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Kelli
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In June of 2000, Kelli was given the opportunity to purchase the Texas State franchise for the Cinderella Scholarship Program and became its "first" State Director after 24 years of being owned and directed by Cinderella's International Headquarters in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In one short year, she introduced Cinderella to over 300 Texas families and has since watched it become the most talked about pageant of its time. Kelli believes that pageants should be for the kids, which is why thousands of Texas families have become involved in the Texas Cinderella Program year after year. After many years of participation in other children's pageant systems, Kelli realized that Cinderella was different and her beliefs were the same. She liked the ideas and Cinderella's philosophy of "real kids in real clothes". Expensive "pageant" wardrobes, high fashion modeling routines, heavy makeup and false hair, was not what Cinderella, or Kelli believed in. She liked the family atmosphere Cinderella provided and the idea of this being a year-long program, not just a weekend pageant. “Our kids and their families have all become a part of the Texas Cinderella Family, and we are there for each other. You will never find a more positive experience in children’s pageantry.”
In 2004, Kelli, along with her daughter, Lindsey, added another dimension to her Cinderella resume as the Oklahoma State Director. For four years, she helped grow the Oklahoma Cinderella program into one of the state’s leaders in children’s pageantry, as she has in Texas. Kelli decided to relinquish her Oklahoma State directorship two years ago in order to continue her focus on Texas, where she enjoys exposing this wonderful program to more children and young adults across our great state. Under Kelli’s leadership, Texas has become the “one of the states to beat” at the International Finals and since 2000, she has produced 17 International Overall winners in both the Baby and Cinderella divisions, which has resulted in over $85,000 in cash scholarships and prizes for her Texas girls. Kelli assures everyone, that once you try Cinderella, you will never want to leave. It’s something about the magic, Cinderella magic, that is. Cinderella is about family, friendships and fun & honest competition. Come see for yourself and experience the wonderful world of Texas Cinderella! Texas
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Kelli Harvey has been actively involved in pageantry as a contestant, parent, judge, instructor and director for over 35 years. She has been involved with the Cinderella Scholarship Program since 1989, when her daughter, Lindsey, became the 1989 Texas State Cinderella Tot. Kelli became a preliminary director in 1990 and later was named the Texas State Coordinator in 1991. After a hiatus from Cinderella, Kelli once again became involved as the Houston Area Preliminary Director in 1999 after Lindsey won the Texas Cinderella Teen Title. Through the years, Kelli co-owned and directed another pageant system, was a highly sought after judge, co-founded the South Texas Pageant Expo, became a modeling instructor and is on the board of directors of the Miss Southeast Texas Scholarship Pageant, a preliminary to the Miss America Organization.