I had planned to travel with Adrianna Sgarlata, Miss Virginia, on the flight from Dulles to Las Vegas… so imagine our surprise when Miss West Virginia (Tiffany) and our Miss America photographer (Bruce) were on our flight as well! Adrianna arranged for us to be… Read More

My Send-Off to Miss America was generously hosted at the Home of the Ambassador of Taiwan and his wife and Twin Oaks estate in Northwest DC. Supporters from the community as well as community sponsors came out to wish me well and get a preview… Read More

Preparing for the swimsuit competition at the Miss America pageant is probably most of the contestants’ biggest challenges. What to do?? Eat right and maintain an active lifestyle… Choose a swimsuit that flatters the figure… Get a personal trainer! I am extremely lucky to have… Read More

Prooving the benefits of opening and responding to e-mail quickly, the Aladdin (Planet Hollywood) Resort & Casino offered the first twenty contestants that responded the amazing opportunity to attend the Rocky Balboa premier in Vegas last month. I think I got my response in about… Read More

This article was published in the latest online “issue” of www.Pageant.com. Enjoy! The District of Columbia — the “D.C.” in Washington, D.C. — is one of the most unusual places in the United States. It’s smaller than the smallest of the 50 states, but in… Read More

I’ve definitely seen a rise in my modeling career here in D.C. since the crowning and my shoot in Elle magazine! I’m loving it! The best part is not only having the opportunity to walk the runway, but getting to meet the designers themselves. Increasingly,… Read More

Have you ever wondered where children living in shelters go during the day? Where do they learn? Where do they play? Where do they go to feel safe? In DC, they go to Bright Beginnings! Since 1991, this unique child and family development center has… Read More

As you may know, reading is one of my very favorite things to do… and share with the children that I meet when visiting schools in the District. Reading is Fundmental, a national non-profit organization with which I have partnered this year offered me the… Read More

Rush out to your nearest newsstand and pick up the January edition of Elle magazine! You’ll read a special article about ME (!!!), Miss Kentucky, and Miss New York along with an incredible photo spread of us in haute couture fashions. Zac Posen personally chose… Read More

When I was asked to join the Marines and others in spreading holiday cheer around the Veterans Affairs Hospital in the District, I rearranged my schedule to be sure that I could go – how could I miss the opportunity to give back to those… Read More