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Miss Washington DC

Ashley Boalch showed up at Miss DC as her first ever pageant… and she won!  Yes – just like Miss Maine (highlighted yesterday), Ashely walked on the Miss America stage participating in her second pageant in her entire life… it still boggles our minds!!!   
Ashley won the non-finalist interview award at Miss America this year – as no surprise to us!  She’s extremely articulate and represents herself as a strong, capable, competent young woman.  She’s one of these gals you should look up in 10 years to see what company she’s running!
DC History:  Our very first Miss America Margaret Gorman ’21 and Venus Ramey in ’44.
Best Junkie Research Tool:  The Miss DC site has large headshots of all the contestants along with their platform, talent and age!  You can also vote for your favorite contestant as ‘the people’s choice’.  Lots of states are jumping on this bandwagon — Oklahoma announced they raised $19,000 based on $1 per vote!  WOW!!!  The Miss DC link can be found here…
Who to Watch:

Allyn Rose – former Miss Maryland USA ’11, National Championship Roller Skater, beautiful, wants to be a constitutional attorney

Helen Hua – flute player, Top 10 previously in Massachusetts, second time at DC


Jachele Velez – Top 10 in New Jersey ’11, prelim gown, swimsuit and interview winner, ANTSO Jr Teen 05


Melissa Youssef – competed previously in California, 2nd time at DC, previous state interview winner future attorney as well.


All the Best to Miss DC!!!  The Junkies Love Our Nation’s Capital!!! 🙂


MAJ
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Miss Maine

Miss Maine is already up and rolling… or should I say, up and ‘bowling’…

Yes, we found this photo on the Miss Maine Facebook page with a caption that said it was a great event to have the contestants ‘let their hair down’ and get to know each other.

Julia Furtado, Miss Maine 2011, arrived at Miss Maine having never competed in a pageant before… and subsequently WON!  Meaning, Miss America was her second pageant ever (seriously – we still have a hard time comprehending the craziness of that statement).  Julia was one of the winners of the Duke of Edinburgh Award – and really looked radiant on-state during Miss America all week!

Maine History:  Maine has never produced a Miss America… but had back-to-back non-finalist Talent Award winners in ’03 and ’04.

Best Junkie Research Tool:  All the contestants can be found here at the Miss Maine site…

Who to Watch:  

Kacie Ferraro – former Rhode Island OT and Miss New Hampshire contestant.  Super smart girl – now teaching in Maine

Marisa Butler – 1st runner up at Miss Maine Teen USA

Molly Bouchard – Miss Jr. Maine Teenager, Maine’s Junior Miss/Distinguished Young Woman/whatever theyre calling it now ’08

Gillian Ramsdale – the girl is going to do a basketball routine for her talent – and we’re ‘hooping’ to see pictures! (bad joke… sorry)…

All the best to everyone at Miss Maine!!!

MAJ

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Miss Michigan

 Miss Michigan 2011, Elizabeth Wertenberger, is a walking miracle.  Diagnosed with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis at the age of 13, she was told she’s probably never walk again and would have to move around via a wheelchair for the rest of her life.  Well, if you saw her Miss America video, you know the story… not only is she walking, she’s a tumbler as well!

Miss Michigan also had a very ‘fashion forward’ look about her at Miss America… from her trendy haircut to her out-of-the-box evening gown, Elizabeth certainly had a ‘look’ you remember even when she was off stage.  We know it’s that sense of style and drive to ‘prove her naysayers wrong’ that will continue to bring her success in life!

Michigan History:  Michigan has had 5 Miss Americas… Patricia Donnelly in ’39, Nancy Flemming in ’61, Pam Eldred in ’70, Kaye Lani Rae Rafko in ’88 and Kirsten Haglund in ’08 (if you never saw it, google Kirsten’s evening gown from ’08 — it’s stunning and started the beaded ‘illusion dress’ trend!)
Best Junkie Research Tool:  The Miss Michigan site has all the headshots located here…

Who to Watch:

Kelly Oles – 1st runner up in ’11, 3rd runner up in ’10, prelim talent winner

Elizabeth Hawthorn – 3rd runner up in ’11, MI Teen USA in ’08, community service award winner in ’11


Emily Kieliszewski – 2nd runner up in ’11, 3rd time at Miss MI


Interesting item to note… Sydney and Cameron Learman – Sisters who are both competing for the Miss Michigan title this year… Enjoy their story here… 🙂

The Junkies are “Smitten with the Mitten”!!!  All the best to the new Miss Michigan!!! 🙂

MAJ

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Miss Minnesota

 

Natalie Davis, Miss Minnesota 2011 is such a gem.  She has that classic blonde ‘Sweedish Beauty’ about her (coming from Minnesooooo-ta, ya know) and can sing like a bird!  Her evening gown at Miss America was one of our favorites of the entire competition… the blue color was perfect on her skin and she looked a million miles long in it!   

In fact, Natalie has tons of Miss America photos here, on her blog… 

Natalie is certainly not the only one, but she’s one of the best contestants who have kept a blog and updated it fairly regularly throughout her reign.  We love her latest posts… a whole series entitled, “Miss Minnesota 101” which consist of everything from ‘What to pack for pageant week’ and her ‘Favorite Products’!!!  Obviously, such posts aren’t limited to only Minnesota – if you’d like to see them for yourself, just check them out here…


Minnesota History:  3 Miss Americas are from Minnesota… BeBe Shopp in ’48, Dorthy Benham in ’77 and Gretchen Carlson from Fox News was crowned Miss America 1989, and was the last violinist to take the title.

Best Junkie Research Tool:  The Miss Minnesota website is super clean and easy to navigate… find all the 2012 contestant info here…
Who to Watch:

Samantha Phillipi – 2nd runner up in 10 and 11, prelim swimsuit winner

Siri Freeh – beautiful, 1st runner up and prelim talent winner in ’10, did not compete in ’11

Rebecca Yeh – violin player (ala Gretchen Carlson), young but smart! 


Prelims for Miss Minnesota 2012 begin Thursday!  Best of Luck Ladies!!!

MAJ

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Miss Alaska

Miss Alaska… What can you say about the state whose most famous contestant, didn’t even win the crown (Sarah Palin, 1st runner up and Miss Congeniality at Miss Alaska 1984).  Well, just because it’s not considered a ‘pageant state’, that doesn’t mean the Junkies will pass up the chance to bring you what we know about Miss Alaska!  We admit it’s not much… but here’s what we know! 🙂

Photo courtesy of Apogee Studios

Katy Lovegreen was another Irish Dancer at Miss America, making 3 in one year (OK, DE and AK).

Items to Note: There are 13 ladies competing for Miss Alaska this year… which is the same number in states like Nebraska and Iowa…

Alaska History:  Nobody from Alaska has been crowned Miss America… in fact, they’ve only placed in the Top 10 once — Jamie Tinker in ’98

Best Junkie Research Tool: There are photos from last year’s court on the Miss Alaska page here… but for a list of the current contestants, you’ll need to go to the Miss America site here…

Who to Watch: 

Sarah Joy Temple – Alaska USA ’10, younger sister Veronica was AK OT in ’09

Julia Marstall – 1st runner up ’11

Tiffany Hancock – 4th runner up in ’11

All the Best to Everyone competing for Miss Alaska 2012!!!  Junkies Love the Last Frontier!!! 🙂

MAJ