When Jennifer Stehlar was crowned Mrs. New York American Beauty, it signified her triumphs over tragedy. Two horrific car crashes within eleven months left her with multiple brain injuries and debilitating TMD (tempo-mandibular joint disorder) both of which she still faces on a daily basis.

Despite the doctors devastating prognosis, Jennifer chose to never put a period in the chapter of her life where God had only put a comma.

Two years of rigorous therapies and the acknowledgment of her injuries as life long, ignited her passion to promote “Safe Driver Awareness.” By utilizing her personal story, she travels the state in official partnerships with the New York State Police and DeLacy Ford sharing her experience of those fateful moments which changed her life forever.

She stated: “The goal is to save lives from this needless tragedy. It is the number one killer of teenagers in America and I’ve come to realize that if this were a disease Americans would be demanding a cure. We already have the cure and it is education. Two times I have become part of the statistics, my goal is to lower those statistics and save lives through education, ultimately savings families from the pain mine has endured.”

Sgt. David Miller of the NYS Police and the NYS Governors Traffic Safety Committee recognized Jennifer’s efforts to promote this topic. Therefore, prior to her crowning she and her father were chosen to share their personal story via a statewide PSA which has been aired on all media facets. "Get It Together-Buckle Up!"  It can be viewed on her website @ www.mrsny2008.com.

On November 7^th, 2007, the NYS Police Superintendent held a press conference to announce Jennifer’s official partnership with the troopers. Since then, they have worked tirelessly to spread the message via school assemblies, television, radio, commercials, billboards, auto shows, child safety checks, safety corridors and so on.

Jennifer holds a degree in communications, is a former Mrs. New York United States placing first Runner up at the national Mrs. USA pageant and prior to her injuries, was a Las Vegas performer. She was inspired to do so by her famous family, the “Scinta’s” who are headline performers in Las Vegas.

Jennifer and her husband reside in South Buffalo with their two dogs, Apollo & Chloe'.  Jennifer experienced love at first sight when she met her husband of six years, Douglas. He has been her strength through this life changing experience and they believe anything is possible as long as they dream it together!