Suwanee Resident Nasaya Shiris Smith, age 16, has been chosen as a State Finalist in the National America Miss Georgia Pageant to be held July 3, 2016 at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel in Atlanta.
The pageant is held for girls ages 16 through 18. The winner will receive a $1000 cash award, the official crown and banner, a bouquet of roses, and air transportation to compete in the national pageant at Disneyland in California. Pageants are held for girls ages four to eighteen, in five age groups.
Smith’s activities include Olympic weightlifting and mixed martial arts. She also enjoys drawing, photography, acting, cooking, baking, reading and creative writing. Miss Smith’s sponsors include PPW Sports Performance and Crossfit of Buford, Styles by Crystal at Hair Legends Salon of Snellville, Atlanta’s Best Home Nursing Care of Stone Mountain, Furniture & More Liquidation of Snellville, Freedom to Express Martial Arts, Fitness & Pilates of Suwanee and a host of family, friends and associates.
