Sunday, January 30th

Perhaps I missed the memo because on this particular day, things were pretty busy for married women in the southeastern corridor of the country!!!  I think the staff at Mrs. America will be very pleased with the representatives who will wear the crown and represent their states at Greenbriar Resort in April.

This blond beauty showed up and captured the crown and title of Mrs. Tennessee America 2011 after two previous tries.  Thankfully, Melody Usdan wasn't afraid to try again after placing 2nd runner up in the 2010 pageant and fourth runner up at the 2007. 

Beautiful Allison Whitstine, an English teacher, won the title of Mrs. Louisiana America 2011.

Third time was a charm for the stunning Tiffany Marshall who practically swept the pageant to become Mrs. Georgia America 2011.   In addition to winning the crown, Tiffany also won Most Photogenic,  Best Evening In Gown and Most Physically Fit at the pageant. 



Mrs. Mississippi .......again! Michelle Cole captured the crown after competing against nine other beauties and representing Warren County.  Answering to the title won't be hard for Michelle as she competed in Las Vegas the summer of 2005 as Mrs. Mississippi United States.




Best of luck Ladies !!!

The Miss America Organization...

According it's web site, the Miss America organization is "one of the nation's leading achievement programs and the world's largest provider of scholarship assistance for young women." The Miss America crown(MAO), is by far, one of the most coveted crowns in pageantry.
As a former Executive Director of a MAO local pageant, I can attest to the fact that each participant from the local level upward has the opportunity to receive some sort of scholarship dollars through out the year. It is such an exciting way to earn money for school or to repay student loans!!! Many local pageants are as intricate as state pageants and require months of preparation and plenty of time to devote to your particular charity or cause.

This past Thursday, the public pageant event schedule kicked off with an arrival ceremony at Planet Hollywood. Tonight is the first night of Preliminaries. If you happen to be in Vegas and are interested in attending. Below are the details, enjoy!!!
Time: 8 p.m.
Location: Planet Hollywood – Theater for the Performing Arts
Price: $75 plus Ticketmaster fees – Visit Ticketmaster.com

In the days leading up to the pageant, I am always on the edge of my seat waiting to see what talent, follies and tears finals night will bring. Only four days left until the winner is announced. I sure hope Maryland has a good showing, go Brooke!!!!