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July 10, 2016 by Junkies Leave a Comment

Weekend Wrap Up 7.10.16

HELLO JUNKIES!!!

WE DID IT!!! WE MADE IT THROUGH STATE PAGEANT SEASON!!!  And check it out – These are the ladies who will compete at Miss America 2017!!!

Miss America Class of 2017
Miss America Class of 2017

I’m never so happy as I am when STATE PAGEANT SEASON is OVER!!!

For those of you wondering… Yes – the act of crowning a new Miss America scores pretty high on the ‘happiness scale’ as well 🙂 But honestly, that’s more of a “Whooooo-Hooooo-this-was-super-fun” kind of happy… This is more like a “Dear-Lord-I’ve-been-working-on-this-since-April-and-it’s-a-wonder-my-husband-didn’t-leave-me” kind of happy 🙂 See the difference? Lol!

Therefore, I am a combination of both kinds of happy to tell you the new Miss Arkansas is SAVVY SHIELDS!!!

Photo by Michelle Roberts
Photo by Michelle Roberts

MISS ARKANSAS – SAVVY SHIELDS
1st RU – Savannah Skidmore
2nd RU – Brooke Cornelius
3rd RU – Bailey Moses
4th RU – Ashton Purtle

Savvy is one more former Outstanding Teen to add to the class of Miss America 2017… And for those of you who’ve lost track – That makes SEVENTEEN total state teen winners! GOODNESS GRACIOUS!

Photo by Michelle Roberts
Photo by Michelle Roberts

And when it comes to the Top 5, Junkies correctly identified 2 of the Top 5

ARKANSAS – 2/5
picked Savvy Shields and Bailey Moses

Big Junkie Congrats to everyone in Arkansas – And now that our final contestant for Miss America 2017 has been selected – It’s time to take a moment and go through our predictions results for the entire year…

Photo by Michelle Roberts
Photo by Michelle Roberts

First – a couple of things to keep in mind…

  1. I did not make any predictions for Miss Puerto Rico this year. Couldn’t find a comprehensive contestant list – Therefore, our totals will only reflect 51 state finalists
  2. Not every state announced a top 5 this year. Wyoming announced a Top 3 and Maine announced a Top 2. The grand total of Winners plus Runners Up = 250
  3. Just a reminder – Part of my challenge is to make my predictions BEFORE prelims start! I’m trying to determine if I what I see online about a contestant has any indication of how well she will perform at her state pageant. If I waited until after prelims were over, I’d be basing my predictions on a completely different set of guidelines.
  4. Last year, we ended up accurately predicting 75% of the women who won their state, and accurately predicting 54% of the ladies who finished in the Top 5. You can actually see all our 2015 results at this link here…  It’s a bit more convoluted to understand than what you see this year – but, you get the gist of it. 🙂
Miss Delaware
Miss Delaware

OK! Let’s take a look at the results… Judges… May I have the envelope please?

41/51 = 80%
Identifying Winners

131/250 = 52%
Identifying Top 5 finishers

That’s a 5% improvement over last year in our ability to predict Top 5 winners – Which makes this Founding Junkie VERY HAPPY and allows me to breathe a HUGE sigh of relief!!! And, our ability identify ladies who finish in the top 5 is a little less than going 3/5 at each state pageant.

Miss Kansas
Miss Kansas

Now – For those of you looking for a few more specifics regarding this year’s state pageant season, I can already sense some of the other questions rolling around in your mind right now… So – let’s see if I can address them one by one…

  • Which states did you miss in your predictions?

This year, Junkies missed New Hampshire, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Washington, Texas, Missouri, Ohio, Illinois, North Dakota and Hawaii.

  • Which states had your “best finishes” and your “worst finishes”?

We were only 1/5 in the following states: NH, MI, WI, NC and WA. However, we were 4/5 in NV, VT, KS, CO, AL, DE, IA, NJ and MD. It all kind of evens out.

  • Of the state winners you missed, how many winners were ‘on your radar’ and how many came out of thin air?

Half and Half. Five of the states ended up crowning ladies that we nearly placed on our Top 5 list, and five of the states, well, we never saw ’em coming.

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  • Have you ever picked an actual winner?

So – here’s the deal… I don’t publicly predict a winner, but I have a system that helps me better understand how my predictions hold up in the light of day. That system is only known by me, a few super close Junkie friends and family honorary inductees, and my dog. It’s really just my own private way of seeing how well I really could do – if I were forced top pick a winner.

  • Ummm… So, I’m new here… HOW THE HECK DO YOU DO THIS???

lol! Great Question! If you’re new to Pageant Junkies and state prediction season, we hope you check out this link which tells you a little more about how this whole crazy prediction this first started.

Miss Mississippi
Miss Mississippi
  • So – Does that mean picking pageant winners is your full time job?

Lol! Well – It is now! Trust me – I am qualified to do other things (promise) – But, it’s the ‘other things’ I’ve done in life which allow me to be pretty good at this job now. I’m officially one of those ‘American Entrepreneurs’ hoping to provide people with products that offer a bit of fun and enrich their pageant journey.

  • So… What do we do now?

Lucky for you (and me) – State Pageant Prediction season may be over, but Junkies continue to take this predictions game “on the road” as we offer our predictions for Miss America’s Outstanding Teen AND Miss America! For each of those national pageants, we offer our predictions for each night’s preliminary winners, the semi finalists (Top 15/Top 10), and our Top 5 finishers! Can’t Wait!!!

Miss New Mexico
Miss New Mexico

And there you have it!  BIG JUNKIE CONGRATS to the class of MISS AMERICA 2017!!!  So far, we’re LOVING the photos coming out of DC as all of the contestants have started their orientation – (see our Facebook page for pics) – And WE CAN’T WAIT until September!!!

Colbie McCloud of The Sentinel-Record
Colbie McCloud of The Sentinel-Record

Big Junkie Thanks to everyone who followed along this State Pageant Season! We can’t wait to see what these next 9 weeks have to offer!

#BigJunkieLove

Carrie Lakey

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Photo by Jenn Cady Photography
Photo by Jenn Cady Photography

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So are 17,000 of her closest friends.

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July 6, 2016 by Junkies Leave a Comment

Junkies Predict Miss Arkansas 2016

Photo by Stephen B. Thornton
Photo by Stephen B. Thornton

After Miss America, Loren McDaniel was somehow able to roll out of bed and get herself together for a live TV interview back in her home state of Arkansas – THE MORNING AFTER arriving home from Atlantic City!  She talks about how amazing it was to be named into the Top 15 on KARK tv – which you can see here (or click the photo to be connected to the interview)…

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I know all of my adrenaline would’ve been used up being announced into the Top 15 – But somehow, Loren manages to pull off a lovely interview at that crazy hour in the morning, and is charming to boot!  Guess that’s why she won the title of Miss Arkansas 2015 in the first place!

From The Hot Springs Herald
From The Hot Springs Herald

And when we had Loren on the Pageant Junkies Podcast, she impressed us with her desire to implement her platform, “Confidently You” amongst numerous audiences across the state… Loren’s platform encourages people to stand up and be strong in who they are – Whether it’s women recovering from domestic violence, or school children learning to deal with a bully.  In case you missed it, we’d highly encourage you to listen to Loren’s podcast here…

From Loren's Facebook page
From Loren’s Facebook page

Junkies know you gotta be someone special to earn the title of Miss Arkansas – and Loren is no exception! Congrats to Loren on an amazing year – and the fabulous impact you made on so many people in your state… And ALL THE BEST to you in the future!

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Now – Who has the best chance at being named Miss Arkansas 2016? IF I HAD A NICKEL…

You may not being paying attention because Arkansas is the final state to be crowned this year, but let me tell you – That would be a mistake! Arkansas is LOADED with incredible contestants and this is going to be a crazy fight to the finish!!!

If you’d like to see who we think is going to make the Top 5, all you need to do is join Pageant Junkies Premium… Learn more at this link, right here…

OH – And Miss Arkansas will be live streaming their prelims and finals this year! Information will be available on their home page at MissArkansas.org 🙂

GOOD LUCK LADIES

Junkies Love Arkansas!!!

#BigJunkieLove

Carrie Lakey

 

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July 3, 2016 by Junkies Leave a Comment

Weekend Wrap Up July 3, 2016

 

HELLO JUNKIE NATION!!!

THANK GOD IT’S NEARLY OVER!!! LOL!

What started on April 23rd is nearly complete… We’ve now crowned 51 out of 52 state contestants for Miss America 2017 – leaving only the state of Arkansas left to name their winner next weekend!

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And after the last two weekends of watching/keeping up with 15 & 13 state pageants at time, I gotta admit, last night was a breeze to follow and report on social media… I almost wondered if someone slipped me half a Xanax in my favorite 4th of July weekend beverage! Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezey… 😉

However – Before we get to the 7 state pageants from last night – we need to congratulate a couple of winners from last weekend… On Sunday afternoon, we crowned a new Miss West Virigina and a new Miss Puerto Rico!  Here are the results!

From Morgan Breeden's Facebook page
From Morgan Breeden’s Facebook page

MISS WEST VIRGINIA – MORGAN BREEDEN
1st RU – Abigail Harmon
2nd RU – June Braunlich
3rd RU – Bethany Lojewski
4th RU – Katie Rose

And then… There was MISS PUERTO RICO – CAROLE RIGUAL

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For the record – I didn’t make any predictions for Miss Puerto Rico. I couldn’t tell if there were 4 or 5 contestants – and I could only discover 2 names – So we just decided to punt. And I have no clue who the runners up were. Congrats to Carole – and I won’t count PR in my overall totals either way. 🙂

AND NOW –
Let’s talk about our amazing winners
from last night!!!

Photo by Matt Goins
Photo by Matt Goins

MISS KENTUCKY – LAURA JONES
1st RU – Talia Horn
2nd RU – Annie Franklin
3rd RU – Alex Francke
4th RU – Katherine Smith

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From Rocky Graziano’s Facebook page

MISS MASSACHUSETTS – ALISSA MUSTO
1st RU – Jillian Zucco
2nd RU – Brianna Bostick
3rd RU – Alyssa Weatherby
4th RU – Samantha Hawkins

From Miss Florida Facebook page
From Miss Florida Facebook page

MISS FLORIDA – COURTNEY SEXTON
1st RU – Lindsay Bettis
2nd RU – Victoria Humphrey
3rd RU – Kayla Foriere
4th RU – Taylor Tyson

From the Miss CA OT Facebook page
From the Miss CA OT Facebook page

MISS CALIFORNIA – JESSA CARMACK
1st RU – Katie Wayland
2nd RU – Izamar Olaguez
3rd RU – Julianna Johnson
4th RU – Heidi Cheung

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MISS TEXAS – CAROLINE CAROTHERS
1st RU – Margana Wood
2nd RU – Sydney Webster
3rd RU – Madison Fuller
4th RU – Jizyah Shorts

From Miss Washington Facebook page
From Miss Washington Facebook page

MISS WASHINGTON – ALICIA COOPER
1st RU – Brittany Brown
2nd RU – Bailey Peters
3rd RU – Alexandria Fairell
4th RU – Taryn Smith

Danny Miller - The Daily Astorian
Danny Miller – The Daily Astorian

MISS OREGON – ALEXIS MATHER
1st RU – Jennifer Albertson
2nd RU – Veronica Norris
3rd RU – Rachel Warren
4th RU – Audri Rousseau

A couple of quick notes on the night…

  • This now makes SIXTEEN former Outstanding Teen state winners who are headed to Miss America! AZ, DE, FL, IN, KY, LA, ME, MS, NV, NH, NJ, NY, NC, SC, WV, CA, By far the largest amount of OT’s we’ve ever had!
  • So – I’ll admit… There was a point last night where I thought I was gonna miss 3 or even 4 states out of this group. NOT A GOOD FEELING TO HAVE… Especially when several ladies were my ‘6th pick’ (*cough*cough* – Caroline & Alicia). Nice work ladies – You guys totally proved me wrong! 🙂
  • Just a reminder – The crazy part of my picks is that I make them BEFORE the prelims even begin! Trust me – LOTS of times my picks would change if I waited until after prelims are over… But that’s not the rules I set up for myself.
Photo from Miss Washington Facebook page
Photo from Miss Washington Facebook page

Now – How did Junkies do regarding our predictions for these 7 states?  Let’s take a peek!

WEST VIRGINIA – 3/5
picked Morgan Breeden, June Braunlich, Katie Rose

KENTUCKY – 3/5
picked Laura Jones, Talia Horn, Annie Franklin

MASSACHUSETTS – 3/5
picked Alissa Musto, Jillian Zucco, Alyssa Weathersby

FLORIDA – 3/5
picked Courtney Sexton, Victoria Humphrey, Taylor Tyson

TEXAS – 2/5
picked Morgana Wood, Madison Fuller,

CALIFORNIA – 2/5
picked Jessa Carmack, Izamar Olaguez

WASHINGTON – 1/5
picked Taryn Smith

OREGON – 3/5
picked Alexis Mather, Jennifer Albertson, Audri Rousseau

That means we go 6/8 with this group and 20/40 overall. For those of you who haven’t been following along all state pageant season, let’s add in our previous predictions results and see where we currently stand:

40/50 = 80%
(Identifying Winners)

129/244 = 53% 
(Identifying Top 5)

WHEW! Now that’s A LOT of pageants – But it’s not over yet!!!

State Pageants 2017

As I mentioned earlier, Miss Arkansas will be crowned NEXT weekend, giving us our 52 contestants for the title of Miss America 2017!!! WHO WILL SHE BE??? I’m chomping at the bit already!!!

Couple of quick notes before we close this post –

First – there’s A LOT that’s about to happen between next weekend and Miss America… Including MISS AMERICA’S OUTSTANDING TEEN!!! And once again, Junkies are headed to Orlando to see MAOTeen in person – And YES – We will be making predictions for MAOTeen!!!

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And of course, we’ll also be making our predictions for #MissAmerica come September! Believe it or not, there’s not much time between either of these events! It’s only 5 weeks until we crown Miss America’s Outstanding Teen – and 10 weeks until we crown MISS AMERICA 2017!!!

If you missed some of the craziness of state pageant season (or you just want to relive it all over again) – just click here to be connected to ALL the state results thus far…

From Miss New Mexico's Facebook page
From Miss New Mexico’s Facebook page

Until then – We’ll be watching our state winners closely, in hopes of getting to know them a bit better between now and Atlantic City! OH! This means you also have one more chance to repeat our predictions mantra to yourself – or to random strangers on the street – Your choice…

If we say your name, we hope you prove us right
And if we don’t say your name, we hope you prove us wrong!

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY WEEKEND JUNKIES!!!

#BigJunkieLove

Carrie Lakey

Filed Under: State Predictions, Weekend Wrap Up 2016

June 30, 2016 by Junkies Leave a Comment

Junkies Predict Miss Washington 2016

Photo by Select Photography
Photo by Select Photography

Lizzi Jackson is one of the great pageant stories of 2015.

She competed twice for the title of Miss Washington. The first time, she didn’t even place. The second time, she won the whole darn thing!

We wanted to know how she went from “nada” to “the whole enchilada” in one year’s time… So, we asked Lizzi to be our guest on the Pageant Junkies Podcast (If you haven’t heard it yet – catch it right here)

From Lizzi's Twitter
From Lizzi’s Twitter

I’m not gonna spoil it for you – But needless to say – Ever since Lizzi “did this one thing” – her whole perspective on pageantry changed.  And that’s when, her whole life changed.

And THANK GOD IT DID! We’ve LOVED watching Lizzi on social media this year as she made numerous appearance and spoke to countless students about her platform: Community Through Mentorship: Investing in Our Future.

From Lizzi's Facebook page
From Lizzi’s Facebook page

We think Lizzi sums up her own year at Miss Oregon better than we ever could – which is why we’ve posted this paragraph from her Facebook page, dated May 10th…

As these final few weeks fly by, I’m thankful that I have had the opportunity to do what I set out to do as a titleholder; to inspire others to see the potential they have in themselves. The best part of being a titleholder is that I get to take my crown off and put it on a little girl (or boy’s) head. Doing that doesn’t just mean they are destined to be the next Miss America, but allows them to dream big. Allows them to see a future that they were too afraid to think about because it may never happen. Helping them to begin taking steps towards that future; that’s the crux of my platform. Wow. Crazy how 10 months in the best job ever can change your perspective on things

If that’s not the power of the crown – We don’t know what is…

From MissWashington.org
From MissWashington.org

Lizzi – Congratulations on your incredible year, on your courage to pursue the Miss Washington title, on your $5000 STEM Scholarship at Miss America, and for sharing your heart on the podcast. It’s been a pleasure to watch you this year – and I can’t wait to see all the incredible things you do with the rest of your life from here forward. #BigFans

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And now – who do we think has the best chance to be named Miss Washington 2015? Well – we’ve made our Top 5 picks – and if you’d like to learn more, just click this link here… 

GOOD LUCK LADIES!!! Junkies Love Washington!!!

#BigJunkieLove

Carrie Lakey

 

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June 30, 2016 by Junkies Leave a Comment

Junkies Predict Miss Massachusetts 2016

From Meagan's Facebook page
From Meagan’s Facebook page

When people think about Massachusetts, they don’t normally think of pageants.

There are 114 colleges and universities in the not-so-large state of Massachusetts… And between Harvard, MIT, Amherst, Wellesley, Boston College, and many others – Education is REVERED (like Paul Revere! Get it?). Which is why the Miss America program (hello scholarships) is a great fit for smart ladies from Massachusetts – aka, Meagan Fuller, Miss Mass 2015.

From Meagan's Facebook page
From Meagan’s Facebook page

Meagan earned a boatload of scholarships through pageantry – which allowed her to cover her degree at the University of Alabama (where she graduated in 2 years), and a few more scholarship dollars helped her cover her Master’s in Public Health from Tulane University. Growing up in Massachusetts, Meagan always knew education was important to her – but she also knew, if she was ever to represent a state at a National Level in a pageant, she wanted that state to be Massachusetts.

Stephanie Vegliante Photography
Stephanie Vegliante Photography

Meagan is one of these people who pursued “her life” while she pursued pageantry. Pageantry wasn’t the only thing in her life – and it wasn’t her only goal in life (which she explains in her podcast with us – listen here). And frankly, that’s one of the reasons why we think she was so successful. 🙂

From Meagan's Facebook page
From Meagan’s Facebook page

And if you think Meagan is successful now, just wait until we see what she’s doing in 5-10 years! Meagan’s heading back to school this fall to get her MBA and will likely pursue a position in public health in the near future. Junkies have no doubt, wherever she lands, the people she works with will be lucky to have her!  ALL THE BEST MEAGAN!!!

Meagan's "Show Me Your Shoes" Parade outfit at Miss America
Meagan’s “Show Me Your Shoes” Parade outfit at Miss America

And now – Who do Junkies think has the best chance at being named Miss Massachusetts 2016?  For the record, we have no clue. But we did put together a Top 5 list outlining our best guesses (because this pageant is NOT going to be easy!).

To learn a little more about our Top 5 picks for Miss Massachusetts, just click here...

GOOD LUCK LADIES! Junkies Love Massachusetts!!!

#BigJunkieLove

Carrie Lakey

 

 

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