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MEET THE DIRECTORS

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TEXAS STATE DIRECTOR

VANESSA GARZA

 

Vanessa was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Management from the University of the Incarnate Word. Vanessa has been competing since she was 19 and believes pageantry has helped her gain more self-confidence, stay healthy and fit, and overall a more well-rounded woman.

 

Vanessa is excited to be the state director of Texas and is also previous USA Petite Ms. 2012 NATIONAL title holder.

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NATIONAL DIRECTOR | PETITE USA CO-OWNER

JENNA RHODES

Jenna Rhodes is Wisconsin native with a passion for business and pageantry. Jenna’s love for entrepreneurship started at a young age, and has driven her to  grow and manage her own businesses. In addition to her passion for business, Jenna has held a number of pageant titles including Miss Wisconsin United States 2016, Miss Petite USA 2017, and Miss Universal Petite 2018. Jenna is passionate about being a petite woman and loves being able to provide other petite women the opportunity to inspire, empower, and serve others. Jenna encourages all petite women to remember height does not define ones ability, or potential in any dream or goal they may have, after all, "It's not the Height, It's the Depth".

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FOUNDER

HAZELY LOPEZ


Hazely Lopez, founder of the Hazely Corp began working as a demonstrator at the age of 13 for her sister's company Ramery Professional Promotions.  Since she was a girl, Hazely has always dreamed big. Hazely actively performed in pageants dire ted marketing events, newspapers, and tv.

Hazely has participated in four beauty pageants and carries two first place titles in her career: Miss Puerto Rico Teen Globe and Miss Guaynabo Teen. She was also 1st Runner-Up in Miss Puerto Rico Teen and 3rd Runner-Up in Miss Teen Globe.

In 2009, she discovered the need to let ladies know that they do not have to be tall to be beautiful.  This is when she founded the USA Petite(TM) & Florida Petite Pageants(R) with 4 age divisions: Teen, Miss, Ms. and Mrs. The first annual USA Petite Pageant took place in Kissimmee, FL over the summer of 2010. Amazed with the response from ladies all over the USA, in 2011 she decided to create the Universal Petite Pageants(R); "A Pageant for Petite Ladies Worldwide". The first annual Universal Petite Pageant too place over spring of 2012.

Hazely dreams big for the Petite System and she is confident in the world of true beauty and will now be complete by embracing petite ladies. She is a firm believe that pageants create role models and leaders, with a perfect combination of beauty, intelligence, charisma and humbleness.

 

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