The pageant was held along with the Miss Michigan USA pageant which made for a fantastic show for all, PLUS I met so many more FRIENDS! We al l gathered in Port Huron Michigan at the Mcmorran Theatre. What a stage, the lights and the professional staff was impressive to this lil ol country girl form Ortonville.
I was stunned with the learning experience I had with the professional that taught us. I would recommend this pageant to any one as it exceeded my expectations by leaps and bounds. All the contestants were so nice and good all american girls that should make Michigan proud.
I became known as the "butt glue girl" I had this super awesome adhesive and it was a bonding thing we all had going.The only bad part about this awesome glue is that is lasts through evening gown the next day....Anyway...
For me being voted Miss Congeniality was the highlight for me. The idea that Michigans finest voted me as Miss Congeniality was so thrilling.
Making top 15 was the berries for me as it was my first time at USA in a SS, then of course making top 5 was so nervewracking and I found I just wanted to finish with the crown so much at that point yet I was so happy to be there. I really love "on-stage question", that is my favorite part. Naming off runners up, I found my head at my knees and just remember reading the sashes so I could concentrate. BY the time we were down to two of us it was all over and we both knew it and could hardly breathe. My head down and I was reading her sash and we were both saying to each other," Oh ,You won this.." We were both shaking.
The rest is history ...I was swamped with people and with all the screaming from my family I was not sure if some one had been shot!
For me I found to take each moment , even at rehersal, dinner, etc remember as this is a fast two days.
