Miss Minnesota Day 7

6/17/2011

Wow! Everything is so surreal! It was a wonderful day. We ate delicious pancakes and eggs at IHOP. Thank you to Frank the manager for being such a wonderful host! We raised over $2,000 at the Miss Minnesota Golf Tournament fund raiser at Valleywood Golf Course in Apple Valley. Tonight I competed in swim suit and evening gown. I was so honored (and completely shocked!) to be named preliminary swim suit winner! I also won the Miss America Community Service award, which meant the world to me. The whole reason I am involved in this program is because of my passion for community service, particularly to help children with disabilities. I am so thankful to the judges for naming me swimsuit winner and to Miss America for recognizing my dedication to community service. Congratulations to my beautiful, talented friend Aja Majkrzak for winning Night Two preliminary talent! Also congrats to the smartypants Meghan Kuznia for winning the Miss America Academic Award! Tomorrow is the big night! I feel at peace. This whole week, I have been praying to God to simply help me do my best and I feel that I have done that so far. I would love the opportunity to be Miss Minnesota this year, but I know that any one of these young women will do the job justice. Keep us in your prayers tomorrow. Thank you!

Miss America Community Service Award

At the golf tournament with my beautiful friend, Miss South Central Liz

With my golf buddies, Miss Midwest Rachael and Miss Heart of the Lakes Kalli!

Hole 10

My wonderful family!

My goofy brother Trevor and boyfriend Alex

My boyfriend took time off from his research at the National Institutes of Health in Washington D.C. and his family came all the way from Kansas to support me! Thank you!