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Maile School Star Grad: Gabrielle Wright

Maile School Star Grad:
Gabrielle Wright

Maile School modeling and acting graduate Gabrielle Wright is 13 years old and attends Circle Christian School.

She enjoys acting, modeling and dancing as well as playing golf and is a black belt in Karate.

Gabrielle is very talented and recently had a lead role in an off Broadway production and walked the catwalk for three seasons in the Haddad Brands fashion show in New York City, modeled for Japanese Brand, “BAPE”, and is the host of an online web series called “In Real Life” a reality series following the lives of the new boy band “In Real Life”.

She also runs her own charity called “A Birthday Party Wish” which provides birthday parties for children who have never had one. For more info check out the website at abirthdaypartywish.org

We want to congratulate this beauty and happy to announce that she won the National Miss America Pre-Teen against 49 other outstanding girls in the country. She also won best interview, best interview suit, best dress, best smile, winner of the National volunteer service award, top five in academic achievement, speech, actress, supermodel and modeling.

Mom Erika says, “I know that her being a student all these years at The Maile School has definitely helped with her poise and her ability on stage as well as her interviewing and acting skills. I appreciate all of your support”!

Continued success Gabrielle.

The Maile School offers program in Image, Modeling & Acting.
Call today for info 407-628-5989.

Dedra Curtis: 2016 Ms. Citrus Perfect Woman

For over 30 years, Maile School modeling & acting grad Dedra Curtis has judged, competed, and held various State and National pageant titles calling her passion for pageantry, modeling and acting her “alter-ego”.

As Mrs. Florida Spirit 2011, she won the national title, Mrs. American Spirit 2011-2012 and made appearances throughout the United States. Most recently, Dedra was 2015 Ms. Georgia United States Woman, winning 3rd runner up at Ms. United States and currently holds National Titles: 2016 Ms. Citrus and 2016 Ms. Citrus Perfect Woman.

Dedra is a pre-law graduate from the University of Central Florida, Founder / CEO of Legal1 Self-Help Legal Center which was accepted on the first season of ABC’s hit show Shark Tank. She is National Executive Director of American Spirit Pageants, Founder of Queen Bee Elite Group, a pageantry training resource and sisterhood with a mission of mentoring.

In addition, Dedra is heavily active in the community. Her many charities are Good-Will Ambassador for The Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, Lighthouse Central Florida, Special Olympics, Westgate Foundation, Make A Wish Foundation, The American Diabetes Association and Shriner’s Children’s Hospitals, to name a few. Due to her involvement, she has raised over 2 million dollars benefiting charities throughout the nation.

Dedra was recognized by Orlando Woman Newspaper as 2011’s Woman To Watch, selected by Femme Decor to be one of five local “celebrities” to participate in their local “Dancing with the Stars.” The event raised several thousands of dollars for the UCF and Valencia Nursing Programs. She also was nominated in 2013 in the Orlando Business Journal’s to 40 under 40 professionals and received the Central Florida Citrus Council’s Visionary Award Nomination.

We are so happy for Dedra. Keep up the great work!

Maile Graduates Work: Alondra Adames-Morales

Congratulations Alondra Adames-Morales

Maile Modeling and acting graduate Alondra Adames-Morales won the Miss Orlando Fashion Square Pageant Goodwill Ambassador on Sunday, December 8th. The pageant was open to female contestants ages 14-18ys old. The purpose is to select a Goodwill Ambassador to represent Central Florida in the Orlando Fashion Square Christmas Parade at Holiday in the Park. Alondra will lead the parade riding in a horse drawn carriage at Lake Eola Park on Sunday, December 15th from 5:30-7:00pm

About Holiday in the Park

Come celebrate the season with Orlando Fashion Square merchants and parade sponsors in Historic Downtown Orlando for the 81st edition of the Orlando Christmas Parade and the BankUnited Holiday in the Park festival at Lake Eola Park.

Corporate sponsors and holiday vendors will be set-up in the park off Rosalind Avenue near the Amphitheater to meet and greet parade guests throughout the day with lots of food, retail shopping and family-friendly LIVE entertainment.

More on Alondra

Alondra I. Adames-Morales is a highly creative and multi-talented artist who started from a young age to demonstrate her natural ability and interest in the industry. She was born in Puerto Rico and moved to Florida at the age of seven. At the age of nine Alondra was a Karate Gold Medalist at the Disney Wide World of Sports. Now a Junior at Osceola High School. She is currently a JV cheerleader, an AP and honor student, and a member of the National Honor Society. She has modeled for The Maile School at Seminole Towne Center for their back to school and fall fashion shows.