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Appearances and Photos...
I was honored to sing the National
Anthem at the
Brainerd Race for the Cure
Megan Herickhoff - Miss Teen
Minnesota International 2008 and I honoring Mary Kay Sanders at the
Brainerd Race for the Cure
Leisha Gust - Mrs Minnesota
International 2008,
Megan Herickhoff - Miss Teen Minnesota International 2008
and Tina Rosenthal - Miss Minnesota International 2008
along with Miss Minnesota America - Angie McDermott with 2 little
princesses at the Parade in Tina's hometown of Austin, Minnesota
The Minnesota Queens in front of a
Minnesota landmark,
the Hormel Foods SPAM Museum in Austin, Minnesota
We will find a crown anywhere!!
Even right here on the "porta-potties"!
We're off to Nationals!
Tina Rosenthal - Miss Minnesota International 2008
Leisha Gust - Mrs. Minnesota International 2008 and
Megan Herickhoff - Miss Teen Minnesota International 2008
at our "Send-Off" party
An Unprecedented Collection
of Royalty!
Kelly Jahner Byrne - Mrs. Minnesota International 2001,
Trixie Overcashier - Mrs. Minnesota International 1998,
Angela Hasemen - Mrs. Minnesota International 2006,
Leisha Gust - Mrs. Minnesota International 2008,
Donnell Rank - Ms. Minnesota International 2007,
Allison Stavrakis - Mrs. Minnesota International 1988, and
Holly Ernst - Mrs. Minnesota International 2003
all at our "Send-Off" party
Holly Ernst - Mrs. Minnesota
International 2003, myself,
Molly Michelson - Mrs. Minneapolis 2009, Angeline Gard - Mrs. Stillwater
2009 and Donnell Rank - Mrs. Minnesota International 2007
together at our "Send-Off" party
I was thrilled to be a judge at the
Big Lake Ambassadors Pageant
along with Nancy Paradeise - Mrs Minnesota International 2004
Jamie Woods - Mrs Dakota Co 2009
and I were honored to
appear at the Eagan Funfest Ambassadors Pageant
I had a chance to meet the new
Mrs Dakota County,
Jamie Woods while at the Eagan Funfest Ambassadors Pageant
Megan Herickhoff - Miss Teen
Minnesota Intl 2008 and I
were special guests at the Miss Sauk Rapids Pageant.
Here we are showing our beautifully embroidered pageant jackets!
We had an opportunity to pose
with other visiting royalty,
this is a Princess from Clearwater...
...and these young ladies are
Miss Monticello and one of her Princesses
I was honored to make an appearance
at the Mrs Minnesota America Pageant recently. I met up with
pageant friends, Donnell Rank - Mrs Minnesota International 2007 and
Tamara Jett - Mrs. Ham Lake 2008.
I also had a chance to visit with
Holly Ernst - Mrs. Minnesota International 2003
I was joined by Tina Rosenthal -
Miss Minnesota International 2008
for an appearance at the Dan Patch Days Parade in Savage
Megan Herickhoff - Miss Teen
Minnesota International 2008,
Tina Rosenthal - Miss Minnesota International 2008, and
Leisha Gust - Mrs Minnesota International 2008 all enjoying
a great day at the Minnesota Special Olympics with some
of the awesome athletes
I met this wonderful
little girl in the audience at the
Minnesota Special Olympics, her sister was one of the athletes.
This little sweetie pie thought
that I was "Cinderella" with my crown
I has proud to take part in this year's Walk for Wishes
for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Minnesota
I had a chance to visit with many
special guests at the event...
...This is Corrine and Victor.
They are both "wish children" for the
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Minnesota
I was joined by Tina Rosenthal -
Miss Minnesota International 2008
as we met a very special Make-A-Wish child and her sister.
Tina and I posed with the Radio
Disney Dance Team that was performing at the Walk for Wishes event
The event was made even more
special with an appearance by "Crunch", the Minnesota Timberwolves
mascot!
...of course not to be outdone by a
fur covered wolf, we also met "Sharky", the mascot for Underwater
World at the Mall of America!
I was a special guest at the 2008 Miss Princeton Pageant.
Here I am with this year's contestants.
I had a chance to pose with Princeton's outgoing royalty...
...and the new 2008 Miss Princeton and her princesses!
I recently met with the reigning Miss St. Francis...
...and the current Wright County Princess of the Fair!
I met this special Make-A-Wish
child at the
annual Ride for Wishes event
I visited the kindergarten and
first grade classes at Westwood Elementary in Eagan to read my
book to the students.
Another class at Westwood
Elementary in Eagan...
...and another
This is a very special girl, Anna at Westwood Elementary in Eagan.
I met Max and his family at the
Golf Galaxy in Woodbury,
as I was able to grant his wish on behalf of the Make-A-Wish
Foundation of Minnesota.
Max's wish was anything and everything golf.
I presented Jennifer Olson -
Mrs. Ramsey County 2009
and her husband with her banner.
I emceed the Miss Chisholm
Pageant.
Posing here with the new Miss Chisholm and her court.
I visited with Denise at the
Minnesota Sesquicentennial event.
Minnesota's 150th birthday celebration.
I just finished a
Make-A-Wish Foundation
presentation at the Burnsville Rotary!
I recently met with the
Miss Chisholm 2008 contestants in Hinckley.
We had a wonderful
time getting to know each other over dinner.
I will be the
emcee at the pageant.
Megan
Herickhoff - Miss Teen Minnesota International 2008,
Tina Rosenthal - Miss Minnesota International 2008,
Teri Handrahan's daughter, and Leisha Gust - Mrs
Minnesota International 2008 at the
Susan G Komen Race for the Cure on Mother's
Day
A loving
tribute for the wonderful Mary Kay Sanders at the
Susan G Komen Race for the Cure. She did
touch so many lives.
Here I am with Kendra and
Tina Rosenthal - Miss Minnesota
International 2008
at
the American Heart Association Heart Walk.
We stopped by
the "Got Milk" booth while at the Heart
Walk.
We were laughing so hard, Tina's mustache kept
falling off!
We had such a blast.
Make-A-Wish volunteer Kami
and I have just
granted a Wish
to Latesha (center). She and her family will be
off
to
Disney World on Mother's Day!
Megan
Herickhoff - Miss Teen Minnesota 2008 and I posed
with the newly crowned
North Dakota Queens
I visited with
Dakota at Gillette's Children's
Hospital.
Leisha just finished
reading her children's book to Dakota.
I visited
Farmington
Elementary School to read
my children's book
to the Kindergarten class.
During a full
day at Farmington Elementary, I also met
and read to the school's 1st and 3rd graders...
...plus the
3rd and 5th graders...
...not to
mention a class of active 4th graders...
...and finally
a combined class of 4th and 5th graders.
I recently had the opportunity to
speak on behalf of
Make-A-Wish at the Monticello Rotary.
I spoke at the Big Lake Fashion Show for
Make-A-Wish.
Pictured here with visiting royalty from East
Bethel.
I was also joined by Anoka
County royalty.
Visiting queens
from Big Lake and the Big Lake Jr. Royalty were also
a part of the Make-A-Wish Fashion Show.
I was at the Make-A-Wish "Wish
Ball" on April 19th raising money for
our M-A-W children. This is a very special MAW child and her
sister,
whose family was honored that evening.
Here I am with Richard Marx who performed at the Make-A-Wish
"Wish Ball" that evening and his singing partner Matt.
All of Minnesota's Royalty was on hand April 5th at the Mall of America
to help with "Operation Glass Slipper". (l-r) Miss Teen
Minnesota International 2008 - Megan Herickhoff, Mrs. Minnesota
International 2008 - Leisha Gust and Miss Minnesota International 2008 -
Tina Rosenthal.
I enjoyed a moment of silliness with the "Fairy God Mother" at
the Operation Glass Slipper event. They prom gowns at no charge to high
school girls in the greater Minneapolis-St. Paul area whose financial
circumstances make it otherwise impossible for the to purchase prom
apparel.
I was
reunited with many friends and past Pageant Queens at
a Ladies Night Out. I was spoke about the Make-A-Wish
Foundation of Minnesota and my journey to become
Mrs. Minnesota
International 2008.
Nothing compares to the
thrill of waking up for the first
time as Mrs. Minnesota International 2008!
My first pose as the newly crowned
Mrs. Minnesota International 2008. Along side my fellow
queens, Miss Teen Minnesota International 2008 - Megan Herickoff and Miss
Minnesota International 2008 - Tina Rosenthal.
(Photo by
www.paulapreston.com)
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