This year's Miss Minnesota (MAO) pageant was held at the Eden Prairie High School and had a field of 15 contestants competing from all across the state of Minnesota. My mom and I attended and it was fun to see many familiar pageant faces in the audience. I will always have a soft spot in my heart for the Miss America program as I competed in college and placed as 3rd runner-up to Miss Wisconsin 1994 (here are some photos for laughs--check out my huge hair WOW!). I love the talent aspect of this system (when I competed, I sang and played guitar which I still love to do to this day). I wish there were a major pageant for married women with a talent competition--I'd be there with bells on!
Anyway, the winner was the absolutely DARLING Jennifer Hudspeth, who I've had the pleasure of getting to know through the International pageant system. She and her mom Mary Kim Hudspeth (who is a great lady and a riot!) both competed in their respective divisions in the 2005 Mrs/Miss/Teen Minnesota International pageants (Jen as a Miss and Mary Kim as a Mrs), and both placed as 1st runner-up! Jennifer is one of the sweetest young ladies and I was THRILLED to see her win. She has worked incredibly hard in life and in pageantry and this was a well deserved win. Her grace and style with shine through this year and I hope to cheer her on at Miss America in person. See you there!
Catching up w/ Giselle Ugarte (Miss Teen MN Int'l '07) and Danni Epps (Miss MN Int'l '07)
Saying hi to fellow "former" Mrs. MN America Melissa Hall (she was Mrs. MN America 2004 and is on the cover of the current Oxygen Magazine!)
Old friends reunite! Wishing Mary Kim (Jen Hudspeth's mom) GOOD LUCK at intermission. I can't imagine how tough it must be to be a mom in the audience watching your daughter compete...maybe I'll find out someday when Ava is older!
Moms and daughters (L to R): My mom Bonnie Henderson, Laurie Ehlert, me, and Megan Ehlert (Miss Teen MN Int'l 2006 and a hopeful Miss MN contestant for 2008).
The ladies in blue (L to R): Friend & pageant photographer Paula Preston, Brie Anderson (2nd RU to Miss MN USA 2007 and 1st RU to Miss MN Int'l 2007), and me.
OK, here are the old photos I promised...check out my huge hair!
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