Miss Southwest Michigan 2007

What an honor to be the emcee and perform at the Miss Southwest pageant this past weekend! The highlight of attending any local pageant for me, is catching up with my Miss Michigan sisters and the local directors – and Miss Southwest was no exception! I had the pleasure of spending the day with Tiffany Griffin, Miss Southwest 2006, Nina Davuluri, Miss Michigan’s Outstanding Teen and also Melissa Moser-Stamp, Miss Southwest 2005 and this year’s producer! Fredric and I found some time to catch up with one another as well and it was a treat to see Kimberly if only for a few minutes. Kathy Dood, former executive director of the Miss Greater Grand Rapids Pageant was a judge. Alongside her was Maria Kamara-Hagemeyer, Miss Michigan 1994 and my judge at state this year!

Congratulations to Ashley Swanson, the new Miss Southwest Michigan’s Outstanding Teen and Bethany Johnson, the new Miss Southwest Michigan!

Tiffany – I can’t wait to see you compete throughout the year. The Miss Michigan program is so blessed to have you. I’m going to ignore that little Irish outbreak because I love you – best of luck to you in everything you do!

Thank you so much to Fredric and the entire Miss Southwest crew – you made me feel right at home! Thank you so much for all that you do – it is volunteers just like you that make up the foundation of the Miss America Organization.