The Crown

It was by chance that I received a letter in the mail offering me an opportunity to participate in the American Coed Pageant for Miss Northern California Teen.  Had this opportunity come at any other point in my life, I would have probably just tossed it out with the junk mail.  But there I was at the end of senior year serious contemplating what I could do to make my senior summer memorable and the pageant sparked my interest.  This was my first pageant and I had no idea what to expect.

On the day of orientation, I rode my Honda F4-I motorcycle in order to get through traffic faster (in the commuter lane) and make sure I was on time.  When I arrived, I did not even have time to take my helmet off.  Picture this...a young lady wearing jeans, a black leather jacket, and a matte black motorcycle helmet running though a beautiful five star hotel passing all the other pageant girls who where wearing perfectly coordinated outfits with binders ready to take notes on the events to come.  I stuck out like a sore thumb.  But I must say, the motorcycle was quite the ice breaker!

As the winner of the speech competition and first runner-up for Miss Teen Northern California, I was granted permission to advance to National Competition during the week of November 20-26, 2006.  In a few weeks I will be at Walt Disney World in Florida gaining more poise, grace, interview experience, and making new friends during nationals. 

I wanted to get the most out of the time because I wasn't sure if I was ever going to get another opportunity like this one.  So I signed up for everything.  I competed in talent, speech, modeling, academic achievement, and community service.  I had so much fun with the girls.  They are all so amazing and unique.  Every conversation I had was enthralling and full of information that I could build on.  These girls represent the future doctors, lawyers, and policy makers of the world and I can say that I had the opportunity to meet them.