Miss Arizona 2006

Well, I went to Las Vegas last Tuesday for the premier of “Rocky Balboa.” It was fantastic! Twenty of the Miss America contestants got to go, so it was great to hang out with them one last time before the pageant in January. The movie was great, and it was so fun to walk on the red carpet being photographed by onlookers as well as the media. During the after-party, I got my picture taken with Robin Leech from “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous” and with Rocky himself, Sylvester Stallone. Okay, so only half of my face got in the picture with Sly, but hey, it’s better than nothing!

Thursday night, December 22nd I sang the National Anthem at the Coyotes game. But it gets better... the Coyotes were playing the Edmonton Oilers, so I got to sing the Canadian Anthem, too! It was really fun to hear everyone singing along with the Canadian Anthem... I guess there were a lot of Oilers fans there! I signed autographs during the first intermission and second period, and it was fun to meet some of the hockey fans. It was my first hockey game ever, and I don’t know how I can top it!

Well, I’m off to do some shopping and errands. I hope everyone has a happy holiday season!

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My mom and I were on our way to Douglas last week for a speaking engagement at the Douglas prison, and our awesome (not!) minivan died! Well, it didn’t exactly die, but it did overheat and we did end up stranded on the I-10 waiting for a tow truck. Even better, neither one of us could get any service on our cell phones. I finally got a single bar of service and was able to call for roadside assistance, and we eventually found our way to Douglas. Nothing like a little excitement to spice up a long drive!

The appearance went great, and things have been moving along ever since. I finished up my paperwork for the Quality of Life Award, which is a scholarship that Miss America gives out for work on your platform. The application was a lot of work, and now I can focus solely on Miss America preparations. Phew!

Today I spoke to a group of Project Ideal teachers in the Peoria School District. Project Ideal is a program for gifted students, and I was in the program from 2nd through 8th grade. It’s an amazing opportunity for students, and it was fun to share how my experience with it has helped me throughout my life and as Miss Arizona.

I’m SO excited for next week… I have a lot of fun events coming up. I get to go to Las Vegas for the premier of the new movie “Rocky Balboa!” There will be 20 of the Miss America contestants there, and I’m really looking forward to seeing them again. I’m sure it will be a blast. Then, after I get back, I get to sing the National Anthem at the Phoenix Coyotes game. And it’s a good thing I know the Canadian anthem as well… we’re playing a team from Canada.

So this week was great, and I’m positive next week will be amazing as well. I hope everyone is doing well!

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I know, I know, it's been a LONG time since I've written. I apologize for slacking off in my blog-writing duties. But I'm making an end-of-the-year resolution to stick to my weekly updates from here on out!

I've been busy during these last few weeks. I was in Yuma for three days in the middle of November, and that was a blast. I spoke to two different rotary clubs, as well as a Yuma City Council meeting. It was a great opportunity to share my platform with the people of Yuma. Everyone down there was so friendly and welcoming… it was hard to leave!

While in Yuma, I had the opportunity to tour Amberly's Place, which is an all-in-one care center for victims of sexual assault or abuse. It's an amazing facility. What makes it so great is that it provides a location for forensic testing and speaking with the police and detectives in the same building. That way, victims don't have to travel all over the place after enduring an already traumatic experience. It was very inspiring to learn what Amberly's Place is doing for the people of Yuma. For more information about this great facility, please visit amberlys-place.com.

I've also spoken to a number of different groups in November. Last weekend, I spoke at the PERI End of Rape AZ Conference. Check out PERI (The Project to End Rape, Inc.) at their website, endofrapeaz.org. On Sunday, I spoke to the high school service at Christ's Church of the Valley in Peoria.

So even though I haven't written a blog, I have actually been working I hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving... now it's full steam ahead into the holiday season.

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