United America Pageant

The weekend of June 22nd through June 24th found me competing in the Classic division of the United America Pageant. I am so honored to have been chosen for the Ms United America Classic title. This is a wonderful pageant that has both down time and activities so I left feeling refreshed.

The pageant began with check in where we received our state banners. Because you may compete in more than one division, only our states are listed. I am pictured here with the fabulous, Mrs. Colorad United America, Amanda Palmer.

Friday evening was the cocktail meet and greet. It was wonderful getting to meet so many of the ladies who would be competing with me that weekend.

Tim Kretschmann, of the Pageant Cast was on hand to take pictures and interview the contestants to be released later in the year.

Interview was a 5 minute, panel style. The judges were so nice and genuinely interested in what I had to say. I can honestly say I had fun! Interview is 40% of our final score.

Saturday evening was the riverboat cruise. It was beautiful and a relaxing way to get to know the contestants better.

Of course, we had our silly moments, like this classic Titanic picture with Amanda Palmer and Autumn Stinnett, from Texas.

Michele Sharpe and I have competed in three different pageants together. She is an amazing lady! Here we are, ready for opening number. Immediately after opening number, we each had a moment in the spotlight with a one minute introduction which was 10% of our score.

Ready to rock the runway in fun fashion which is 25% of our score! Sheila Berthelsen was the outgoing Classic queen and was now competing in the Elite division. She is just as beautiful on the inside as she is on the outside.

Evening gown is my favorite part of any competition and 25% of our score. I am wearing a custom gown by Frankie Couture and custom earrings by Stefanie Sommers. I truly felt like a queen. Thank you Frankie and Stefanie.

Even though she is tired, Miss Annette, our director, is still beautiful! She put on a first class pageant that was even streamed live on the internet. So many amazing women have held titles and competed in the United America Pageant. Check out their website for more information. http://www.unitedamericapageant.com/

Miss Colorado America 2012

 Congratulations to my client,  Geimi De Large, for her third runner up placement at Miss Colorado this year!

Congratulations also to client Kristen Schubert for making top 15! I am so proud of you both!

Miss USA 2012

Congratulations to my client, Marybel Gonzales, Miss Colorado USA on her top 10 finish!!! It was such an honor to attend the Miss USA pageant this year. It was a great show and Marybel represented Colorado with style, grace and a little sass.

 Friday night I attended a red carpet event that included many of the former Miss USA contestants.

 I attended with my dear friend, Tina Hayes who is the reigning Ms. Lady American Dream.

 JJ Smith who is a fellow pageant coach sponsored this fun event that included a cat walk contest.

 The beautiful Blair Griffith, Miss Colorado USA 2011 was on hand to share in the festivities.

 I had the honor of meeting Mac Duggal, the amazing pageant gown designer. I even bought one of his cocktail dresses to wear to Miss USA.

I also had the privilege of meeting Carl Dunn, the CEO of Pageantry Magazine. We actually discussed Boy Scouts since his sons are active in it.

At Miss USA in my Mac Duggal cocktail representing my current title of Ms Colorado Classic United America. 

Expert Pageant Writer

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Miss Northern Colorado America Prelim

Congratulations to my client Geimi DeLarge for her win at the Miss Northern Colorado Prelim. She was crowned Miss Cherry Creek. Look for her at Miss Colorado in June as well as numerous appearances including the Children's Hospital. She is such an amazing and accomplished young lady!

Emceeing Miss April Showers

 I had the honor of emceeing the Miss April showers pageant. The director, Valerie Sweely, is a wonderful director and works very hard to make each little girl feel special. These are the beautiful crowns.

Congratulations to my client Amirah who won the 5-9 year old Themed Supreme as well as prettiest hair, eyes, smile and fashion! The smaller crown was for the "jackpot competition" she won including $90 in prize money! I am so proud of her and how far she has grown in the past year!

Congratulations Ms. North America!

Congratulations to my client, Lori Krout, on her win at the Ms North America pageant. She competed with women from all over the US as well as Canada and Mexico. Way to go!!!

Miss Colorado Coed 2012

I was so proud of all my clients this past weekend at the Colorado Miss American Coed Pageant! Several young ladies won or placed, but even if they didn't, I am still so proud that they each did their best!

I am so proud of my clients who are the outgoing queens. Kristen did a wonderful job as Miss Colorado Coed! She was a great roll model for all the younger queens.

Ashley has grown into such a beautiful and kind young lady. She did an amazing job as Miss Colorado Teen. She even inspired her younger sister as she competed this year.

I just love and I am so proud of all these young ladies. I have known them all for years. Even though Alina (Center Right) is not one of my personal clients, she has attended my workshops and taken diligent notes from everyone she meets. She is also a beautiful young lady, inside and out.

Ashley has been my client for over a year now. I am so proud of her 4th place in the Pre-Teen division. It was one of the toughest age groups! She was not only an amazing competitor but a true example of good sportsmanship.

Remember I said that Ashley inspired her sister? Well, here she is! Galacia was crowned Miss Centennial State Sweetheart! She worked really hard this year and it paid off!

If ever there was an example of persistence it would be embodied in this young lady. This was her 10th year competing in the Coed system. Although she made queen's quart in previous years, she had not won. She had one coaching session with me and took first runner up. This year she purchase one of my packages. Her hard work and dedication paid off with the crown! I am pleased to present your Miss Colorado Coed, Bekah!

Mrs. Colorado United States Brunch

I had the honor of being a speaker at the Mrs. Colorado United States meet and greet brunch. What an amazing group of contestants. Each one is passionate and beautiful. I am so glad I am not a judge!

It was wonderful meeting Deborah who is the current Mrs. Nevada International and will compete in Chicago next summer at the Mrs. International Pageant. It was great sharing tips with her.

The brunch was a surprise baby shower for Shannon Morgan, Mrs. Colorado United States 2011. It is always wonderful getting to seem my dear friend. She has been a wonderful queen this year. The next queen will have big shoes to fill.

16 Cities and Manafest Concert

I had a wonderful time volunteering at the booth for the band 16 Cities at a concert sponsored by Way-FM and Grand Canyon University. I am proud to say that I managed to sell all the CDs they brought with them except for a few of their worship ones. It was a much lighter load going home to Oregon for them.

Mike Couchman (L) is the afternoon DJ and Michelle, The Producer, Evington (R) is the evening DJ. Both are GREAT!!!

Katie Rose from the morning show with Wally!! She is tougher than she looks. If you listen to the show, you know she can stand up for herself. Way to go Katie!!

The famous Wally from the morning show. I want to be like him when I grow up. He is just like the Wemmick, Lucia, in the book "You are Special", by Max Lucado. Nothing sticks to him!

This is the band 16 Cities. They may be big names in the Christian music industry, but they are each humble servants of God. It was a privilege to work with them.

I managed to be the last person in line to get a picture with the band Manafest. You might have guessed by their look, they are a Christian Rock band. I love their music, loud!

Cyber Monday Sale

I am offering a 10% discount on my already discounted coaching packages on all packages purchased at any time during Monday, November 28th (MST) Just enter the code "Cyber" in the comment section when you purchase your package on my Pageant Coaching page. Why not give the gift of confidence to your favorite pageant competitor? I will send you a gift certificate if this will be a present. (Does not apply to previously purchased packages and can not be combined with a previously purchased package)

Miss Denver

I attended the Miss Denver Pageant to support my client, Lindsay. She represented herself well. I look forward to seeing her compete in her next pageant. She has a real fire inside!

My friend, Lori, was on hand to cheer on Lindsay. It was wonderful seeing her again.

Kristi had the difficult job of judging the pageant. I am glad I didn't have her job! Her daughter, Rylee, was on hand to support all her Miss Colorado sisters.

Miss CO High School and Collegiate 2011

I had a wonderful time attending the Miss Colorado High School and Collegiate Pageant with my sister queen and Miss Colorado International 2009, Emily and her mom, Joy. It was so wonderful to catch up with them both. 

Chelsi did an amazing job during her reign. I look forward to seeing what she will do next. I am sure that what ever she chooses, she will do it with all her heart!

I managed to catch up with Jamie after the pageant. She even looks great in a track suit! What a special lady!

It was fun to watch Micayla compete. She did a great job. I am so proud of my friend!

Our Little Miss Pageant

I had the honor of emceeing the Our Little Miss Pageant. I am pictured here with some of the amazing women who helped make this pageant a success, including Judi Sugar who is pictured second from the left.

Between the casual wear and the party wear I had the opportunity to interview two reigning queens who were there as judges. Shannon Morgan, (L) is the reigning Mrs. Colorado United States. She competed for the title of Mrs. United States this past summer where she received the Mrs. Congeniality award. Her other good news upon arriving home from the pageant was that she is expecting her first child. I also interviewed E-Dee Martin (R), who is the reigning Ms Galaxy. She also competed over the summer. It is so wonderful to have another national titleholder from our amazing state!

Shannon (C) and Tiffany Rice (R) are two of my best friends in pageantry and in life. Tiffany is an amazing photographer and did my head shot that is pictured on my blog. For more information about her wonderful photography, please visit her site at http://tiffanyjude.com/