Miss Tall International 2011 Talisha Tolliver

TALL CLUBS INTERNATIONAL PRESENTS MISS TALL INTERNATIONAL® 2011

TCI SeaTALL Convention 2011

Tall Clubs International (TCI) is holding their annual convention through July 3 at the DoubleTree Southcenter in Seattle, Washington.  Talisha Andrea Tolliver, the statuesque Miss Tall Club of Diamond Valley Lake, California, was crowned Miss Tall International® 2011 Wednesday night. She was selected out of a stunning array of contestants representing several clubs from across the United States: 

5’11” Amy Burkard, Paramount Tall Club of Chicago
6’1” Casey Lynn Jackson, Seattle Tip Toppers
5’10” Maria Dawn Smithers, Tip Toppers Club of Detroit
6’2” Talisha Andrea Tolliver, Tall Club of Diamond Valley Lake

As Miss Tall International 2011, Talisha Tolliver will represent TCI as she travels to member clubs to promote tall awareness at sponsored weekend events.

Miss Tolliver is a math teacher from Moreno Valley, California. In addition to winning the Miss Tall International Pageant, she received the Winnie Heinsen Memorial Miss Congeniality award. First Runner up was Miss Tall Chicago, Amy Burkard.

Local talls interested in the club are invited to attend a complimentary welcome dance at the DoubleTree at 9:00 Friday evening. The contestants and newly crowned queen will be available for interviews and photos. The DoubleTree Guest Suites are located at 16500 Southcenter Parkway, Seattle, Washington 98188.

In addition to providing social events for tall people, Tall Clubs International, a not-for-profit organization, and its foundation work to advocate for tall consumers, provide yearly scholarships for tall teens, and raise funds for the National Marfan Foundation.

Tall Club International’s height requirements are 5’10” for women 6'2" and for men http://www.tall.org/

For more information, contact pageant director Jane Baldwin.

 

Press release: MISS TALL INTERNATIONAL® 2011 PAGEANT IN SEATTLE JUNE 29

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

MISS TALL INTERNATIONAL® 2011 PAGEANT IN SEATTLE JUNE 29
TCI SeaTALL Convention 2011

Tall Clubs International (TCI), a not-for-profit organization, will be holding the 2011 Tall Clubs International Convention in Seattle, Washington June 27 through July 3, 2011. About 150 tall people from across the United States, Canada, and Europe will be based at the DoubleTree Guest Suites Southcenter while exploring the Emerald City.

The Miss Tall International® Pageant will be held on Wednesday, June 29.  Four contestants from across the country will compete to become TCI's next spokesperson.  Miss Tall International® 2011 will represent TCI as she travels to member clubs for publicity events and to promote tall awareness. 

On Tuesday, June 28, the queens and convention attendees will enjoy a Duck Boat tour of the city. Later that evening, our contestants will be selling raffle tickets to help raise funds for the National Marfan Foundation. The benefit dance will begin at 8:00 PM.

The Queens and their respective clubs are:

5’11” Amy Burkard, Paramount Tall Club of Chicago
6’1” Casey Lynn Jackson, Seattle Tip Toppers
5’10” Maria Dawn Smithers, Tip Toppers Club of Detroit
6’2” Talisha Andrea Tolliver, Tall Club of Diamond Valley Lake
Reigning Miss Tall International® 6’2” Joy Lynn Dawson, of Washington, D.C.

Local talls interested in the club are invited to attend a complimentary welcome dance at the DoubleTree at 9:00 Friday evening. The contestants and newly crowned Miss Tall International® 2011 will be available for interviews and photos. The DoubleTree Guest Suites are located at 16500 Southcenter Parkway, Seattle, Washington 98188.

In addition to providing social events for tall people, TCI and its foundation work to advocate for tall consumers, provide yearly scholarships for high school seniors, and raise funds for the National Marfan Foundation. TCI includes more than 50 not-for-profit tall clubs based throughout the United States and Canada. Additional tall clubs exist in Europe and Australia for a total of nearly 150 tall clubs internationally.

Tall Club International’s height requirements are women 5’10” and men 6’2”   http://www.tall.org/

For more information, contact pageant director Jane Baldwin.

Miss Tall International Pageant Contestants Announced!

Dear members of Tall Clubs International,

There will be four contestants for Miss Tall International® 2011!

Amy Burkard, Miss Tall Chicago

Casey Jackson, Miss Tall Seattle

Maria Smithers, Miss Tall Detroit

Talisha Tolliver, Miss Tall Diamond Valley Lake

Advertising from clubs, friends, families, co-workers, and businesses defrays pageant expenses and ensures that these ladies have the best possible experience in Seattle this summer. If you would like to place an ad or pre-order a DVD to support your queen, please make sure you get in touch with me before my deadline of May 31.  

Forms can be downloaded here:

www.tall.org/clubs/or/portland/2011PageantAdvertisingForm.pdf

www.tall.org/clubs/or/portland/2011PageantDVDForm.pdf. 

Gehl Flowers has been chosen as our pageant florist. Please contact them at 1-800-879-3187 or 1-206-242-3205 to select a bouquet for your queen. Tom gave us a great deal for our pageant flowers and we'd love to send some business back his way. The pageant will be held Wednesday, June 29 at the Doubletree Guest Suites Southcenter,  16500 Southcenter Parkway, Seattle.

Thank you so much for your support. I look forward to seeing all of you at convention!

Cordially,

Jane Baldwin, Pageant Director

Pageant Program Advertising Request

Dear Advertisers,

Tall Clubs International (TCI), a not-for-profit organization, will be holding the 2011 Tall Clubs International Convention in Seattle June 27 through July 2, 2011. About 150 tall people from across the United States, Canada, and Europe will be based at the DoubleTree Guest Suites Southcenter while exploring the Emerald City in search of goods, services, food and drink.

In conjunction with this convention, the Miss Tall International® Pageant Emerald Reign, will be held on Wednesday, June 29. As a benefit to you and to bring all these tall visitors into your place of business or online marketplace, we offer you the opportunity to advertise in our pageant program. Everyone in attendance will receive a program that will become a souvenir for both contestants and attendees of the pageant. We are also in need of  donated contestant gifts and small items or coupons for convention attendee goodie bags.

In addition to providing social events for tall people, TCI and its foundation work to advocate for tall consumers, provide yearly scholarships for high school seniors, and raise funds for the National Marfan Foundation. Miss Tall International® 2011 will represent TCI as she travels to member clubs for publicity events and to promote tall awareness.

Enclosed, please find an advertising order form and price guide. Our deadline for advertisements is May 29, 2011 to allow us sufficient time for printing.

Thank you in advance for your support in making this the best pageant and tall convention ever. We welcome you and your friends to attend our pageant on Saturday, June 29, at 8:00 p.m. Tickets will be available at the door.

Sincerely,

Jane Baldwin

2011 Pageant Director

Tall Clubs International

Register for your convention package today!

Registration for SeaTALL TCI Convention 2011 and Leavenworth Pre-Convention is now available online for those in the Member Services Console. Forms can also be printed and mailed to the registrar.

Miss Tall International® 2011 Pageant Announced

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Friday, March 25, 2011

TALL CLUBS INTERNATIONAL® 2011 NATIONAL CONVENTION IN SEATTLE

TCI SeaTALL Convention 2011

Tall Clubs International (TCI), a not-for-profit organization, will be holding the 2011 Tall Clubs International Convention in Seattle, Washington June 27 through July 2, 2011. About 150 tall people from across the United States, Canada, and Europe will be based at the DoubleTree Guest Suites Southcenter while exploring the Emerald City.

The Miss Tall International® Pageant, Emerald Reign, will be held on Wednesday, June 29.  Contestants from around the country will compete to become TCI's next spokesperson.  Miss Tall International® 2011 will represent TCI as she travels to member clubs for publicity events and to promote tall awareness. The reigning Miss Tall International® is 6’2" Joy Lynn Dawson of the Tall Club of Greater Washington, D.C. Joy was crowned Miss Tall International® 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

In addition to providing social events for tall people, TCI and its foundation work to advocate for tall consumers, provide yearly scholarships for high school seniors, and raise funds for the National Marfan Foundation. TCI includes more than 50 not-for-profit tall clubs based throughout the United States and Canada. Additional tall clubs exist in Europe and Australia for a total of nearly 150 tall clubs internationally.

Tall Club International’s height requirements are women 5’10” and men 6’2”   http://www.tall.org/

For more information contact Jane Baldwin, pageant organizer.

Do you know who your club queen will be?

To all TCI clubs and members,
If you have not already done so, please make plans to select your local representative for the Miss Tall International Pageant this June 29 in Seattle. Convention will be held in New Orleans, Louisiana, from June 24 through 30.


Important pageant deadlines are:

January 31, 2011 - interested applicants must have been members of TCI by this date
March 29, 2011 - clubs are asked to inform me of their intent to send a queen, even if she is not yet identified
April 15, 2011 - contestant applications are due


There is no need to wait for these dates. Application packets are already being distributed. All contestants are asked to arrive in Seattle in time for rehearsals which begin on Monday, June 2. Contestants are expected to attend the full convention. Should you have questions about the registration process, please contact Susan Kelsey. For application packets and all other pageant questions, please contact me directly.


Please ask your local club to send a queen this year! All contestants must be at least 21 years of age, legally single, 5'10" or taller, and female members in good standing of TCI. If you are planning on attending convention, and are eligible to compete, why don't you talk to your club board about making you their official contestant? A vibrant pageant, as part of a meticulously planned and well-attended convention, is an instant recipe for excellent TCI publicity.


Sincerely,
Jane Baldwin
Miss Tall International Pageant Director, 2011
Miss Tall International Coordinator, Tall Clubs International
Miss Tall International 2007