I can’t believe
that I have held the title of Sr. Ms. Global United for 6 months – it feels
like it happened yesterday! I am still
on cloud nine and have been enjoying every minute of my reign!
I hit the ground
running by judging three state beauty pageants, almost back to back. While doing my official photo shoot at the
downtown Marriott in Grand Rapids,
MI, I ran into one of my former
colleagues from Steelcase, (whom I had not seen in years) and he was so honored
to get a photo op with me! I walked the
streets during Art Prize, and just happened to have my crown and sash with me.
So I and another queen from a different pageant system took a photo in front of
the Earth Giant. Created by Benjamin
Gazsi, a college student, he received a $10,000 finalist award for his creation. Art Prize, the biggest prize for Art in the
World began nearly four years ago in Grand
Rapids, as an experiment, and a totally new event,
unlike anything the world has seen. If
you get a chance to come to Grand Rapids this fall, you will see streets and
locales filled with the experiments of artists, where the opinions and votes of
everyone garners the top prizes for the finalists, with an ultimate grand prize
winner.
I celebrated my
birthday with my grandchildren at Fridays, I met up with Ms. Wheelchair Michigan, Lynh Artistry
Huynh, at Barnes and Noble, and I was more than happy to make yet, another
donation to one of my favorite charities, In the Image, a local Christian
charity. I also volunteered my time at the
Michigan Royal Miss pageant, in the midst of a severe snow warning, and let me
tell you that Grand Rapids
has received 8 feet of snow already this season.
I invite anyone
who is reading this blog, to compete at Global United. It is a world class pageant – not only for
the delegates with a variety of pageant week activities that kept us constantly
engaged with one another, but it is very inclusive of family and friends. I got
know some of the family members almost as well as the delegates! Most
importantly, I made lasting friendships with people from around the globe!
I have lots of
community service and fun activities planned, if it ever stops snowing! So many
events have been cancelled this winter.
I’ll share my journey with you again soon, so stay tuned!
