Forever TEEN Titleholders
Arushi Somani - 2023
Miss Canyon Hills' Teen
2023 Scholarship Awards: Miss Canyon Hills' Teen - $600
Siena Lester - 2023
Miss Anaheim Hills' Teen 2023
2023 Scholarships Earned: Miss Anaheim Hills' Teen = $600
Olivia DeFrank - 2022
Miss Anaheim's Outstanding Teen
Top 10 - Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2023
1st Runner-up Teens in Action - Miss America's Outstanding Teen
Social Impact Initiative - Alzheimer's Awareness: "Save the Memories"
* Fundraised and donated $10,000 to the Alzheimer's Association
* Collected and donated over 800 life-sized and weighted baby dolls for Alzheimer's residents
https://oliviadefrankd220.wixsite.com/save-the-memories
Scholastic Goal: Attend the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School of Journalism
Career Ambition: To become an international broadcast journalist, with a focus on culture, health, and well-being.
Talent: Classical Piano, Fantasie Impromptu in the Key of C# minor, Opus 66 - Fréderic Chopin
Interesting Facts:
• Loves to travel internationally
• Has traveled to 10 countries
• Enjoys experiencing new cultures and new foods
• Talented cook and enjoys taking culinary classes
• Played a “street piano” in Heathrow Airport in London
• Took figure skating lessons for many years
• Also plays the violin
• Dreams to have her own television show cooking foods from around the world
• Fostered two cats – George and Oreo
• Performed in a piano recital with three broken fingers
Delilah Sichmeller - 2022
Miss Anaheim Hills' Outstanding Teen
Top 10 - Miss California 2022
SOCIAL IMPACT INITIATIVE:
Recycling and Reusing for a Better Tomorrow
SCHOLASTIC GOAL:
Obtain a BS in Nursing, and a Master’s Degree in Midwifery
CAREER AMBITION:
Become a Registered Nurse and then a Certified Midwife
TALENT:
Musical Theater – “SHY” from Once Upon a Mattress
INTERESTING FACTS:
• Has collected 86,800 bottles to recycle
• Has donated $5,000 to conservation organizations.
• Visited 20 different states in the U.S.
• Varsity Water Polo Player
• Varsity Swim Team
• Vegan diet
• I am a school mascot
• Featured in her local newspaper eight times
• Won “Most likely to be on the twenty-dollar bill” in the 8th grade
• Youngest of seven children
• Working on her certification to become a yoga instructor
• More than ¾ of her closet is thrifted
Ariana Goulette - 2022
Miss Canyon Hills' Outstanding Teen
Top 10 - Miss California's Outstanding Teen 2022
SOCIAL IMPACT INITIATIVE
“The Safe Space Place”
SCHOLASTIC GOAL
B.A. and M.A. in Psychology with a Minor in Dance
CAREER AMBITION
Become a Dance/Movement Therapist
TALENT
Contemporary Dance
“Experience”
INTERESTING FACTS
- Spearheading community support of Ventura’s Winter Weather Plan/Stay Warm Packs
- Has been dancing since the age of 3
- Trained in ballet, contemporary/modern, jazz, and tap
- Enjoys collecting crystals
- Very interested in astrology
- Loves growing plants in our family garden, and my dad and I made syrup from sage blossoms
- Loves hiking
- Her superpower is speaking in accents and regional dialects
- Loves to read
- Has eaten octopus and eel
- Has a candle collection and candles for every season
Kayla Arellano - 2020
Miss Anaheim's Outstanding Teen 2020
4th Runner-up to Miss California's Outstanding Teen 2021
Spirit of Miss California's Outstanding Teen
Platform Issue: Instrumental Outreach: #music4children
Scholastic/Career Ambitions: To attend UCLA, Earn a B.S. in Neuroscience and an M.D. / Become a pediatric neurologist
Talent: Vocal- “Never Enough”
LEADERSHIP ROLES: Choir president 2020-21; Superintendent’s High School Advisory Council; Child care assistant at Forest Home; Youth leader at her church; One of the lead vocalists in her church’s worship band; Link Crew leader and mentor to freshmen students.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
- Accepted at nine UC Schools
- Sang the National Anthem at the OC Fair representing the city of Placentia
- Performed as Clara in the production of Nutcracker and my dad was Drosselmeyer
- Starred in a John’s Incredible Pizza Commercial
- Received first place and the highest score of the competition day for her tap solo
- Top 5 Community Service Hours Award
INTERESTING FACTS:
- The stage crew crashed her into the set when in flight as Peter Pan;
- Interviewed a Holocaust survivor
- Have seen the Northern Lights in Alaska
- Went dog sledding
- She plays guitar, piano, and writes her own songs;
- Danced in the Disneyland parade;
- Met an astronaut at the Richard Nixon Library;
- Sang with the choir and prayed the Hail Mary in front of 10,000 people in Lourdes;
Sophie Nessary - 2020
Miss Anaheim Hills' Outstanding Teen 2020
SOCIAL IMPACT INITIATIVE: S.O.S: Promoting Service Over Self
SCHOLASTIC/CAREER AMBITION: A Degree in Public Relations and Communications
TALENT: Vocal Performance – “I'm Here” From “The Color Purple”
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
- Has contributed over 1,000 volunteer hours of service;
- Campus Beautification Award earned for cleaning up, volunteering and beautifying my school's campus; Runs 5 and 10 K’s for charity to promote getting out and getting active, while spreading awareness and raising funds for the organizations I am passionate about and advocate for
- Helped build a church in Costa Rica
INTERESTING FACTS:
- Daughter of a USMC Veteran
- Has been on a Broadway stage;
- Performed on the same stage as Kristin Chenoweth and Rita Wilson;
- I was in Hairspray Live;
- Seven years of volunteering/visiting elderly at Norwalk Meadows Nursing Center and Veterans Hospitals; - CPR Certified;
Maya Alvarez-Coyne - 2020
Miss Canyon Hills' Outstanding Teen 2020
Miss California's Outstanding Teen 2020
EDUCATION: Stanford University
SOCIAL IMPACT INITIATIVE: Teen Health and Fitness
TALENT: Irish Dance Fusion
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
- Los Angeles Music Center’s Spotlight Awards Grand Prize Finalist (2020)
- Spotlight Awards semi-finalist (2018 and 2019)
- 2020 All-Ireland Irish Dance Champion, ranked 1st in the world
- 5-time Western Region and North American Irish Dance Champion
- Irish Dancing Magazine’s Covergirl (August 2018)
- OC Artist of the Year World Cultural Dance (2020 and 2021)
- Laguna Dance Festival Scholarship (2021)
- YoungArts Foundation Scholarship Finalist (2019 - 2021)
- Top 10 Whiz Kids Orange County Register Magazine (2016-2017);
- Ageless Ambitions Podcast interviewee (2019)
- Accepted to 10 universities
- 2021 Telly Award for self-produced dance film, Home, curated by the Los Angeles Music Center for their For the Love of L.A. series
VOLUNTEER WORK
- Presidential Service Award—Gold (2020) - for 250+ hours of community service in one year
- Riverdance Concert 4 Cancer virtual guest performance — Slane Castle, Meath, Ireland (2020)
- Make-A-Wish® charity show performer (2016 & 2019)
- Halo Dance for Autism guest performer (2019 and 2020)
- Lythgoe Family Productions—Red Carpet and TV Interviewer (2019)
- Friendship Foundation fundraiser reporter
- OC Children’s Festival reporter
- Dancers Against Cancer Industry Dance Awards Benefit Show (3 years)
- American Heart Association Heart Hero (2019 & 2020)
INTERESTING FACTS
- Have traveled to 10 countries
- First Latina to win Miss California’s Outstanding Teen
- Invited to audition with Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance Taiwan Tour 2020
- Lived in Seoul, Korea for a year
- I am Venezuelan and Irish
- Traveled to Dublin and Toronto on my own
- Riverdance Guest Performance—Gaiety Theatre, Dublin, Ireland (2019)
- Dance Across America Performer — 2021 Presidential Inauguration
- Performed with Justin Bieber
- Performed at WE Day children’s charity event (2 years)
- Invited guest performer at Disneyland (2018, 2019)
- Member of Fusion Fighters (2 years)
- Ambassador and social media influencer for Apolla Performance Shocks, Camelia Rose, Stylish Sketches by Shelley, RNH Fitness Program, and KiloGear
- Model for Kilogear and Camilla Rose
Jacqueline Pizza - 2019
Miss Anaheim's Outstanding Teen 2019
Top 10 Miss California's Outstanding Teen 2019
2019 Scholarship Awards:
Miss Anaheim's Outstanding Teen - $500
Miss Anaheim's OT Quality of Life - $50
Miss California's OT Top 10 - $500
Age: 16
Career Ambition: Become a Dentist or Physician.
Platform: Defying Stereotypes: Girls in STEM
Talent: Dance
Interesting Facts:
- Had the honor of laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington Cemetery.
- Class President - National Charity League
- Open Mic performer
Savannah Jimenez - 2019
Miss Canyon Hills' Outstanding Teen 2019
SOCIAL IMPACT INITIATIVE: Make-A-Wish® Foundation
SCHOLASTIC/CAREER AMBITION: Obtain a Bachelor of Arts in Musical Theatre / Perform on Broadway
TALENT: Musical Theatre Vocal - “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”
SCHOLASTIC HONORS: Principal’s List; Academic Achievement Award; All-American Scholar
LEADERSHIP ROLES: President of Choir; President of NCL class; Cheer Captain; Assistant Director for a children's theatre company; Dance Captain for several musicals; Church summer camp leader and emcee
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Shirley Temple Award; Inspire Award; Advanced Thespian; Orange County CAPPIE Nominee: Best Featured Actress; Orange County CAPPIE Winner: Best Ensemble; Spirit of NCL Award (2016); Spirit of NCL Award (2018); Nominated to serve on the Mental Wellness Committee; 2019 Quality of Life Award
INTERESTING FACTS:
- Studied Latin ballroom dancing;
- Cheered for five years;
- Likes to draw and paint in her free time;
- Can say and sing supercalifragilisticexpialidocious backwards;
- Obsessed with Wizard of Oz trivia;
- Sang for the Pope in Rome;
- Walked through the Holy Door in Saint Peter’s Basilica, which won’t open again until 2025!
Marie Smith - 2019
Miss Anaheim Hills' Outstanding Teen 2019
2019 Scholarship Awards:
Miss Anaheim Hills' Outstanding Teen - $500
Career Ambition: Obtain a Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S) and become a pediatric dentist or dental hygienist.
Platform: Lyme Disease Awareness
Talent: Piano
Interesting Facts:
- Went on a stakeout at the age of 2 months.
- Raising a rabbit and 11 chickens.
- 2nd and 3rd degree brown belt in Kung Fu.