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Testimonials

12-23-03

Sammy & Claudia,

I just wanted to take this opportunity to publicly acknowledge and personally thank you for the committment you have shown the Del Rio community and the positive role you model to the young ladies who are fortunate enough to be one of "your girls", your local and state queens.

So many other beauty pageants focus only the glitz and glamour of their queens. You always seem to see these queens in tiaras and evening gowns attending socail functions and formal parties. As the pictures posted on this website attest, "your girls" are so much more than just a pretty face. They are shining examples of what a beauty queen should be. They are active participants in their community. They lend their time and hard work to so many charitable organizations in Del Rio and surrounding areas. When they travel out-of-town, they are outstanding ambassadors for Del Rio. These beautiful, articulate, caring young women prove that Del Rio is truly the Queen City.

The credit for this belongs to the both of you, their dedicated directors. I have had the honor of knowing you these past three years and privilege of placing my beloved daughter in your care, first, as Miss Del Rio Teen USA and now as Miss Texas Teen Latina. You have treated my daughter with loving care and are committed to reinforcing the values her father and I have tried to instill. "Service is the rent we pay for living." This is a quote Alyssa's grandfather wrote to her father on the day he graduated from medical school. I believe it to be the value you both live by.

Your service to your queens, to the families who entrust you with their beloved daughters and to the community that you call home, is beyond reproach and unparalleled. My daughter is a better person because she has had you in her life. In fact, all of these lovely young women are better people for having known you.

Thank you for your hard work and dedication, for the countless hours you spend away from your own family to help others, and for the service you provide this community. I hope that others will be inspired by your actions and become active participants in this community. I wish the happiest of holidays and a prosperous new year. Thank you from the botom of my heart and God Bless You and Keep You Always.

Respsectfully,

Rudi Z. Gutierrez

12-6-06

 

Claudia, Thank you so much for everything and we really enjoyed being part of your Queens for a Cause. I am also hoping you do stay on so that we can participate on your next pageant.

Alma Ruiz

12-4-06

Hey Claudia! How are you? It's been quite a while since I checked this e-mail. I see your pageant is coming up this week. I hope everything goes well. I just wish I had known it was postponed, I would have loved to be a part of it. But if there is anything that I can help you with, just let me know. You have done sooooo much for me and I've never had the chance to return all the favors. Again, thanks for everything! I'll be praying that the pageant goes off without a hitch and if you need anything at all just let me know. Anything! Say hi to everyone for me. Thanks and God Bless.

Laura Ann Lopez - Ortiz - Miss West Teen Texas Latina 02

7-7-06

HI, CLAUDIA, JUST WANTED TO DROP BY AND SAY "THANK YOU" FOR ALWAYS LOOKING OUT & THINKING OF ME, I TRULY APPRECIATE THAT, AS TIME GOES ON, ONE REALIZES JUST HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO SURROUND OURSELVES WITH GOOD PEOPLE, THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS BEING GREAT TO ME..WE SHOULD DO LUNCH/DINNER/COFFEE SOMETIME SOON!!TAKE CARE AND TTYL

XOXO

MUCH LOVE,

~ARI~ mua besitos xxxx

 

Jun 3, 2006 Hey Claudia! How are you? Hope all is well! I havent seen u guys in a while! Tell Sam and Samantha I said HOLA!

Claudia, you are absolutely amazing and I can truely say that YOU are the reason why I continued to participate in pageants! You break all stereotypes and you make every girl feel like a QUEEN!...including me. You are undoubtingly ..1 in my book no matter what ANYONE says! You're an awesome mom, friend, and pageant director. Even through all this Drama your kind heart and sweet personality still shines. I am honored to say that I had the pleasure of representing our community and city under your guidance. You're truely a role model to me and all the other queens. Love ya! ....anita pruneda

 

5-5-06

Good Morning Mrs. Claudia

Once again, thank you so much and yes your right you and your husband and beautiful child are like

A part of our family as well, in our house there’s not a conversation that we do not have that we

Praise you and your husband. Our Stephanie is crazy about you too and we thank you for caring about her.

I did have one last favor of you can you please send me a copy of one of your score sheets so I can see how

You have them set up. Your information has been very interesting it has given me a whole new perspective

Of the true significance behind a Beauty Pageant and strongly feel this will help me tremendously

In having a successful pageant. Thanks Claudia.

Cindy Cruz -- Miss Winter Garden Pageant Director

 

4-18-06

Claudia muchas gracias por poner la foto y quiero comentarte que nada cambiara la idea que yo tengo de ti y de sammy,deveras que este pasado pageant estuvo de lo mejor con contratiempos si tu quieres pero un concurso de belleza sin controversia no es un concurso es dificil tener a toda la gente contenta pero quiero decirte que e tenido la oportunidad de estar en varios de juez de expectador.de invitado y deveras que los de ustedes estan bien coordinados, y como te lo he dicho otras veces cuenta conmigo para lo que necesites Saludos s Sammy y un beso a samantha y cuidense si te ofrece algo no dejes de comunicarte conmigo sigo teniendo el mismo numero de telefono.

Gracias y Dios los cuide

Oscar A Beasley

4-3-06

Claudia~

On behalf of the Mrs. United America Pageant, my husband and myself I wanted to say Thank you for a wonderful weekend in Del Rio and to be included in your once in a lifetime weekend with MTV. I am so excited to see the results on TV itself! If you guys have any pictures back from pageant with the winner and the judges...please share when you can! Claudia I will see you June!

Take care!

Colby Pyle

Colby L. Pyle
Mrs. Texas United America 2006

 

2-24-06

Claudia

Just wanted to say thanks for everything. We had a great time, the last three years were fun.

Cheryl Sthal

 

10-16-06

Thank you Claudia. Stephanie had a great year with you and learned alot.

Mariana (Mary Ann) Ruiz

 

7-27-06

CLAUDIA TE AGRADECEMOS DE ANTEMANO TODO TU APOYO LA SRA. ESTHER TALAMAZ ESPOSA DEL LIC. EVARISTO LENIN PRESIDENTE MUNICIPAL TE ENVIA SALUDAR Y DECIR QUE LE DA GUSTO PODER CONTAR CON PERSONAS COMO USTEDES DE TAN BUEN CORAZON QUE LES GUSTA AYUDAR A QUIEN MAS NECESITA, FIJATE QUE ME COMENTO QUE LE GUSTARIA MUCHO QUE VINIERAN EL DOMICILIO DEL DIF ES:

ANTIGUA ESTASION DEL FERROCARRIL

BLVD. ADOLFO LOPEZ MATEOS SIN NUMERO

COLONIA BENITO JUAREZ

Claudia Elizabeth Aldrete Garcia

1-26-07

Hello Mija, of course I will need your help,this year and the years to came,I will not be able t o make it happen without your help you know that, thank you so much for all your hard work ,I really appreciate all that you had done for us and all these beautiful young girls, please start planning, thanks a Million . love Blanca. Brown Plaza Association - 5 de Mayo Pageant

8-2-06

As a young woman who has competed in over 15 pageants, I'd have to say that Claudia and Sammy Lopez are the most caring and thoughtful directors a queen or pageant delegate could ever ask for!  They truly care about each and every contestant and treat each person as though they were already the queen.  Claudia and Sammy go out of their way to get to know each girl and ensure that pageants are what they should be, a way for young women to celebrate femininity, culture, confidence and the many wonderful things that females are blessed with.   From the bottom of my heart, I can say that Claudia and Sammy invest so much what a queen and delegates experience is in their pageants and as a titleholder.  Claudia and Sammy make it possible for every girl to feel beautiful, inside and out, and for young women to involve and engage themselves in their communities and really make a difference.  As a reigning queen and titleholder for the Innermind Connection, I can not say enough good things about Claudia and Sammy Lopez.  My experience in competing and winning the title for Miss Texas LoneStar Latina has been incredibly enriching and an opportunity for me to grow as a person.  This would not have been possible without incredible directors like Claudia and Sammy Lopez.  Every year they continue to produce amazing opportunities for young women like myself and I am incredibly grateful for that. 

Miss Texas Lone Star Latina -- Kim Bebon

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