I'm heeeerrrrreee!!!

clipped from namissrocks.blogspot.com I'm finally here-yyayayy-and am already hard at work setting up and finalizing last minute details (including bringing in that brand new FORD MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE!!). After setting up hundreds of trophies, decking the stage out, and finalizing last minute items....me and a few of the choreographers headed to DOWNTOWN DISNEY...where we went to the movie theatre and saw NEW MOON!!!!! Lets just say, for those of you gals coming to nationals - you WILL be seeing me and a few of the other choreographers sporting or TEAM EDWARD shirts!!!! BOXES - and these are JUST boxes of crown cases NAM State Directors with National Director, Kathleen Mayes lining up check in paperwork Tiffany and I opening up the FAMOUS Spirit Sticks.....BRING YOUR SASSY ATTITUDES & YOU MIGHT BE TAKING ONE OF THESE BABIES HOME!!!

A Courageous Beauty Interview: 2009 Beauties of America 50's-Debra Gilmour

clipped from godusesbrokenvessels.blogspot.com Angie: How did you learn about various pageants? Debra: I first saw an ad in a magazine with Mrs. America's picture in it. That piqued my interest as I had not been aware of pageants for women aside from Miss America and Miss USA. Angie: What titles have you held? Debra: I have held both competitively won and at large titles.  My first title was won in 1988, where I was crowned Mrs. Oregon America.  In 1989 I was selected to represent Oregon at-large as Mrs. Oregon USA International in 1989.  In 2007 I held the at large title of Mrs. Scotland International (my husband and I own property in Scotland where his father was born).  In 2008 I competed for and won the title Mrs. Oregon International.  In 2009 I held the Beauties of America at large title of Oregon's 50s, then competed for and won the national title of 2009 Beauties of America's 50s.

Miss America 2004 Ericka Dunlap Finishes 3rd In Amazing Race

clipped from blogs.hairboutique.com Miss America 2004 Ericka Dunlap and her husband, Brian Kleinschmidt from Nashville, Tennessee, finished in 3rd place last week on CBS’ The Amazing Race. Ericka was born December 29, 1981 and is a native of Orlando.  She is a graduate of the University of Central Florida. While attending college at the University of Central Florida, she became a member of Delta Sigma Theta sorority. In 2004 she was crowned Miss America becoming the fifth African American woman to hold the title.  Ericka was the first African American woman to be crowned Miss Florida. Erica’s platform was “United We Stand, Divided We Fall Behind: Celebrating Diversity and Inclusion.”

Tami Farrell Gears Up For Miss California USA Pageant

clipped from www.celebrity-gossip.net Gearing up for another beauty pageant, Tami Farrell was spotted posing poolside just ahead of the 2010 Preliminaries held at the Riviera Resort and Spa Hotel in Palm Springs, CA. Ms Farrell won first runner-up last year and was later awarded the title Miss California USA when former pageant winner Carrie Prejean lost her crown amidst a firestorm of controvery. The competition takes place tomorrow (November 22) at 5pm EST with rehearsals running all weekend. There are 150 hopeful beauty queens competing this year. The pageant winner will advance to the Miss USA pageant, the winner of which competes in the Miss Universe pageant.

Carrie Prejean the Hot Topic at Miss California USA Pageant

clipped from www.eonline.com Carrie Prejean may have been out of sight at Sunday's Miss California USA pageant—but she definitely was not out of mind. The annual pageant, held at Agua Caliente Resort and Casino in Rancho Mirage, was full of overt digs at the controversial beauty queen. Donald Trump, the owner of Miss Universe, even got in on the action, appearing via video feed to introduce the interview portion of the show. "Get ready for some really tough questions...and as time has proven, they get us in a lot of trouble," he promised. Host Chris Jacobs also contributed a few cracks about Prejean, saying that one lucky girl would win the chance to "become TMZ's new favorite topic" and "give Larry King something inappropriate to talk about." He also referenced her solo sex-tape scandal, joking that a producer wanted to call Miss Photogenic "the Carrie Prejean award." Moakler also said she hopes Prejean's political and personal predicaments can be a lesson to other pageant contestants.

Nicole Johnson Quietly Named Miss California

clipped from www.thehollywoodgossip.com The Miss California USA pageant came and went with nary a gay marriage controversy last night. However, the winner of the 2010 crown actually does have a celebrity gossip connection: Nicole Johnson was romantically linked to Michael Phelps in October 2008. Now, the brunette beauty from Ventura County can make news on her own. She follows Carrie Prejean as the state's title-holder, though that attention-starved author was eventually stripped of the crown. “I think it was my presentation,” Johnson said, when asked why she won. “I was very confident on the stage, and I stood out in a red gown. I think maybe that was it.”

Brazilian coed is Miss Earth

clipped from www.mb.com.ph GREEN BEAUTY. A jubilant Larissa Ramos of Brazil, a 20-year-old biology student, celebrates after winning the Miss Earth beauty pageant on Boracay Island, Aklan, Sunday night. A 20-year-old biology major from Brazil was crowned 2009 Miss Earth in a televised beauty pageant held at the Boracay Ecovillage Resort and Convention Center on Boracay Island in Aklan last Sunday night. It was the second win for Brazil in the nine-year-old pageant, the first in 2004 when Priscilla Meirelles won the contest. Meirelles is also the chairwoman of this year's panel of judges. Ramos will become the spokesperson for the Miss Earth Foundation, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and other environmental groups.

Brazilian is Miss Earth 2009

clipped from globalnation.inquirer.net MANILA, Philippines—Brazil thwarted the Philippines’ attempt to win a back-to-back victory in the Miss Earth beauty pageant held at Boracay Ecovillage Convention Center on the island of Boracay Sunday night. Brazil’s Larissa Ramos bested 78 other contestants, including hometown bet Sandra Inez Seifert. She took home the $20,000 prize and the distinction of being the first woman to receive the newly designed crown valued at $100,000. Last year’s winner, the Philippines’ Karla Paula Henry, gave her a tight embrace before relinquishing the title. Ramos is the second Brazilian to be proclaimed Miss Earth, the first one being Priscilla Meirelles, who chaired the pageant’s panel of judges.

California girl becomes 28th Miss Indian American

clipped from www.ptinews.com Washington, Dec 1 (PTI) Priyanka Singha, an Indian-origin girl from California has been crowned as the 28th Miss Indian American, beating contestants from 25 cities across the USA. The beauty pageant, open for Indian-origin people was hosted on November 21 in Tampa, Florida. Priyanka was crowned as the Miss Indian American by Bollywood actor Neha Dhupia in a glittering ceremony last weekend. Earlier last month, Priyanka won the title of Miss India Northern California. She will represent the US in Miss India World Pageant, to be held on March 27, 2010 at Durban, South Africa. Shivali Vyas, a resident of Tampa and a student at the University of South Florida was the first runner-up. Illinois-based Disha Patel was the second-runner up. The beauty pageant was a part of the fifth Asian American Convenience Stores Association (AASCA) convention.

MEET YOUR NATIONAL QUEENS!!!!!!

clipped from namissrocks.blogspot.com There are SOO many FABULOUS things about being a NAM NATIONAL QUEEN....one of them is that we send a video crew to your hometown to follow you around for a whole day and interviews your family and friends along the way to do a documentary on YOUR life..."A DAY IN THE LIFE OF NATIONAL AMERICAN MISS!!!" Kind of like an E! True Hollywood Story!! It REALLY is like being a celebrity!!!!! But the best part is that these videos go up on YOU TUBE for the WORLD to see and they are played during nationals to allow contestants and families a chance to REALLY get to know our national queens!!! Sooo...be sure to tune into the MYNAMISS channel on You Tube and follow along with INSIDE EDITION's, MEGAN ALEXANDER as she get to know your NAM National queens! Here is JUST ONE - but there are 11 more national queens - so visit THE MYNAMISS CHANNEL today to see more!

Perfect Pageant Platform Teleseminar

clipped from themrsoklahomapageant.blogspot.com The deadline to register for Valerie Hayes' fabulous teleseminar “PERFECT PAGEANT PLATFORM” is tonight at 10:00 PM Central Time. This is absolutely the last teleseminar I'm able to offer this year and it's the perfect chance for you to get a head start to a great platform for 2010! Tuesday, December 1, 2009 7:00 - 8:00 PM Central Time (8:00 - 9:00 PM Eastern/6:00 - 7:00 PM Mountain/ 5:00 - 6:00 PM Pacific) AND Tuesday, December 8, 2009 7:00 - 8:00 PM Central Time (8:00 - 9:00 PM Eastern/6:00 - 7:00 PM Mountain/ 5:00 - 6:00 PM Pacific)

Have you heard THIS news??

clipped from mncips.blogspot.com EXCITING NEWS!! STAR PATH IMAGES will be shooting the new 2010 North and South Carolina State Titleholders Photo Shoot on Sunday Feb. 28th. On top of all the wonderful marketing photos, he will be shooting an EXTRA SPECIAL set for GLADYS MAGAZINE! GLADYS MAGAZINE WILL BE DOING A feature SPREAD in their magazine about each of the ladies and how they make a difference everyday with their platforms!!

Giving the best gift this Christmas

clipped from hip2give.blogspot.com The Christmas season is upon us and with all the hustling and bustling that is done, blood storage levels greatly decrease. On average, we spend more than 8 hours shopping for the perfect gift, countless hours cooking the family favorites, and even more hours decorating our homes. Just think, in that span of time, in just 1 hour, you could save 2 lives. What could be a better Christmas present than that? It won't be returned, it will be a perfect fit, it will be thought of each day forward on every day - that's a true gift of life. I challenge you to take 1 hour of your time - away from shopping, away from baking, away from decorating, and save 2 lives. You will feel amazing knowing that you just made someone's Christmas a little brighter!

Idaho Intl contestants at the Boise Holiday Parade

clipped from idahopageants.blogspot.com Top Photo is Teen Ada County Amanda with the Nyssa Night Rodeo Queen. #3: Teen Ada County Amanda W. Teen Caldwell Alyssa and Teen Canyon County Amanda F. at the Boise Holiday Parade.

A Courageous Beauty Interview: Mrs. Midwest International 2009 -Randa Allen

clipped from godusesbrokenvessels.blogspot.com Angie: I was impressed when I first met Randa, but something she did left me with a lifetime memory. Back stage, I had a couple of odd moments when everything seemed to go wrong. My feet were hurting so I leaned against something to rest. It was a very large ladder. It slipped and almost took Randa out! I was so upset that I began to stress. I had no intention of causing her harm or fear prior to going on stage and I almost went down with the ladder too. Angie: How did you learn about various pageants?    Randa: I first became aware of pageants as a little girl watching the Miss America pageant.  Later while in junior high I had a subscription to Teen magazine and one day saw an ad for the Miss Illinois Teen USA pageant.  I asked my Mom if I could enter and she gave me permission.  Neither of us knew what we were in for as we embarked on this journey.