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MS. PENNSYLVANIA 2019 CROWNED! Dr. Mahima Singh of Shavertown, PENNSYLVANIA, has recently been awarded the Ms. Pennsylvania 2019 title by the Ms. America® Pageant.

The Mission of the pageant is to celebrate the accomplishments of women, encourage them to be involved in community service, as well as use the “Crown for a Purpose” to make a difference.

Mahima has had a successful career as a dentist and as the former Dental Director of Volunteers in Medicine, Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania while concurrently answering to a higher calling and becoming a Volunteer Dentist serving the working uninsured and underinsured in Luzerne County, PA. She is a graduate of New York University’s College Of Dentistry and currently practices in Wilkes Barre, PA where her focus is not only direct patient care but also creating awareness about oral cancer and oral health in general. “There has been an alarming increase in the incidence of oral cancer in teenagers and young adults. My goal is to create awareness about what causes it and also how to prevent it in the younger population that’s at risk these days.” She won “Outstanding Volunteer Dentist” award from Volunteers in Medicine in 2017. Throughout her community she loves to host and execute service projects such as cultural program to support the local soup kitchens, free oral cancer screenings, spokesperson and direct patient care at the MOM N PA dental event in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, where free dental treatment was provided to approximately 1800 patients, Speaker and stakeholder at the Pennsylvania Coalition Of Oral Health, various community outreach programs at schools in underserved areas.

She is the CEO and President of an online retail business, published author of article on Oral Cancer, a Kathak dancer and Hindustani Classical singer. She was Miss Fresher (Philosophy Honors) at Miranda House.

Her Platform in the pageant is “Oral Cancer and Oral Health awareness.”

The pageant is open to women 26 years of age and up who are single, divorced or married. The selection process for receiving a title was done by submitting an application, photo and followed up by an interview over the phone. Finalists from across the United States will compete in Interview, Sportswear, Evening Gown and On-Stage Interview and 4 national titles will be awarded at this year’s pageant including Ms. America®, Ms. America® International, Ms. America® Elite and Ms. International™. Dr. Mahima Singh really left a positive impression on our judges and we are thrilled to have her representing Pennsylvania at the 2019 Ms. America Pageant finals this August,” said Susan Jeske, Pageant CEO. The Ms. America Pageant will be held on August 24, 2019 on the historic ship the Queen Mary that is permanently docked in Long Beach, California.

For more information about the Ms. America® Pageant visit the website at: www.MsAmericaPageant.com

The Ms. America ® Pageant is a registered federal trademark with the USPTO in Washington DC since February 2000 and ranks as one of the top pageant trademarks in the United States.