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Subject: No....there wasn't 1,000 people in the audience that's a total exaggeration! Not too "wild" about her dress either - ha ha!

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MN, WI, IA pageant runs WAAAAYYYY too long each year!

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Date Posted: 11:44:06 06/09/10 Wed
In reply to: nice 's message, "Mrs. Minnesota Article" on 15:22:26 06/07/10 Mon

>Mankatoan wins Mrs. Minnesota
>Breanna Ludeman was third runner-up last year
>By Tim Krohn
>Free Press Staff Writer
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>MANKATO � Breanna Ludeman of Mankato will represent
>the state in the Mrs. America contest after being
>crowned Mrs. Minnesota over the weekend.
>
>�Oh, what a ride,� said Ludeman, who won the state
>competition at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul.
>�It�s such an honor to represent married women in your
>state.�
>
>Ludeman, 32, is a registered nurse for the Mankato
>Schools, a personal trainer and fitness trainer at the
>YMCA.
>
>She and her husband, Sander Ludeman, have two boys,
>Sander, 8, and Camden, 6.
>
>Half of the scoring in the Mrs. Minnesota contest came
>from a personal interview with a panel of six judges.
>Twenty five percent came from a physical
>fitness/swimsuit competition and the rest from an
>evening gown competition.
>
>�This competition is really focused on marriage and
>the family and what it means to us,� Ludeman said.
>
>Ludeman competed in the event last year, finishing as
>third runner up. �This year it just all came
>together,� she said.
>
>Ludeman was a neonatal nurse at the Mankato Clinic
>until quitting in 2005 to stay home with her children.
>She�s involved in a number of community efforts,
>including the March of Dimes, the Monroe Elementary
>PTO, the Health Improvement Partners and 4-H.
>
>Ludeman�s children and a Mankato contingent of
>supporters were among the 1,000 people attending the
>state competition.
>
>�Our kids loved it. And we had a lot of community
>members there. I had some fabulous cheering squads �
>I�m sure that helped.�
>
>She will be among 51 competitors in the Mrs. America
>contest in Tucson, Ariz., on Sept. 8. She was crowned
>by Mrs. Minnesota 2009 Heather Hall of Stillwater.

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[> Subject: I love her dress! It is so nice not to see the same old same old winning. Looks like she will be a strong contender at Nationals. Minnesota always sends great queens.
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