planet diva

The contact buzz from all the hair spray is finally starting to wear off now. We spent this last weekend holed up in the Holiday Inn Executive Center in Columbia, Mo for the annual National American Miss Pageant that two of our daughters, Hannah and Rachael, participated in. All I can say is that I have never experienced so much drama in such a short amount of time. 500 teen and pre-teen girls all packed into one hotel was like a powder keg of emotions just waiting for the right spark to set it off.

I have to say that the pageant directors have their stuff together! They put on 5 different pageants for 5 different age groups and had very few and minimal glitches. They really know what they are doing.

Our girls did pretty well. They were presented in their formal wear, gave a personal introduction in their business attire to a crowd of over 200 people, with cameras flashing and they each sat through 6 one on one interviews with the six judges. Also they participated in the optional competitions of casual wear modeling, talent and spokes model.

Rachael was a little down that she did not win anything, but, it was her first time and compared to how Hannah did her first year, Rachael was amazing! This was Hannah’s second year and she placed in the top 5 for spokes model, the top 5 for talent and placed in the top 20 for the over all pageant. She received an invitation to Nationals in Hollywood, Ca.

Needless to say we are very proud parents!