POST NATIONALS

So, I just got back from Houston today and I am EXHAUSTED. Literally, ALL we did was eat, sleep, and rehearse for the pageant. However, I had the time of my life and I met 38 absolutely outstanding, gorgeous girls! Congratulations to Miss Teen United States-World (New Jersey)! You're a beautiful girl! Back to the pageant-the only time I was not in heels, I was sleeping. I kid you not. I learned a lot from the pageant, even though I did not make Top 15 :(. I'm really exhausted and am ready for bed! I will update more tomorrow :)

-Mallory

Day 1 of NATIONALS

Hey ya'll :)

Today has been a long day! I've been up since 4 this morning packing and getting ready for Houston. We left at about 8:30am and arrived in Houston near 1pm. Since we have a friend who lives in Houston, we (my boyfriend and I) relaxed at his house until it was time to get ready. Once I finally got the hotel and I quietly found my seat in the ballroom, we waited for the orientation to begin. After orientation, we had to meet a few people about our rooms and information on our biographies. During that long, dreadful, hour of standing in line waiting to speak to one person, I met the greatest girls! I met my roommate (Miss Teen Maine-World) who has been up since 1:45 this morning!! Poor thing! This is truly a GREAT group of girls I am here with. It will be EXTREMELY hard for the judges to pick a winner. Hopefully, they choose me ;). Also, as I am sure everyone knows, I am big-chested and they gave me a medium for the swimsuit top!!!!! Thankfully, we have hard-working, amazing women here helping us get things altered and the right sizes for everyone. So far, it's pretty low key. I am sure I will have MUCH more information for ya'll tomorrow :) Goodnight everyone!

-Mallory

Preparations for the big day!

One thing I have always heard about pageant girls was that they are "ditzy." Until I became one myself, I completely agreed with this theory. I assumed that because the girls were too busy hairspraying their hair, tanning, working out, and putting on make-up that there was no way they were really that smart. Last fall, I decided to participate in a pageant. I wanted to see just how well I would do. Turns out, I did pretty well! I made the Top 15 and won Best Swimsuit at the state pageant. However, I did not make Top 10 because I was extremely sick. I was determind to redeem myself and I competed in Miss LSU. However, I did not make "Top" anything that pageant. Extremely disappointed in myself, I decided pageantry was not for me. However, hopeful news came into play! Mrs. Tiffany Dufrene (a judge for Miss LSU) gave me a call and asked if I would be interested in representing Louisiana at Miss Teen United States-World. Well, of COURSE. :) "Why can't all pageants be this easy," I thought. So, for the past three weeks I have been preparing for Miss Teen United States-World. I have been tanning, working out, getting my nails done, buying clothes and clothes and clothes. I have been reading up on stuff such as the economy and my foundation that I will represent. I have been going over interview questions and doing fundraisers. I must say, pageant girls are some of the smartest, hardest working girls there are. They work their butt off to look the prettiest, sound the smartest, and just all around be the best! They are put infront of a large crowd to be judged inside and out. It is tough. However, I feel as though I am FULLY prepared for this pageant...except I have yet to pack! Haha, that's the next thing on the list! So, I will be updating my blog constantly on different events I have been attending. I hope you enjoy!

-Mallory