Skye Jannery-Barney, a Great Falls resident and rising junior at The Madeira School, will compete for the title of Miss Teen America 2016 this July. Skye is a varsity volleyball and varsity basketball player at Madeira and she is the current Miss Virginia Teen 2016. Skye is representing the state of Virginia and her platform is advocating against teen trafficking.
"Teen trafficking is a frightening issue happening in our own backyard. Human trafficking of teenage girls happens right here in Northern Virginia. I am raising awareness to help teens feel supported. This is a real human issue, not only something that impacts teen runaways," according to Jannery-Barney.
The Miss Teen America Scholarship Program is holding Nationals July 6-9 in Atlanta, Georgia at the Georgia International Convention Center. Should your Virginia business be interested in sponsoring Skye as she represents Virginia at the Miss Teen America competition, contact Beth Jannery at bethjannery@gmail.com
Skye is available to make appearances and attend community service events as Miss Virginia Teen 2016. She is a former Miss Junior Teen Virginia and winner of the Academic Achievement award. This is a unique competition, focusing on brains not only beauty. There is no swimsuit competition and the delegates are expected to get good grades, play sports and be engaged in community service as well as have a social issue platform. The website is www.missteenamerica.com.
Skye is also traveling to Australia this summer for two weeks with a global travel program and is a lifeguard in Reston at Lifetime Athletic. She needs to raise approximately $5,000 in travel and pageant fees to compete.
Feel free to contact Beth Jannery at 860-798-2847 or bethjannery@gmail.com for more information.