Julia Furtado, sophomore applied exercise science major, crowned Miss Maine

Julia Furtado, a sophomore majoring in applied exercise science, was crowned Miss Maine on June 18 at the Crooker Theater in Brunswick.  Furtado, of Dayton, performed a classical vocal selection for her talent, winning a talent award and the Lifestyle and Fitness in Swimsuit award. 

Furtado’s platform is Leadership Among Our Youth.  She has been involved with the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards program, and her longer-term goals are to teach high school students what it means to be a good leader, how to lead, and why it is important to take an active role in leadership in schools and communities.  Furtado will represent the state throughout the next year and earns a spot at the 2012 Miss America Pageant in Las Vegas.

About the University of New England

The University of New England is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible, accredited online degrees. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.