Dan Cirucci: Gudagno Welcomes Miss America Contestants To AC

Thursday, September 4, 2014

Gudagno Welcomes Miss America Contestants To AC

Acting Governor Kim Guadagno and leaders from the Miss America Organization today welcomed the 53 contestants who will be competing in this year’s nationally televised 2015 Miss America Competition. This year’s event will be broadcast live from Boardwalk Hall on the ABC television network on September 14th.

“It’s such a pleasure to welcome the Miss America competition back to Atlantic City for the second year in a row,” said Acting Governor Guadagno. “The 53 contestants can take pride in their success and in the leadership and dedication they have displayed.”

The Miss America Competition welcomes contestants from all 50 states, plus Washington D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. This year’s event marks the second year of its return to Atlantic City, where the pageant originated in 1920.

“On behalf of the Miss America Organization, we are thrilled to be returning to Atlantic City once again,” said Sam Haskell, CEO and Chairman of the Board of the Miss America Organization. “We have an incredible class of intelligent young women competing this year and you will see them shine brightly during our ABC telecast on Sunday, September 14 as we proudly showcase your beautiful beaches and boardwalk. We thank the Acting Governor, Kim Guadagno and our partners in Atlantic City for all of their support as we bring this great American tradition from the heart of Atlantic City to all of America, live on ABC.”

In addition to hosting an American tradition, the Miss America Organization is the proud home to one of the nation’s leading achievement programs and is the world’s largest provider of scholarship assistance for young women. Along with its state and local affiliates, the Miss America Organization offered more than $45 million in scholarship support last year alone.

“Hosting events like Miss America also provides support to local businesses while showcasing the unique and diverse attractions that Atlantic City and New Jersey have to offer,” added Acting Governor Guadagno.

The Miss America Competition is the latest in a series of world-class events that have either recently occurred or will soon take place in New Jersey. Wrestlemania XXIX sold out MetLife Stadium in 2013, with Super Bowl XLVIII following in February of 2014. New Jersey was also the proud host of the 2014 Special Olympics USA National Games, in addition to countless other events showcasing some of the world’s premier athletes, entertainers, and performers of all genres and disciplines. Just last week, the Acting Governor helped announce that New Jersey will also host the 2017 PGA TOUR Presidents Cup.

For more information on the Miss America Organization and its work, visit www.missamerica.org.

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He's been cited by the late Rush Limbaugh, quoted in the New York Times, featured at Real Clear Politics and Lucianne.com and interviewed across all media.

He's Dan Cirucci, the founder and editor-in chief of the Dan Cirucci Blog, a Save Jersey blog columnist, frequent guest on the Matt Rooney radio show and one of the most widely honored public relations professionals in his field. He's also been a public relations consultant to numerous organizations and individuals and hosted The Advocates on RVN-TV.

Inducted into the Philadelphia Public Relations Hall of Fame, for many years he served as a Lecturer in Corporate Communication at Penn State University. A former President of the Philadelphia Public Relations Association (PPRA) he has lectured at Rowan University, Temple University, The College of New Jersey and Arcadia University. He has conducted workshops on public relations for thousands of participants throughout the nation and has taught countless others the art of public speaking. He has also advised numerous lawyers, judges, public officials and political candidates.

Cirucci is a prolific writer and his op-ed pieces have appeared in the Philadelphia Daily News, Philadelphia Inquirer, Courier-Post, Broad and Liberty and other print and online platforms.

A native of Camden NJ, Cirucci is a former President of the Philadelphia chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators. Cirucci served as Associate Executive Director of the Philadelphia Bar Association for nearly 30 years. He served as Chair of Penn State University's Professional Advisory Board for the Corporate Communication major at Penn State Abington and on the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Judicial Selection Commission.

He received his MA degree from Rowan University and his BA from Villanova University. He has been named a Distinguished Alumnus of Rowan's public relations program and received the E. A. "Wally" Richter Leadership Award, the highest honor from the National Association of Bar Executives' Communications Section. He has also been honored by numerous other local, state and national groups.

In his hometown of Camden, Cirucci taught fifth grade at the Ulysses Wiggins Elementary School named for the founder of the Camden NAACP. There he was one of the first teachers in the country to teach African-American history to inner city students. He later served as editor of a local weekly newspaper, as Assistant to the Township Manager of Cherry Hill Township and as Associate Director of Communications at the New Jersey State Bar Association.

Cirucci's passions include all things Italian, politics, the popular culture, books and authors, art, communication, music, theatre, movies, dining and travel.

He and his wife Carole have two grown children and seven grandchildren.

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