Scotch Plains Teen Glenisha Brown wins Miss Teen Northeast American Nation

Scotch Plains resident 19 year old Glenisha Brown, daughter of Tracy Hunter, was crowned Miss Teen Northeast American Nation 2014 at the preliminary pageant held on October 26th at the Roy Arias Theater in New York City.

Glenisha received her crown, sash and trophy and an invitation to compete at the national competition to be held in July 2014 in Cromwell, Connecticut. Her first appearance as Miss Teen Northeast will be at the Veteran’s Day Parade in NYC on November 11th.

The American Nation Pageants is a national pageant organization that recognizes the importance of community involvement and personal achievement by assisting girls and women to develop personally and professionally.

Glenisha graduated from Scotch Plains Fanwood High School in June and is now a freshman at Delaware State University where she’s majoring in textiles and apparel studies choose scoliosis awareness as her pageant platform. Scoliosis is an abnormal curvature of the spine which Brown suffers from and had surgery to correct it in 2007. “Being diagnosed with scoliosis when I was 7 was scary and to have surgery when I was 12 was terrifying. Since scoliosis affects the body image it can cause emotional issues in children and teenagers. I began reading the stories of other young girls and how they were living successful fulfilling lives and that is what encouraged me to move forwarded and help boost the self-confidence of others with scoliosis.” Glenisha will also volunteer her services to support other numerous causes.

Glenisha looks forward to her year long reign as Miss Teen Northeast American Nation 2014. “I can do great things and help others,” she said.