Tonight is the start of the preliminary competitions of the pageant. I’ll be competing in swimsuit and evening gown, and I’m so excited the pageant is finally here! I guess the competition actually began yesterday for me… I had my 12-minute interview with the judges yesterday afternoon. It went well, and I can’t believe it’s over already. All the hours of practicing have come to an end, and now I just have to do my best on stage!

I haven’t written in a few days because we’ve been so busy, so let me catch you all up on what we’ve been doing. On Sunday, the contestants all got to go to a special private screening of “Dreamgirls.” It was SO good… it made me want to put on a sequined dress and belt out a song! On Monday, we had a bunch of rehearsals, and then we went on a gondola ride at the Venetian hotel. That was amazing, and we got serenaded in Italian on our gondolas.  Tuesday was filled with—you guessed it—rehearsals, and then we went to dinner at the Planet Hollywood. That was great… after dinner they cleared out the tables and turned on music so we could get our groove on!

I’m having the time of my life in Vegas. The only bummer is that I did come down with a cold, and I’m feeling a bit under the weather. I’m just trying to rest up and get better so I can perform my talent (I’m a vocalist) on Friday. But I’m thinking positive… I WILL get better!

Talk to you soon!