Miss Southwest Virginia United States Pageant

I had the pleasure of judging at the Miss Southwest Virginia United States Pageant.  This is a preliminary for the Miss Virginia US Pageant and was held January 22 and 23 in Kingsport.  The night before the pageant, I was able to attend a wonderful dinner and fashion show featuring beautiful gowns from The Encounter.  Jessica Black, Miss United States 2010, emceed the festivities as we crowned a Jr. Teen, Teen, Miss, Ms. and Mrs. Southwest Virginia US.  Stephi Williams is the director for this first-time preliminary and did a fabulous job coordinating the pageant.  Ethel Smawley had us looking gorgeous all weekend in beautiful gowns from The Encounter. Thank you to everyone involved for a fabulous weekend! 

Tony Bowls Fashion Show

What an honor!! I had the privilege of walking in a fashion show for the extremely talented designer, Tony Bowls! With my sister queens by my side, Emily, Candice and Tristan, we strutted our stuff down the runway of this high energy show! One of my favorite moments happened after the show when Emily Lopez (Miss Jr. Teen United States) had her Tony Bowls gown that she was crowned in, signed by Tony! All proceeds raised from the event will benefit local school districts, school projects and educational foundations from over 30 metro area high schools in Kansas. The fashion show, showcasing Tony Bowls designer fashions, will be featured in an upcoming television reality show.  While in Kansas, I also had the opportunity to have dinner with Tony and really get to know him on a personal level, and I have to say, he is one of the nicest, most sincere individuals I have ever met! He does so much for so many and truly has a heart of gold! Thank you Tony for being an inspiration to so many!

Natalie M & The Overland Park Bridal Show

I had a wonderful time with all ladies and gentlemen behind the scenes of Natalie M dress shop in Kansas.  Since 1973, family-owned Natalie M. has offered unmatched collections of elegant designer clothing for today’s fashionable woman. They carry evening dresses, prom dresses, wedding gowns, business fashion apparel and dresses for all special occasions including designs by Tony Bowls, Alfred Angelo, Mon Cheri, Sherri Hill and many others.  I alongside the other United States queens, Emily Lopez (Miss Jr. Teen United States), Candice Cruz (Miss Teen United States) and Tristan Topps (Ms. United States) were able to promote this wonderful dress shop at the Bridal Show held in the Overland Park Convention Center. Donned in gorgeous Tony Bowls and Alfred Angelo gowns and dresses, our entourage was hard to miss! Thank you Natalie and Myra for including me in this amazing event!