Event Details

Date: Saturday, November 18, 2023

Time: Doors open at 2:30 PM, Pageant begins at 3 PM

Location: University of Wisconsin - La Crosse, Union Bluffs Room

About the Event

Aptiv created Miss RemarkAble as an event to give women with disabilities the ability to build life skills and self-confidence. This event is a fundraiser that benefits the Aptiv Foundation, which generates charitable gifts to fund facility improvements, new programming, and equipment for services provided to people with disabilities.

All proceeds from the event are utilized to ensure that people with disabilities can achieve a more confident and connected experience in our community.

For more information, please contact Jan Olson at 608.785.3560 or email foundation@aptiv.org.

Building Life Skills and Self-Confidence

Miss RemarkAble is a pageant for women with disabilities ages 13 and older. The Miss RemarkAble Pageant provides a platform for these women to build their confidence and self-esteem through educational workshops, one-on-one interviews, and an on-stage pageant. During the pageant, the contestants will introduce themselves, answer an on-stage question, and their RemarkAble Me Videos will be played. All ten contestants will receive their personalized title, crown, sash, and flowers.

Meet the Contestants!

Terol Shaffer

Terol S.

 

Job: Terol is a recently hired intern at Goodwill in the Kids Space section!

Favorite Things:  Bowling, Fishing, Boating, and being with family.

Fun Fact: Terol loves to sing Happy Birthday on the Phone to Friends and Family members

Sarah Vogelsberg

Dream Job: Singing

Favorite Things: Listening to Music, Singing, and writing.

Fun Fact: Sarah Loves Ed Sheeran, Watching Teen Love Movies and going to Aptiv!

Teresa Kocimski

Favorite Things: Painting, Drawing and doing blow dry art!

Volunteering: Teresa volunteers for Special Olympics and at Western Technical College.

Fun Facts: Teresa loves to be around people, she loves to joke around and she is very funny!

Stacy Wurzel

Job: Stacy works at Kwik Trip and is celebrating her 5 year anniversary in December!

Favorite Things: Shopping, Baking, Spending time with family, Puzzles, and working out at the YMCA!

Fun Facts: Stacy is always on time, She loves Pizza and Tacos, and she also has worked out at the gym EVERY DAY since June!

Carly Langlois

Job: Carly is the Manager for the Adaptive Sports League!

Favorite Things: Latch Hook, Diamond Art, taking care of her animals, and she never misses the opportunity to go shopping!

Fun Facts: Carly LOVES Peacocks! She also loves fashion and putting outfits together.

Aimee Litwin

Job: Aimee works at IC System Debt Collection.

Favorite Things: Spending time with family and her nieces and nephews and advocating for people with disabilities!

Fun Facts: Aimee created a Facebook Group page called 'College Students with disABILITIES' and it continues to grow each day!

Ysabella Morales

Dream Job: Ysabella Dreams of working in the fashion industry as she is quite the fashionista! She has also dreamed about becoming a WWE Wrestler!

Favorite Things: Art, Nail art, and creating Youtube videos and TikToks!

Fun Facts: Ysabella loves everything beauty pageant world! She also loves to sing karaoke whenever she gets the chance!

Tianna Crick

Job: Tianna works at Walmart stocking the baby section! But she would love to be a Barista again!

Favorite Things: Listening to Music, Playing the Wii, Watching 'Dukes of Hazzard', and reading books about Birds!

Fun Facts: Tianna has lived in 5 different states and participated in Special Olympics in 3 states!

Camille De Gaz

Job: Camille is a peer self-advocate for people with developmental disabilities and has been for a while!

Favorite Things: Latch Hook, Watching the News, and Cheering for the Milwaukee Brewers!

Fun Facts: Whenever Camille travelled or lived near a major city, she always made time to go see a professional Baseball game!

Isabella Gross

Dream Job: Isabella wants to be a veterinarian and care for animals!

Favorite Things: Stitch (from Lilo & Stitch), Painting, and Playing Video Games!

Fun Facts: Isabella loves to make new friends, make people smile, and loves to help people.

Katie Sue Cavanaugh

Dream Job: Katie Sue's dream job is to work as a Barista at a coffee shop!

Favorite Things: Singing, Dancing, and Colored Pencil Art!

Fun Facts: Katie Sue loves to encourage people, play Bingo, and goes to the Library weekly!

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