Daisy Mae Valentine of Tamaqua, daughter of Michelle Marie Rex and David M. Valentine Jr., has been chosen as a state finalist in the National American Miss Pennsylvania Pageant.

The Pageant will take place Aug. 16-17, at the Hilton Towers Hotel in Harrisburg. Daisy Mae is competing in the "teen" age division of the pageant.The winner of the Pageant will receive a $1,000 cash award, the official crown and banner, a bouquet of roses, and air transportation to compete in the National Pageant in California, where she will receive a tour of Hollywood and two

V.I.P. tickets to Disneyland.Daisy Mae enjoys portrait drawing and painting, cooking and cleaning, swimming, singing, dancing, bike-riding, ceramics and 3D design. She also enjoys performing at the Tamaqua Community Art center and playing the guitar.