MRS. INTERNATIONAL 2009 - SKOKIE, IL

I once again found myself in Skokie, IL attending the Mrs. International pageant. I coached two clients in the pageant, Tami Krause (MN) and Sue Jackson (WI). Both ladies looked incredible and certainly made me proud! It was great to catch up with some of the ladies I had competed with at Mrs. America 2006, Lidia Szczepanowski-Goldsmith (NY) and Sheryl Ellison (CA). I am proud to announce that Tami was a Top 10 semifinalist--when the announcer said "And the new Mrs. International is...Mrs. Mi...ddle East" I just about passed out because I thought they were going to say Mrs. Minnesota! Alas it was not to be. But the new Mrs. International is the very deserving Armaiti Shahidi Fitzgerald who represented the Middle East. Her platform is Oral Cancer and she was lovely.






It was great to catch up with Suzy Bootz, who was Mrs. International 2005. She is such a neat lady!















So proud of my two clients, Sue Jackson (WI) and Tami Krause (MN). They are amazing clients AND friends!

















It was great to reconnect with Lidia Szczepanowski-Goldsmith (Mrs. NY International 2009). Lidia and I competed at Mrs. America together in 2006--she is hilarious and one of the most "real" women you will ever meet!














With my client Jessica Scheu (Miss Teen MN Int'l 2009) and her awesome mom Leslie...we are holding our "Tami heads on a stick" while cheering her on!








With my client Jessica Scheu (Miss Teen MN Int'l 2009) and my dear friend Allison Stavrakis, who is the State Director for the MN International pageant.








Me with all of my clients (L to R): me, Tami Krause (Mrs. MN), Jessica Scheu (Miss Teen MN), Sue Jackson (Mrs. WI), and Feryl York. I love my girls!











With Executive Director of the Mrs. International pageant Mary Richardson. I swear, this woman ages BACKWARDS! She looks better every time I see her.













Chatting with the lovely Val Whitehead (Mrs. Iowa Int'l 2009) and the darling Ashley Hanson. These are two cool chicks!













Although we are at the Mrs. International pageant, we had to give props to the fact that we were all former Mrs. Minnesota America queens as well (we are holding our "year" up on our fingers). L to R: me (2006), Tami (2003), Kim Dorn (2005). Kim is 8 months preggers here and looked gorgeous!










Some of the Mrs. America "class of 2006" reunites at the International pageant. L to R: Lidia Szczepanowski-Goldsmith (NY), me, and Sheryl Ellison (CA)










With the newly crowned Mrs. International, Armaiti Shahidi Fitzgerald. Also pictured is Miss International 2008, Jayna Altman.