The magazine cited Southlake's ability to place restricitions on home builders (few lots are less than a half an acre; no apartments or condos) are keeping residents investment safe. There were remarks that residents felt that taxes were a bit high and that the schools and sports are a bit too competitve. D Magazine also states that this is a family oriented town, especially those with stay-at-home moms and traveling dads. Southlake is also compared to University Park, where "affluence is evident around every corner".

For the full article in D Magazine, click here.