Jessica Ricco: This is a surreal moment, I will never forget. It is difficult to remember anything after that moment, because my emotions. I have been involved in the pageant nine years, I've been waiting for that moment, because I was 16!
WT:'s next for you what happens,prom dresses 2012, you have been crowned Miss Long Island 2013?
JR: Now, I have been crowned Miss Long Island in 2013, I would be prepared to put some time in New York in January Miss America pageant. I will also appear in different events around Long Island this year. My platform is already in many industries, the idea of ​​the fund-raising activities and events to help the children to Long Island to focus on children's propaganda, so I will attend.
WT: Do you have any suggestions to the interest of the younger generation in the beauty pageant?
JR: For the younger generation may be interested in the beauty contest,cheap prom dresses, I will tell them that they should go for their dreams. Pageant gave me so much confidence, I have a lot of time to prepare my life. My hope is that the younger generation continue to dream and dream big because anything is possible.
WT: Your platform is based on the prevention of child abuse. What efforts can help you promote it?
RICCO description was named in her life, Miss Long Island 2013 "surreal moment".
JR: before being crowned Miss Long Island in 2013, I participated in many activities, my platform. While I was in college, the vice president of my sorority, sigma-delta header Against Child Abuse America, and our charity, so I made many donations to prevent child abuse, to raise funds.
In the past school year, teaching in the Westbury School District, I organized a dress fundraising campaign, collected more than 150 prom dresses. These dresses are donated to the Long Island can not afford wedding girl. Confidence in these girls a beautiful dress is amazing witness. Most of them are very grateful to them cry because they left the event. I will continue to participate in this event, I will be my evening dress donation activities annually things.