HIGH LIFE : Couple of Miss Teens to Be Selected Tonight

Angi Aylor, El Toro High School sophomore, might very well hand over her crown to one of the seven Orange County girls who, along with 12 others, are in competition tonight in the Miss California Teen pageant in Palm Springs.

The crown and title could even go to a classmate; three of the seven county contestants attend El Toro High School.

The girls will be judged in three categories: swimsuit, evening gowns and interview. The final 12 contestants were selected Friday night from an initial field of 54 girls. The winner will receive a $1,500 cash scholarship, a new wardrobe, swimsuits, cosmetics and other prizes, according to Guy Rex Inc., the company that runs the contest and a similar one in Texas.

Aylor, last year’s winner, went on to compete in the Miss U.S.A. Teen pageant, where she was the fifth runner-up and won awards for Miss Photogenic and best costume.

A contestant may represent any city or county if she lives there, attends school there or has a parent who works there.

The seven girls competing from Orange County are Miss Costa Mesa, Dara Aiklin; Miss Irvine, Michelle Kaylor; Miss Saddleback Valley, Stephanie Sorrenson; Miss El Toro, Alison Moreno; Miss Dana Point, Nicole Scott; Miss San Juan Capistrano, Kelly Bratton, and Miss Orange County, Micheline Bonilla. Moreno, Kaylor and Sorrenson attend El Toro High.

--DAWN STONE

Contestants will be judged on scholastic achievement, volunteer service, a personal interview, a formal presentation and a speech or talent presentation.

The reigning Orange County Miss T.E.E.N. is Leslie Votava, 19, a Villa Park High School graduate and Chapman College freshman.

Because of the problems these and countless similar statistics point to, the organization is sponsoring the 40th World Health Day on April 7, an annual event, to focus the world’s attention on the importance of health in our lives and the need to improve worldwide health care, according to the Youth News Service.

World Health Day links the world through special programs and activities in 166 countries and focuses on what groups and individuals can do to maintain good health and improve the health of people worldwide.

About 2,800 high schools across the United States will participate in World Health Day, said J. Stephen Morrill, project officer of the American Assn. for World Health.

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--Mark Twain (1835-1910)