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Date Posted: 14:02:28 07/13/08 Sun
Author: Pam Bolter, Exec Director - Florida U.S. Pageants
Subject: Florida United States Queens arrive in Vegas for their national competition!

I will try to keep you all up-to-date as I have information on this year's 2008 Jr. Teen, Teen, Miss and Ms. United States Pageant - going on right now in Las Vegas (July 13-18). Below is my first update:

Florida Queens arrived yesterday – Teen & Jr. Teen in the a.m. and had a very exciting time for the whole trip. At the airport in Orlando, they were swarmed by well-wishers who wanted photo opps, on the plane they were invited into the cockpit and had photos with the pilots; then the flight attendants announced them and had them do the “pageant walk” and “pageant wave” up and down the aisle (too cute!). They were again asked for autographs. When the arrived @ the airport, their stretch limo awaited them with a Florida Queens sign … they said they really felt like true royalty.

Last nite our Jr. Teen Queen went with her family to see David Copperfield – who invited her to the stage to participate in one of his illusions. She is still in the clouds (not illusionally, but emotionally!) Afterward he invited her and her family backstage for photos and autographs. This is truly an experience she will never forget!

Miss Florida (Jessica Minch) and Ms. Florida (Rashidah Taylor) flew out of Jacksonville yesterday afternoon and were treated like royalty as well (although Jacksonville airport is certainly not as big or as exciting as the Orlando experience). Photos, autographs and their own driver waiting for them at the airport. Since they got in last evening, they didn’t have much time for other activities (with the jet lag and all).

Ms. United States (formerly Ms. Florida) 2007, Lauren Wanger posted on my egroup board this afternoon. She writes: “Nothing to report so far. Last night I checked in... did see some other delegates around the hotel. No one recognized me!! LOL. I have orientation at 10:30, then rehearsals, and finally the Freemont Experience, where we will all wear red” – she and promises to send photos!

I would love to post some cute photos I have already received, but I don’t know how to upload them … so if you can e-mail me directions (I have put my e-mail link here) I will be happy to post photos this week. I leave next Sunday for the Mrs. United States Pageant (I couldn’t afford to be out there for 10 days, nor did I want to be in Vegas in July for 10 days – LOL … but the four queens have one another AND their families … so I felt confident in my decision to wait and go out with Mrs. Florida!).

Let’s remain positive on this board about this experience. These young women are having the time of their life and certainly earned and deserved this opportunity! I know Barbara and Lynda (national pageant directors) have put much time and effort into this year’s event and it has increased in size tremendously from last year. Hopefully it will continue to grow by leaps and bounds!

Warmly, Pam
www.floridauspageants.com
flauspageants@yahoo.com

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