Pageants
Last Thursday, the 99th Miss America was crowned at Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, CT. Congrats, Miss Virginia! Now, cue the comment section. Cue the social justice warriors of Twitter declaring pageants to be sexist, antiquated, demeaning and the root of all gender inequality in America (ok, maybe the last one is a bit of a stretch). And because everything on the internet leads back to Donald Trump, cue the broken record regurgitating the myth that Miss America is just another item on the President’s list of human rights violations. Maybe I should clarify for the people in the back; Donald Trump has never had ANYTHING to do with Miss America. Miss America has NOTHING to do with Donald Trump. Fake news. No collusion.)...Read More
Interview with Fashion Model, Alissa Musto
Seadbedy's Fashion & Lifestyle Blog
A Belgian blog about Fashion and Lifestyle, fashion designer interviews, jewelry designer interviews, fashion stylist interviews, fashion model interviews, makeup artist interviews, a story on how I started making jewelry, lots of handmade items, beauty products, item reviews and more ...Read more
Miss World America 2020 officially began with stunning beauties starting their journey towards the national crown from 1st October 2020. The contestants are competing in various preliminary competitions since then to maintain a strong footing and win the opportunity to represent USA at Miss World 2020...Read More
Alissa Musto, a former Miss Massachusetts, is voicing her objection to Miss America's major makeover. Musto, who still performs at an elite level with quite a range, is an accomplished musician and Harvard University graduate. "Some women find it empowering to go out there and compete in a bathing suit. A woman should be able to walk out on stage, on tv, in everyday life wearing whatever she wants," Musto says...Read More
Miss Massachusetts 2016--A Final Goodbye
Bravura Magazine
Today marks a bitter-sweet day as Alissa Musto prepares to crown a new successor! During Miss America 2017, Musto places in the Top 15 contestants, a huge mark for Massachusetts! Here is a look at some more exclusive shots from her photoshoot with us, in honor of the pageant this evening...Read More
Miss Massachusetts lends musical talents to Head Start
The Herald News
“The ABCs” and “Old MacDonald” aren’t usually in Miss Massachusetts Alissa Musto’s repertoire. But on Tuesdays, the singer-songwriter-pianist shares her musical skills volunteering with kids in the Head Start program at the former Aldrich School...Read More
What it takes to be Miss Massachusetts
MassAppeal WWLP News
Being a pageant winner is not just all glitz and glamour, it takes a lot of time, effort and community outreach. Alissa Musto, the 2016 Miss Massachusetts joined us to talk about her journey thus far...Read More
Miss Massachusetts, Alissa Musto, Gets Real About Cyberbullying
Justine Magazine
Alissa Musto is a professional musician, singer-songwriter, music education advocate, and the reigning Miss Massachusetts. She is a recent graduate of Harvard University, and she uses her platform as Miss Massachusetts to educate students about the realities of cyberbullying...Read More
Miss America Contestant Longs To Be A Lawyer
Above the Law
Meet Alissa Musto, who’s perhaps better know these days as Miss Massachusetts. Musto is a talented pianist who recently graduated from Harvard, and when it was announced that she’d made the top 15 at the Miss America pageant last night, here’s how she introduced herself to the world...Read More
52 Fun Facts About This Year's Miss America Hopefuls
Cosmopolitan
When Miss Massachusetts Alissa Musto struts her stuff on the Miss America stage, two things will be fake: her two front teeth. When she was studying abroad in Spain, she tripped, fell and knocked out her front teeth, so she had to get fake ones put in...Read More
Miss Mass revisits Whaler’s Cove before Miss America pageant
SouthCoast Today
Miss Massachusetts reconnected with folks at Whaler’s Cove before heading off to Atlantic City next month for the Miss America Pageant. Alissa Musto, a Rehoboth native, has a long-standing relationship with the assisted-living facility on Riverside Avenue. “She used to come here and perform with her father,” Activities Director Jeannine Pacheco said. “She was fantastic. She sings and plays piano.”
Competing in Miss America pageant just one of a long list of accomplishments for Rehoboth woman
Sun Chronicle
Alissa Musto has done it all: She's a Harvard University graduate with a degree in government, a House of Blues Alumni Advisory Board member, a Boston Symphony Orchestra collegiate ambassador, a volunteer music director at Dorchester Collegiate Academy, a one-time contestant on "America's Most Talented Kids" and founder of the non-profit Changing Keys: Connecting Kids with Keyboards.
And, she's only 21...Read More
Rehoboth resident crowned Miss Massachusetts, will compete in Miss America pageant
The Taunton Gazette
Alissa Musto was once a starry-eyed little girl watching the Miss America Pageant on television. It seemed like a fantasy world. She never imagined she’d be walking across that stage one-day.But that’s just what’s going to happen. This September, the 21-year-old Rehoboth resident will be representing Massachusetts in the iconic national pageant, along with 51 other contestants from the other 49 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia...Read More
Love of music helped Rehoboth’s Musto to earn Miss Mass. title
The Sun Chronicle
Alissa Musto was shocked to hear her name called.“I was definitely surprised,” she said. “There were a lot more girls that had more experience. I couldn’t believe it. Any one of them could have been the winner.” Hailing from Rehoboth and having graduated in May from Harvard University with a degree in government, the 21-year-old Musto earned the title of Miss Massachusetts on July 2 at the 77th annual Miss Massachusetts Scholarship Pageant...Read More
Alissa Musto of Rehoboth is Miss Massachusetts 2016
Reporter Today
Alissa Musto, 21, of Rehoboth, was selected as Miss Massachusetts 2016 on Saturday, July 2, at the 77th annual Miss Massachusetts Scholarship Pageant. Competing as Miss Cambridge, she was chosen from among 24 contestants at the Hanover Theatre in Worcester. Alissa was awarded a $12,000 scholarship, and will compete at the Miss America Pageant in September in Atlantic City, N.J...Read More
Miss Cambridge has been crowned Miss Massachusetts. Alissa Musto, 21, of Rehoboth, was selected Saturday at the 77th annual Miss Massachusetts Scholarship Pageant in Worcester to be Miss Massachusetts for the year, beating out 23 contestants and winning the right to compete at the Miss America Pageant in September in Atlantic City, N.J. It was her second year vying for the title...Read More
Alissa Musto, 21, of Rehoboth competing as Miss Cambridge, being crowned Miss Massachusetts 2016 at the 77th annual Miss Massachusetts Scholarship Pageant. (The recent Harvard grad, who earned a degree in government, will compete in the Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City, N.J., in September)...Read More
SPOTLIGHT: Alissa Musto, Miss Cambridge 2016
Cambridge Chronicle
For Harvard University senior, Alissa Musto, wearing the crown of Miss Cambridge has become an avenue for sharing her passion for music with youth who may otherwise not have the opportunity to explore musical composition.
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