Wow! I have been a slacker. No updates in the last several months. I managed to slip in a wonderful pageant in September, over Labor Day weekend. I competed in the Ms. America Pageant in Ontario, CA. First of all, what an amazing title...I knew I had to compete. And after I talked with the director, Susan Jeske, it made up my mind. Susan is straight forward, very pageant savvy, and intelligent. I liked her mission and her goals, so I signed! That was less than a month before the pageant.
On pageant weekend, I was delighted to reconnect with Shannon Morgan. I had met year several years earlier at the Mrs. united Nation Pageant but didn't have a chance to get to know her very well. I am so glad I had this chance. She is truly a gem. But lest I stop there...I was so thrilled to meet so many women at this event. Many faces that I have seen or read about on line but had never actually met. And it made me happy to just visit with them. Everyone was supportive and encouraging and kind. And I was fortunate enough to receive 4th Runner up. That really made me excited. Though I have competed a lot, I haven't placed a lot. It was such a thrill to be among the outstanding women in the court. And those who didn't make the court as well!
What is next? I am sure there is another pageant in the near future. After such a great experience, I am fueled up to do some more? Why do I do them - everything I just said above. It is fun, invigorating, and refreshes my belief in the goodness of human nature. I live in LA so sometimes it is easy to forget that most people have a kind heart and giving spirit. Everyone is in a rush, thinking only of themselves, and particularly rude. I try to distance myself from that, but it isn't always easy. Pageants give me the chance to celebrate the good, the positive, the uplifting. So here is to the future pageants in my life!! Have a glorious fall!
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