This update comes to you from Las Vegas!!! I have been traveling like crazy for work (I'm working tradeshows for Ford Commercial Trucks), and the most recent shows have brought me to this crazy city. It just so happened that the World of Concrete show was happening at the same time as Miss America, so my trip out here was covered by work. I arrived on Monday and worked the rest of the week, while attending the Miss America preliminaries. Anyone who attended Thursday's preliminaries can attest to the fact that I was exhausted by day three. Actually, my feet were killing me after only one day of work, but that didn't stop me from wearing painfully fabulous shoes to prelims. By Friday afternoon, I was so tired that I took a four hour nap at my mom's place and then slept in on Saturday. I'm spending the weekend off the strip with my family before starting another show tomorrow night. I will finish my ten day business/Miss A trip on Thursday, arriving in Detroit at 1:00am. Needless to say, life on the road is not as glamorous as one might imagine.
Since I was able to see all of the prelims, I feel justified in commenting on the turnout of Miss America. To be fair, I did miss a few performances due to trips to the bathroom, but I pretty much saw every girl compete in every phase of competition. I'll start by saying that I felt so proud to be wearing Octavia's button and telling everyone that I was cheering for Miss Michigan. She looked amazing, and she was so gracious at visitation. It really makes no difference to me whether our girl places first or last so long as she appreciates the experience, and Octavia did just that. I watched last night as the other contestants greeted her and said their goodbyes, and it is obvious that she was well-liked and respected, which truly comes as no surprise to me. She has so much to look forward to, both as Miss Michigan and afterward. I'm grateful that she will be representing us overseas next year. If you ask me, we need people like her to help boost our reputation.
After every pageant, there is always talk of who won, who should have won, etc. In general, I was pleased with the outcome. I was impressed with Miss Texas and thought she should have made Top 5, and I wanted North Dakota to make Top 10 just because I liked her. Plus, she's from a state that doesn't make it that often, and I like rooting for the underdog. I think Octavia could have easily been in Top 10, along with about 12 others who didn't make it. It was such a strong group this year that it was hard to single out 10. There were also a few great talents that were not shown on national television, namely
Arkansas and South Carolina, both singers. Next year, I suggest CMT skip the Miss America party bit, but other than that, I thought they did a great job with the telecast. I'm anxious to hear how the ratings turned out. As always, I enjoyed seeing several members of our Miss Michigan family, and especially enjoyed meeting former Miss Wayne and Miss Michigan, Audrie Chernaukas (please forgive my spelling).
Since I was able to see all of the prelims, I feel justified in commenting on the turnout of Miss America. To be fair, I did miss a few performances due to trips to the bathroom, but I pretty much saw every girl compete in every phase of competition. I'll start by saying that I felt so proud to be wearing Octavia's button and telling everyone that I was cheering for Miss Michigan. She looked amazing, and she was so gracious at visitation. It really makes no difference to me whether our girl places first or last so long as she appreciates the experience, and Octavia did just that. I watched last night as the other contestants greeted her and said their goodbyes, and it is obvious that she was well-liked and respected, which truly comes as no surprise to me. She has so much to look forward to, both as Miss Michigan and afterward. I'm grateful that she will be representing us overseas next year. If you ask me, we need people like her to help boost our reputation.
After every pageant, there is always talk of who won, who should have won, etc. In general, I was pleased with the outcome. I was impressed with Miss Texas and thought she should have made Top 5, and I wanted North Dakota to make Top 10 just because I liked her. Plus, she's from a state that doesn't make it that often, and I like rooting for the underdog. I think Octavia could have easily been in Top 10, along with about 12 others who didn't make it. It was such a strong group this year that it was hard to single out 10. There were also a few great talents that were not shown on national television, namely
Arkansas and South Carolina, both singers. Next year, I suggest CMT skip the Miss America party bit, but other than that, I thought they did a great job with the telecast. I'm anxious to hear how the ratings turned out. As always, I enjoyed seeing several members of our Miss Michigan family, and especially enjoyed meeting former Miss Wayne and Miss Michigan, Audrie Chernaukas (please forgive my spelling).
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