For the 7^th consecutive year, JM BEST ENTERTAINMENT of Orlando has been named the Producer of the 2012 Miss America's Outstanding Teen Pageant to be held at the Linda Chapin Theatre at the Orange County Convention Center in August.  JM BEST ENTERTAINMENT produces television and special events all over the country including: The Miss America Decades of Dream Gala, The National Cherry Blossom and The National Memorial Day Parades in Washington, DC, the 4^th of July Parades both in Washington, DC and Philadelphia, The Magnificent Mile Lights Festival in Chicago and Philadelphia's Thanksgiving Day Parade to name a few.

In addition, John Best produces the Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade for Disney and ABC.  This will be his 17^th year as part of the production team for the award-winning special. He is a 2-time EMMY Award winning producer for the Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade for ABC and The Magnificent Mile Lights Festival for WLS-TV in Chicago.  

"Our team is very excited to be coming back to produce the shows and once again work with the Miss America's Outstanding Teen Organization," John M. Best said. "It is a privilege to work with 53 incredibly talented and bright contestants. This is going to be a fun year and we plan to bring some new and exciting things to the competition." 

The production team that will be producing MAOTeen this year is John M. Best - Producer, Kia Misowitz - Coordinating Producer, Sarah Griffith - Associate Producer, Pamela Bolling - Staging Director & Choreographer, Alan Ashe - Technical Director, Don Mascheri & Diacom Video Productions - Video Producer and Video Production and Brenda Goldsmith - Production Manager.