Hello everybody!

Welcome to my blog! I’m so excited for this opportunity to give you all a glimpse of my life as Miss Arizona 2006. It’s been a crazy few months, so I’ll try to fill you in on who I am and what’s happened so far.

Here’s a little background info…I’m a native Arizonan, and I was born and raised in Glendale. I graduated from Cactus High School in 2003, and I’m currently at ASU majoring in Journalism/Mass Communication. I began competing in the Miss Arizona program when I was 17 and in June, I won the title of Miss Arizona.

In the two months since I’ve had the title, my life has been a whirlwind of activity. I’ve been traveling all over the place promoting my personal platform, “Strength Over Silence: Rape Awareness and Recovery.” So far, I’ve been to Tucson, Sierra Vista, Winslow, Snowflake, Thatcher, all over the Valley, and even Nashville, Tennessee. I work with several great organizations, and I’m thrilled to now be partnered with 3TV and Silent Witness. I’m really looking forward to the rest of my year of service!

September is sure to be a great month…there are some exciting things coming up! From the 5th through the 11th, I’ll be in Los Angeles with the other 51 contestants who will compete with me for the title of Miss America. We’ll be doing promotional filming for the pageant, which will air on Country Music Television in January. I’m not sure what my schedule will be like in LA, but I’m so excited to meet all the contestants! Since we’ll be together in LA and then again in Las Vegas in January, I’m hoping we’ll be a tight-knit group by the time Miss America finals roll around on January 29th!

So now I’m busy packing and trying to figure out what to take to LA…I can’t believe I leave tomorrow! I’m sure I’ll take way too much, but better safe than sorry! I will definitely keep you updated on how things go next week and throughout the rest of the year. Thanks for coming along for the ride!