Random Pics

So I decided instead of writting a post today I would just add some pics! The Pics range from our first meeting, to personal pics, and even to Fourth of July Parades!!!! Enjoy them!

The Miss Rock Island County Fair Queen Pageant Contestants for 2007!

Miss Rock Island County Fair Queen Pageant Contestant #2

All BLUE and ONE RED!!! The Contestants at the 4th of July Parade!

The Miss Rock Island County Fair Contestants and our 2006 Queen at the Parade!

Pageant Lunchon and Practices!

Hey Everyone,



Sry for not updating! I have been busy trying to get everything ordered for the Pageant. Speaking of, my interview Suit and Speech Suit should be arriving via UPS any moment now! My shoes and swimsuit should also be arriving sometime this week!



Anyways, the Pageant Lunchon was over a week ago. It was nice to meet all the girls and to see what they would also be wearing the night of the Pageant. Each person had their own styles and colors that made them stand out. However a few of us including myself had to go search for new outfits. Our speech topics were also do, while most of the speechs had something to do with agriculture, mine didn't! I was set to do why I love my hometown!



The next day which was last Sunday, we learned how to walk and stage and off, 6-step turn, and how one should stand at all time while on stage! Basically by the time you are done with the Pageant....it should come naturally! I hope it does! We were even taught how to sit on the chair during interviews....basically I almost fell off the chair during practice! We all have to sit hardly on the chair with our legs supporting our own weight! Interesting isn't it???

There is so much more to learn and only less than a month left! And also a word of advice when ordering things on line, always be very calm when things go wrong!

Practices are ALMOST here!!!!

Hey everyone!

Well, this week has been hard...not only with getting back into the swing of work but also trying to find outfits for the Pageant! It is really hard to find a one-piece swimsuit that is ONE color...thank God I have friends who had some!

I was origanally going to do 2 County Fair Pageants but I was told I couldnt do both, so I had to drop out of one of them. It was really hard to do since both of them had their PRO'S and CON'S! I had to choose between Mercer County and Rock Island County. I decided on Rock Island, since it would help me with my future plans in competeing in Miss Mississippi Crown in the future!

So tonight was the first night I got to meet some of the girls who I'll be competeing against and of course our Director! She invited us over to watch a couple DVDs on the speechs that were given last year and at State. It is interesting to see the different styles of speeches and of course as time went on we learned what not to do and what to do when giving a speech!

Rule #1: NEVER EVER TALK LIKE YOU ARE READING OUT OF A BOOK!
Rule #2: DON'T DO AN ALPHABET SPEECH BECAUSE IT TAKES TOO LONG
Rule #3: DON'T GIVE A "BOOK REPORT" SPEECH
Rule #4: IT IS OKAY FOR A CONTESTANT TO PACE OR MOVE WHEN GIVING A SPEECH
Rule #5: IT IS ALWAYS A GOOD THING TO MAKE THE AUDIENCE LAUGH!!!
Rule #6: THE SPEECHES CAN BE FUN HOWEVER DONT MAKE THEM BORING!!
Rule #7: NEVER EVER MENTION THE SUBJECT (IE GRANDPA...ETC) 3 TIMES IN 5 SECONDS AND NO MORE THAN ONCE OR TWICE IN THE WHOLE SPEECH!


Those tips seemed helpful to me and to the other girls when it comes to making a speech and how to give a speech...general tips on how to do well on speeches is practice infront of the family or a large group of people!

The Start of Something New!

All my life I have always watched Miss America and always wondered, "what if I could do that?" Well over a year ago, I was asked by a close friend to be a hostess for her daughter who was going to be in her 3rd pageant. I knew nothing about being a hostess and let alone anything about Pageants. So I said Yes, just to see what actually goes on behind stage at these things. I attended every single practice possible, helped her with her talent, and well did everything I was suppose to do. Well, to make a long story short, the Little Girl was Crowned. That was my greatest accomplishment in a long time! During my experience through all of this, has given me a better idea of what Pageants are like. I even wanted to enter into a couple since then but with College getting in the way it is rather hard to do so. However this summer I entered myself into a county fair Pageant. So this where my journey begins!