[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 58 (Monday, March 29, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E319]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





      RECOGNIZING BRITTANI ACUFF IN HONOR OF WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH

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                            HON. DARREN SOTO

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 29, 2021

  Mr. SOTO. Madam Speaker, Brittani Acuff is a philanthropist, creator, 
storyteller and most importantly, an ally. In 2010, Brittani left 
Central Florida to attend the University of Mississippi where she 
studied broadcast journalism and theatre arts. At Ole Miss, Brittani 
was a lead anchor and reporter for Newswatch99. She was ranked in the 
Top Four Feature Reporters in the Southeastern Journalism Conference's 
Best of the South, beating out reporters from over 30 colleges.
  As a reporter, she learned the value of relationships and branding, 
and transitioned to working in public and community relations. In 2014, 
she returned to Orlando and immediately plugged back into Orlando's 
charitable scene.
  Brittani is the community relations and events manager at one of 
Central Florida's leading LGBTQ+ and Allied Healthcare Centers, serves 
on the onePulse Foundation's Memorial Task Force and the Orlando Youth 
Empowerment Summit Steering Committee, is an ally on Congressman Darren 
Soto's LGBTQ+ roundtable, is the marketing chair for the Provisional 
Class of the Junior League of Greater Orlando, and hosts and plans 
shows at New York Fashion Week. Her past community involvement also 
includes Dance, Dream and Inspire for Community Based Care of Central 
Florida, volunteering with Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Central 
Florida and being chair of the opening reception committee for the 
United States Conference on AIDS. In 2020, Brittani was named one of 
Orlando Magazine's Women of the Year.
  Brittani broke the mold in the pageant industry by starting at age 25 
and doing it her way. Brittani served as Miss Orange County USA, Miss 
Orange County Galaxy and Miss Southern States Galaxy. At Galaxy 
Internationals, Brittani was the only American to place in the Top 5 in 
her division and is the current reigning Orange County's Perfect Miss. 
In 2019, Brittani was named ``The Most Influential Person in 
Pageantry'' by Art&Beauty Magazine.
  For this and more, we honor Ms. Acuff.

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