judges

Bronx, NY - Gloria has been acting since the age of 2 and modeling since the age of 17. She's appeared in several films including Mean Girls, Sex and The City 2 and in print ads for JC Penney, Seventeen magazine and Spader Clothing in Australia, and recently shot her first music video! Gloria had the honor of being the first Latina from The Bronx to hold the Miss New York Teen USA (2001) and Miss New York USA (2007) titles. She placed as First Runner-Up at Miss Teen USA 2001, New York's highest placement since 1988. In 2008 she lived in Puerto Rico and was a part of the reality show "Por La Corona" which followed the steps of each woman competing for the title of Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2009 where she placed in the Top 20.

Colchester, VT - Michelle is a graduate of the Whittemore School of Business and Economics at the University of New Hampshire and works for Starwood Hotels and Resorts as the Director of Sales and Marketing at the Sheraton Burlington Hotel and Conference Center. She has enjoyed a long career in sales and marketing and also owned and operated Occasions-Bridals by Michelle in Portsmouth, New Hampshire where she assisted young women with gown selection for weddings, proms and pageants for many years. Michelle has coordinated model outfit selection and runway choreography for many fashion shows. She is a member of Chi Omega sorority and actively participated as an advisor to the college age women in her chapter until she returned to Vermont last year.

Long Island, NY –A graduate of CUNY Baruch College with a Performing Arts Analysis Major & Law Minor, Matthew has toured extensively in the United States and Southeast Asia. He has appeared on MTV, MTV2, CBS, FOX and Clear Channel Radio and is now a vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter for the alternative-rock trio “Lights Resolve” that has issued three self-produced EPs. They have toured with multi-platinum recording artists such as The Used, Panic at the Disco, Anberlin, Shiny Toy Guns, Dashboard Confessional, Phantom Planet and Straylight Run, and have appeared at festivals like The Bamboozle, SXSW, CMJ and Warped Tour. Their song “Dreaming of Love” was recently ranked the sixth-most downloaded song for the Rock Band videogame, logging 500,000+ downloads. Matthew and Light Resolve just released their first full-length titled “Feel You’re Different!”

Philadelphia, PA - A Widener Law School graduate, Susan serves as a Deputy Attorney General representing the Department of Education. Her life experiences have taken her across the globe, including a year teaching English in Japan. As for the world of pageantry, Susan was Mrs. Pennsylvania United States, a Top 12 Semi-Finalist, and is still passionate about her platform, "Empowering Youth through Education and Mentoring.” She is a volunteer with the Distinguished Young Women of America program and the Miss America scholarship program; and is an American Association of University Women member. Since 2003, Susan has raised over $800,000 in scholarships for students and she honored former colleagues who perished on 9-11 as a contributor to the Flight 93 National Memorial Oral History Project. Susan lives in Philadelphia with her husband, Doug, a chef and sommelier.

Los Angeles, CA - After her reign as Miss Connecticut USA 2003, she made her pursuit of an acting career official by getting her SAG card on Kevin Bacon’s directorial film debut Loverboy. Michelle then landed a recurring role on HBO’s Entourage and appeared in many films including Dreamslashers, Devour, Under the Gaydar and The Longest Yard Sale. You may also recognize her as the bride in the highly controversial Prop 8 Commercial for the EQCA. Currently, Michelle is filming a psychological Film Noir, Kiss Me Tomorrow, where she plays an Agoraphobic. Look out for her poker playing skills in her latest feature film, Dynamite Swine, sweeping film festivals nationwide and due to release in 2012. Michelle is a proud advocate for Spinal Muscular Atrophy and Relief and Hope of Malawi, Africa.