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The Ms. Connecticut Senior America
Pageant was held on May 14th, 2011 at Asnuntuck College in Enfield, CT.
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CONGRATULATIONS to the Stunning and Talented KYLE SHERWOOD RALSTON, Ms. Connecticut Senior America 2011; and a special thanks goes out to the CT State Director, Joyce Keating, for a successful pageant and wonderful year.
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Kyle Sherwood Ralston lives in the beautiful seaside community of Fairfield, CT. She is a retired art director and packaging designer, a musical entertainer and advocate for those suffering from Alzheimer's disease - a wife, mother and grandmother.
Born the oldest of 9 in a musical family, Kyle had dancing, singing and acting lessons early on. As a teen she was featured singing with her sisters on network TV and radio, doing commercials and modeling. She was honored to compete and win an ABC-TV scholarship to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts (NYC), graduating in 1969. She performed on the NY stage in the "Sound of Music" and traveled the US and Canada with her parents and 5 sisters, playing the Von Trapp family in the national touring company of the show. Meeting and working with fabulous performers and celebrities along the way helped develop Kyle's deep passion for performing and show business.
Theatre, however, is not her only creative talent. She has always painted in multiple media - watercolors, pastels, acrylics and oils. She studied art at Silvermine College, CT and pursued a second career as an art director/graphic designer, receiving several national awards for package design. While working as a designer, Kyle met Bob Ralston, they married and had a son, Ryan. She then began her third career as a parent and avid ice hockey mom.
Pursuing her passions, she has produced several noteworthy works of art. Her oil painting of Captain's Cove Seaport, was hung in the office of the Governor and Mayor, and was chosen to symbolize fundraising efforts in cancer prevention. Another one of her prints was selected to represent the Fairfield Dogwood Festival and became the logo for the Chamber of Commerce. Kyle taught ballroom dancing for 14 years to elementary and high school students. Since her mother's death with Alzheimer's, she has devoted herself to advocacy for those suffering with the disease. Currently the lead singer in the Clam Diggers Dixie Band, Bandwagon Duo and R-Gang Trio, she performs throughout CT, entertaining seniors at civic centers, convalescent homes, assisted living facilities and summer concerts. Kyle also had the distinct honor of being invited to sing at a reception for the President of the United States.
In her spare time, she and her husband travel to visit their son, Ryan, who is studying architecture at Carnegie Mellon University or visit their two married sons and their families. Kyle prepared an art history and lecture series called "Art in the Classroom", which she presented to public school children. She is an office worker and Eucharistic Minister at Assumption Church. She volunteers annually with the Barnum Road Show (for CT Nursing Homes) and has raised funds for "Homes for the Brave", a charity providing room and board to needy US veterans.
Kyle is thrilled to have won the title of Ms. Connecticut Senior America 2011! She has been meeting with political leaders, has been featured in Cameo Club shows and parades and continues to sing for seniors across her state. She and her husband love gardening, traveling and enjoying their wilderness get-away cabin, bordering Windsor State forest in the Massachusettes Berkshires. For Kyle life over 60 is just getting better and better!
For more information about Kyle please visit her website at http://www.kyleralston1.com
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For information on the Ms. Connecticut
Senior America Pageant, please e-mail us at Senior America Management or
call us at 1-800-369-1369 or (732) 746-2598.
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The Ms. Senior America Pageant is
the world's first and foremost pageant to emphasize and give honor to
women who have reached the "Age of Elegance." It is a search
for the gracious lady who best exemplifies the dignity, maturity and
inner beauty of all senior Americans. The Ms. Senior America philosophy
is based upon the belief that seniors are the foundation of America, and
our most valuable treasure. It is upon their knowledge, experience and
resources that the younger generation has the opportunity to build a
better society.
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