There She Is...

What a wonderful Miss Nebraska!

   

   Months after titling together Mariah Cook (our current Miss Nebraska) and I discovered that not only were we sister queens, but we also share a birthday! So when she announced her send-off/birthday party to be held on our birthday, I knew I couldn't miss being there to wish her the best of luck at Miss America!

The Beautiful Kayla Batt!

 



      Saturday morning I picked up our recent Miss Nebraska, Kayla Batt, in Lincoln and we trekked out to North Platte together. Despite spending 6 hours together in a car that day, I don't think there was a moment of silence and it felt like we made it to North Platte in record time!

I love this picture!

 

      When we arrived, I had the pleasure of grabbing some birthday cake and sharing a table with Mariah's Miss Nebraska family and her Miss Nebraska little sister, Emily. I felt blessed to join Emily because she has been an inspiration since the state pageant last June. She was diagnosed with leukemia shortly before the pageant. Despite the hardships and endless hours of treatment, Emily always has a smile and a positive attitude when I see her! I felt so blessed to catch up with her on Saturday!

      Emily also got to be a part of the festivities! As Mariah modeled most of her attire for Miss America and performed her talent beautifully, Emily was able to show off some of Mariah's wardrobe and accessories!

I even won a duck key chain in honor of Mariah!

      A birthday party wouldn't be complete without games and entertainment! In addition to the wonderful fashion show and talent performance, there were fabulous performances by our reining Miss Nebraska's Outstanding Teen and our most recent Miss Nebraska, Kayla Batt! We even had games during the celebration and I won an adorable duck keychain in honor of Miss Nebraska herself!

The always beautiful Miss Nebraska, Mariah Cook, and our current Miss Chadron, Meghan Thalken

 



      In addition to these wonderful festivities, I always feel blessed when I travel west because I love seeing my fellow sister queens and all of the wonderful individuals who work on the Miss Nebraska board! I am truly honored to have such wonderful and inspiring individuals in my life!



 

 



      After the send-off Saturday, I want to wish our Miss Nebraska - Mariah Cook - the best of luck as she competes at Miss America in January! I know she will represent our state in a wonderful way and I can't wait to hear about the impact she has while she is there! To help make that experience even better, we can all go to the Miss America website, watch Mariah's video, and vote for her as the peoples choice finalist in the top 15!
http://www.missamerica.org/videocontest/