Adventures of a pageant judge

This past weekend I had the opportunity to judge the Ohio National American Miss Pre-Teen division pageant! The young lady who won was absolutely stunning and has the most gorgeous dress ever. It was a pretty solid pink color with flowers on it and then the flowers were outlined with rhinestones. The dress may sound a little weird as I am describing it but boy was it eve-catching on stage. I always enjoy judging other pageants because you get the opportunity to learn about pageants from a judges perspective. After watching this weekend, I have learned about self-presentation and how it really does not matter the number of times a girl competes at any particular pageant, it all has to do with CONFIDENCE.

Another benefit of the pageant was not only getting to bond with my Portsmouth ED Greg and Portsmouth committee member Julie. Both of these people has been instrumental in helping me get ready for Miss Ohio this past June and it was nice to see them when we weren't prepping for a pageant. Cecili, former Miss Portsmouth's Outstanding Teen and now Miss Ohio's Outstanding Teen, was in attendance with her mother Lara. Both Cecili and Lara are two of the sweetest people you will ever meet and I am extremely excited for Cecili to take the national stage this coming August. She leaves for the pageant on August 20th and she looks simply stunning:)

On a side note, this Thursday August 5th, Dairy Queen will give all of the proceeds from Blizzard sales to the Children's Miracle Network! You can be sure to catch me in attendance;) The CMN is Miss America's official platform and each contestant is asked to raise a small donation for each level of competition. Miss America also serves as the organization's goodwill ambassador during her year of service. This organization helps to bring smiles to sick children all across the country. Help keep this wonderful organization on it's mission by visiting your local DQ on Thursday or help me raise money for my next Miss Ohio preliminary, either way you will be helping bring smiles to sick children.

https://www.missamerica4kids.org/m.aspx?i=132465AA1F0162E10 this is the link for my personal CMN page

Thanks for reading and unfortunately I do not have any pictures of my judging adventures this weekend:(  Look for my next blog post about CMN Blizzard day at DQ on THURSDAY!! Maybe the next one will have pictures;)

Hope everyone is enjoying the lovely August weather,
Anna