BURIEN – Abigail Dominguiano of Bremerton and Kaile Brant of Seabeck are among five Kitsap County girls who will be among twenty-six of the state’s most talented, bright and beautiful young women, ages 13-17, to compete in the Miss Washington’s Outstanding Teen competition, the “little sister” to Miss Washington and Miss America. The competition will take place May 23-24 at the Highline Performing Arts Center in Burien.

The three other Kitsap girls include Mataya Giffey of Poulsbo, Sarah Gaskey of Port Orchard and Emily Houston, also of Port Orchard.

The contestants promote scholastic achievement, creative accomplishment, healthy living and community involvement for Washington’s teens. The contestants will be judged on personal interview, talent, evening wear and on-stage question and academic achievement.

Abigail Dominguiano, a sophomore at Central Kitsap High School, is promoting her platform “Helping Hands, Changing Lives – Getting Active in Your Community” as Miss Great Peninsula’s Outstanding Teen. She is an award winning, active member of CSTOCK, with several lead roles under her belt. She will be performing a musical theater vocal for her talent performance.

Kaile Brant, Miss Puget Sound’s Outstanding Teen, is a junior at Central Kitsap High School and a Running Start student at Olympic College. She is promoting “The Nick of Time Foundation” as her platform and will be performing a vocal with sign language during the talent phase of competition.

Mataya Giffey, a junior and a drum major at North Kitsap High School, is promoting “Stand for the Silent: Bullying Awareness” during her year of service. Giffey, the current Miss West Sound’s Outstanding Teen, will be performing a color guard/flag routine for the talent portion of the competition.

Sarah Gaskey is Miss Port Orchard’s Outstanding Teen and a sophomore at South Kitsap High School. Gaskey will be performing ballet en pointe for her talent and is promoting “Let’s Dance! Pointe Toward Dance Education.” Sarah has studied dance for 13 years at The Academy of Dance in Port Orchard.

Emily Houston is Miss Northwest’s Outstanding Teen and a junior at South Kitsap High School. She has been active in her platform “Relay for Life” for several years and is a Team Captain & the Survivor Chair.  Houston was Miss West Sound’s Outstanding Teen 2013 and will be singing for her talent.

The contestants will be in Burien from Friday, May 22, through Monday, May 25, for rehearsals and activities surrounding the pageant. The first preliminary competition will be Saturday May 23 at Highline starting at 7 p.m. and the final night will be on Sunday May 24 at 6 p.m.

To purchase tickets please visit Brown Paper Tickets at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/profile/223199.

Information about the Miss Washington’s Outstanding Teen competition can be found at www.mwoteen.org.