Happy 2014!
Just one week into the new year and it’s already
shaping up to be amazing. I have a really good feeling about this year, and
with so much going on I’m super excited to see the way that things unfold.
I’m pleased
to report that school is going extremely well. I
have maintained a 4.0 GPA since the beginning of school, and I am in the top of
my class. We have been in the clinical setting for 6 weeks and it’s going
really well. I’m learning a lot, and I greatly enjoy working with the residents
This month
is jam-packed with locals, and I can’t wait! As much as I love being on the
stage, it’s really fun to be in the audience and support all of the contestants
without the stress of competing. I must admit that my
heart still races a bit as the winners are being announced. Unfortunately,
I wasn’t able to attend the Miss Flower City pageant this past weekend in Rochester. But I am incredibly excited to announce
that Anneliese Trust, my 1st runner-up at Miss Central New York, was
crowned Miss Flower City 2014! I’ve had the pleasure of competing with
Anneliese twice, and I’m very proud of her.
This Saturday I will travel to the Nasser Civic Center in
Corning for the Miss Finger Lakes/ Miss Upstate Pageant. It’s a long drive,
about 4 hours, but I’m really excited to go as I
have a lot of friends competing for these two titles. Although I have been in this facility before
it was never for the pageant. I am looking
forward to see who joins Anneliese, Olivia, Jamie, Stephanie and I in the Miss New York Class of 2014.
The next two weekends will find me
in attendance at Miss Fulton County and Miss Mohawk Valley. Both of these locals occupy a special place in my heart. I
had the pleasure to represent both Fulton County in 2009 and the Mohawk Valley
in 2012. Miss Fulton County will be at the Gloversville High School in
Gloversville on January 18th. Miss Mohawk Valley will be held at the
Vernon-Verona-Sherrill Central School in Verona on January 25th. Please check out their
websites for details about their upcoming pageants. www.missmohawkvalley.com
and www.missfultoncountyny.org
I really
encourage everyone to come out and support the local pageants and the young women competing in them. These pageants
provide such an amazing opportunity, and they are completely volunteer-run. Your support of the locals provides scholarships to many
deserving young woman throughout New York State. This is a program that truly changes
lives of the competitors and those who benefit from their work with their
personnel platforms. Check out the Miss New York
website at: www.missny.org for information on
additional upcoming locals. Who knows, you may witness the local crowning of
the next Miss America. A “three-peat” would
be great!!
