Mrs. New York America Pageant Staff

Marie Bradia
Contestant Chaperone

After earning her Bachelor's Degree at SUNY Brockport and Master's Degree at Nazareth College, Marie went on to teach elementary school in the Rochester City School District. Having spent most of her 33 years as a sixth grade teacher, she is now retired and is looking for other challenging and exciting things to do.

Marie enjoys traveling, ballroom dancing, boating, knitting, reading, shopping and various other activities. She is queen mother to a Red Hat Society chapter known as The Model "T"eas with "Hat"itude. Marie has a passion for hats and will often be seen sporting one as she's running about town.

Marie is the proud mother of two children, Heidi and Brandon Hildemann, and one grandson. Her husband Dave and their family, never know what to expect because she's always trying new things and looking for ways to express herself and her sense humor.

This is Marie's forth year on the Mrs. New York America Pageant staff.

Shana Jaycox
Mrs. New York America 2007
Pageant Marketing Executive

Shana Jaycox, resides in Norwich, New York with her husband, Bill and their three children; Alexis, Billy and MacKenzie.

Our Mrs. New York America 2007 was born and raised in Norwich. During her late teens, she ventured out into the world of modeling and for two years, worked in Manhattan as a petite swimwear and lingerie model. During this time, she also acquired her NYS license in Cosmetology / Aesthetics.

At the age of twenty, she returned to her hometown where she began a career in marketing and advertising when she took a job with a family owned marketing company. Through the years she gained on-the-job training with such companies as Proctor & Gamble, Flexographic Print Company and Circular Company. At age thirty-four, she gathered all her experience and knowledge to venture out to build her own company. Now an Independent Marketing Consultant across New York State.

Shana is a member of the Republican Congressional Committee and Business Advisory Council for women owned businesses in New York State and was awarded one of New York's Business Women of the Year for 2005 & 2006, with a feature story in the Wall Street Journal. In December of 2006, she was also recognized as the 2006 Entrepreneur of the Year for Chenango County.

Her pageant experience is extensive, thanks to her grandfather, Dick Gillespie, who has produced teen-ager pageants for more than thirty years. This experience provided her the opportunity to work as a pageant emcee, judge, pageant coach, director and encouraged her to compete as well.

As a married woman, she competed seven times before capturing the crown and title of Mrs. New York America! Shana's platform as Mrs. New York America 2007 is Eating Disorders & Self-Esteem. She, herself experienced anorexia during her teen-age years and wants to lend her support to those who currently suffer from this disease.

This very dedicated woman is involved with the local PTSA, volunteers with the local Catholic Charities Annual Women's Celebration and is a business consultant to the Chenango Career & Technical Education Center. Her most recent endeavor is to complete her family's dream of running a brand new nonprofit organization called Coat, Covers and Caring, designed to provide blankets and winter wear to local families in need Along with spending time with her family, Shana enjoys roller skating, creating scrap books and exercising.

All in all, this amazing woman is a true testimony to believing in your dreams and never ever giving up! The Mrs. New York America Pageant is privileged
to have Shana as Marketing Executive of our outstanding team!.

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