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14 women named to festival contest

The women, ages 19 to 21, will compete in this year's Progress Energy Festival of States.

By MARY JANE PARK
Published January 25, 2006

ST. PETERSBURG - Fourteen young women have been named to the Sungoddess Court for the Progress Energy Festival of States.

They are Andrea Apple, St. Petersburg College; Lisa Marie Bridge, Florida State University; Aston Caccia, Tricia Hornsby, Sommer Perry and Cayla Traviesa, University of Florida; Theresa Ann Casadonte, University of Georgia; Arianna Hoeppner, University of Miami; Katherine Lee and Cameron Williams, Duke University; Colleen Mahaffey, University of Central Florida; Kathryn McCoun, University of South Florida; Vanessa Pineda, Northwestern University; and Marina Secord, Flagler College.

All are between 19 and 21 and were chosen from among 35 candidates by a committee from the Suncoasters, the civic organization that produces the festival.

Members of the court will participate in numerous festival activities; the 2006 Sungoddess will be named May 5 at the Synovus Bank Coronation Ball. She will receive a $3,500 scholarship from Bayfront Health System and a $1,500 scholarship from the Downtown St. Petersburg Rotary Club.

Allyson Tolbert, a student at the University of Florida, is the current Sungoddess, and Carl Kuttler Jr. is Mr. Sun.

This year's festival will take place May 5-14.

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