By ALESHA CAPONE
TEENAGER Alana Kristen Ribarovska is proud to be representing her home suburb Taylors Hill in the Miss Teen Galaxy Pageant Australia 2014 as a Victorian finalist.
The 15-year-old will participate in fashion, evening and swimwear segments at the annual competition.
She will also be raising funds for the Make-A-Wish Foundation in the lead-up to the event in March.
Last year, Alana raised $1500 for charity with a trivia night during her maiden pageant.
Alana made it through to the competition’s national finals last year and also won the Miss Macedonia Melbourne 2013 contest.
Alana said she would be wearing a sash emblazoned with ‘Taylors Hill’ at the upcoming Miss Teen Galaxy.
“I love it here. I know everyone, they know me and I feel safe here,” she said.
Since last year’s competition, Alana has started modelling – including a photo shoot for Elements magazine in America and appearing in PixiFoto’s #Click Campaign.
Alana said her confidence had grown since taking part in the 2013 Teen Galaxy event.
“I enjoyed it heaps and loved everything about it,” she said.
“Even raising the money, I had to increase my confidence and put myself out there and tell people I was entering the pageant.”
This year she is looking forward to once again seeing all the friends she made in last year’s pageant.
“I want to have fun, but I also want to see how far I can go,” she said.
In addition, Alana is part of the student leadership team at Copperfield College in Sydenham and plays for the Sydenham Park Soccer Club.
Alana is looking for a sponsor for the pageant. See http://australiagalaxypageants.com/ for more details.
