Miss Teen Nevada-World & Miss Teen New Jersey-World at Orientation Monday July 6, 2009Miss Teen New Jersey-World Michelle Leonardo & Miss Teen Kentucky-World Shannen Reil during their breakMichelle Leonardo Miss Teen New Jersey-World & Amber Harper Miss Teen Nevada-World before personal interviewsMichelle Leonardo Miss Teen New Jersey-World & Alexis Banks Miss Teen Oklahoma-World at rehearsalsPreliminary Swimsuit winner Miss Teen Hawaii-World Cassie Sumimoto Preliminary Evening Gown Winner Miss Teen New Jersey-World Michelle Leonardo www.SWD-Photo.combackstage before the Miss Teen United States-World pageant finalsMichelle's camera backstage funwww.SWD-Photo.comwww.SWD-Photo.comphoto by Kevin Hoehne www.SWD-Photo.comTop 15 Semi Finalist (left-right) North Carolina District of Columbia Arkansas Minnesota Georgia Alabama New Jersey California Texas Illinois Oklahoma Hawaii Ohio IIdaho Indiana www.SWD-Photo.comTop 10 Finalist (left-right) Alabama Indiana Idaho Ohio Hawaii New Jersey Texas Minnesota Oklahoma Illinois www.SWD-Photo.comTop 5 Finalist (left-right) New Jersey Alabama Hawaii Oklahoma Minnesota www.SWD-Photo.comAdrianna Nelson Performing "Home" from PhantomMichelle Leonardo formerly Miss Teen New Jersey-World is now the new Miss Teen United States-World www.SWD-Photo.comwww.SWD-Photo.comwww.SWD-Photo.comwww.SWD-Photo.com(left-right) 4th Runner up Elizabeth Beasley Miss Teen Alabama-World 2nd Runner Up Alexis Banks Miss Teen Oklahoma-World Miss Teen United States-World Michelle Leonardo New Jersey 1st Runner up Cassie Sumimoto Miss Teen Hawaii-World 3rd Runner Up Lindsay Becker Miss Teen Minnesota-WorldMichelle is wearing dress by XOXO.com photo by Kevin Hoehne www.SWD-Photo.com hair and make up Gaspar Cruz Sara Vaughn Marnie ConcepcionMichelle is wearing dress by XOXO.com photo by Kevin Hoehne www.SWD-Photo.com hair and make up Gaspar Cruz Sara Vaughn Marnie Concepcionphoto by Kevin Hoehne www.SWD-Photo.com hair and make up Gaspar Cruz Sara Vaughn Marnie Concepcionphoto by Kevin Hoehne www.SWD-Photo.com hair and make up Gaspar Cruz Sara Vaughn Marnie Concepcionphoto by Kevin Hoehne www.SWD-Photo.com hair and make up Gaspar Cruz Sara Vaughn Marnie ConcepcionMichelle is wearing dress by XOXO.com photo by Kevin Hoehne www.SWD-Photo.com hair and make up Gaspar Cruz Sara Vaughn Marnie Concepcionphoto by Kevin Hoehne www.SWD-Photo.com hair and make up Gaspar Cruz Sara Vaughn Marnie Concepcionphoto by Kevin Hoehne www.SWD-Photo.com hair and make up Gaspar Cruz Sara Vaughn Marnie ConcepcionMichelle after her make up lesson with Gaspar Cruz CosmeticsBeauté by Gaspar Cruz FALL 2010 photo by Kevin Hoehne www.SWD-Photo.comMichelle at her first appearance at the Royal Oaks Country Club day camp dress by XOXO.ComMichelle being greeted when she arrived home in New Jersey from winning Miss Teen Unted States-World
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Michelle Leonardo
Miss Teen United States-World 2009
Tinton Falls, New Jersey


18 year old Michelle represented New Jersey at the Miss Teen United States-World Pageant. Michelle won the preliminary night evening gown award & the overall Interview award. Michelle is a freshman at Suffolks University in Boston, Massachusetts. A trained dancer Michelle plans on majoring in theater & communications.

This model and actress has been featured in ads for Converse & will have her acting debut on "Hip Hop High" the Musical. Michelle will spend her year traveling the country representing the Miss Teen United States-World organization at state pageants, charity events and special engagements nation wide. Michelle will represent the United States at the 2010
Miss Teen World Pageant in Houston, Texas
August 24-29, 2009 at the Hilton Westchase Hotel

Michelle will spend part of her year promoting the new perfume "Beauté" for Gaspar Cruz