MEETING THE INT'L RICE QUEEN - ATLANTIS, BAHAMAS

My husband Matt and I, along with his parents Paul & Kathryn Ernst, attended the Rice Miller's Association Meeting held at the Atlantis in the Bahamas. We left the day after I passed on my title of Mrs. Minnesota-America, so needless to say I was quite exhausted and in need of a vacation. One neat thing was meeting the 70th International Rice Queen at one of the tradeshow events, the lovely Marissa Leigh Champagne. Festival pageants are BIG in the south, and to get an idea of how many of them there are, check out the Louisiana Fairs and Festivals website. I want a crown that big!