After a month long series of weekly contests the South Florida final of the Miss Hawaiian Tropic International Model Search was held on Sunday, September 2 nd at Castaways Marina and Tiki Bar in Jupiter. Jillian Beyor was the first place winner and given the title of Miss Palm Beach Hawaiian Tropic. Second place went to Melanie Owen, with Brittani Severn coming in third.
The finalists competing on Sunday night were winners from the five prior weekly model search contests held at Castaways leading up to the final event. The winners were selected by a panel of local judges, including Teresa Brown, Steve Kauff, Danny Moore, Jon Juriga, Meredith Terveen, Randall Huntington, Frank Tardona, Dave Koffman, and Dan Gregory.
As the winner of the Miss Palm Beach search, Jillian won a cash prize of $600.00 and will be going to Hawaii to compete in the Miss Hawaiian Tropic International Model Search event.