Susan Botek

"2001 Mrs. International Director of the Year"

Susan is a woman of varied talents and exemplary accomplishments. She Co-owns and operates her own production company, Bow Tech. Productions, Inc., which has produced shows in Northwest Ohio for Jerry Lewis, Davy Jones from The Monkees and Ray Charles, along with numerous other talents. She started as a local director for the Miss Ohio America system, and has been the state director for Mrs. Ohio® USA/International Competition since 1992. From 1996 until 2001 Mrs. Botek was the National Director for the Beauties of America Competition.

Mrs. Botek is no stranger to television and radio. Susan has been a co-host for The Easter Seal Telethon since 1991, has served as guest co-host for The Easter Seal Telethon, Town Talk (a Saturday radio community talk show) and for "Toledo 11 - This Morning", and starred in television commercials. She has appeared on all major network affiliates in Northwest Ohio, speaking on subjects of breast cancer survival, adoption and Pageantry.

Susan is the President and Founder of the "Light The Way" Breast Cancer Foundation, which was created to serve women under 40 that have been diagnosed with breast cancer. She was a Guest Speaker for "Check It Out," a program that teaches high school junior and senior women the importance of breast health and self- breast exams. In 1993, Susan was named honorary chairperson for "The Winner's Track," a 5K run and was given the "Award of Courage" by the Northwest Ohio Unit of the American Cancer Society. In 1992 and 1998, they also named Susan their honorary Chairperson for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. She represented them both in television and radio commercials.