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August 7, 2016 by Junkies 2 Comments

Weekend Wrap Up- MAOTeen Edition

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HELLO JUNKIES!!!

OH. MY. FREAKING. GOODNESS. GRACIOUS!

You’d think this whole “pageant thing” would get old… After all, I have been watching since Debra Maffet won Miss America 1983 (at least that’s the first pageant I can remember)… And every time… I mean – EVERY TIME – My heart starts pounding, the anticipation mounts, and I get anxious every time we announce the Top 5! EVERY STINKING TIME!!! LOL!

Obviously, last night was no exception – And in many respects, the whole pageant was pretty “heart pounding”…

Just in case you missed it – Here’s the final results…

Miss Delaware Twitter
Miss Delaware Twitter

Top 10: Wisconsin, North Carolina, Alabama, Missouri, Texas, Oklahoma, Idaho, Georgia, Louisiana, Florida

America’s Choice : Pennsylvania

Notables on this list…

  • Big Junkie Congrats to IDAHO who makes the Top 10 for the first time EVER at MAOTeen! Super Exciting to see new states break through!
  • Oklahoma has made the cut at MAOTeen 9 out of the 11 years the pageant has taken place. WOWZERS!
  • 5 Prelims Winners and 5 Non-Prelim Winners made the cut

Then – we were supposed to cut it to a Top 8… which they did… But then, the realized a tabulation error, so they allowed the entire Top 11 to perform Talent, rather than just the Top 8. That way, “nobody would know” who made it and who shouldn’t have made it (quick tangent here – Kudos to those who figured it out and allowed each lady to perform – Perfect decision – Very well done).

So – we went from the Top 11 to the Top 5 – And here’s how it worked out from there…

4th RU – Louisiana
3rd RU – Florida
2nd RU – Georgia
1st RU – North Carolina
Winner – Oklahoma

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A few additional awards were given out at the after-party… Here’s hoping I’ve included the full list…

Non-Finalist Interview Award – Nebraska
Non-Finalist Evening Gown Award – Nebraska
Non-Finalist Vocal Award – Maine (Yes Maine – Who can absolutely sing like nobody’s business)

Non-Finalist Dancer Award – Massachusetts
Non-Finalist Instrumental Award – Kentucky

Top Vocalist Awards – Georgia and Maine
Top Dancer Awards – Florida and Massachusetts
Top Instrumental Awards – Oklahoma and Kentucky

Miss Congeniality – Texas
Teens in Action Award (for community service) – Arkansas
Highest GPA and Talent Award – Wisconsin

For the record, several additional awards were handed out during the week – These are just the ones announced on Saturday night. 🙂

Whew! See??? I told you it was freaking amazing!!! 🙂

From MAOTeen Facebook page
From MAOTeen Facebook page

So – Now it’s time for the accountability factor… How did Junkies do in respect to the above placements???

Well – We went 8 for 11 (if you include people’s choice)… accurately identifying WI, NC, AL, TS, OK, ID, GA and FL.  We listed NE inside our Top 11, and considering she won Non-Finalist Interview and Non-Finalist Gown, I’m guessing she was pretty darn close to making the cut.

We then went on to identify 2 of the Top 5 – correctly picking North Carolina and Georgia.

Now – For the record, this totally doesn’t count – but it makes me feel better… And I’m the one publicly making predictions – so I’m going to include it (lol!).  Feel free to skip down to the bottom if you don’t care…

So – On Wednesday, after the prelim competition, I sent my mom a text… Which you can see right here…

 

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Here’s the deal… I was so impressed with Oklahoma on Wednesday – that I was ready to crown her on that night (see text above)! But she ended up not winning Talent on Wednesday night (Wisconsin did)… And then I looked for her to win Gown the next night… And she didn’t win prelim Gown/OSQ either (Idaho did)… So – at that point, I began to doubt myself and my impression of her. Therefore – when it was time to choose my Top 5, I began over-thinking things. Instead of going with who I thought would be a strong competitor for the Top 5, I asked myself, “What are the judges looking for?”

Big Mistake.

Just because you don’t win a Prelim, it doesn’t mean you can’t win the title (or finish in the Top 5). And that’s exactly what Nicole Jia, Miss Oklahoma did. She didn’t win a Prelim – But she absolutely knocked it OUT OF THE PARK on Saturday night! She was completely deserving of the win – and I couldn’t be happier for her!

So – It doesn’t count regarding my predictions, but let’s just call this my little “lesson learned” before Atlantic City 🙂

Former MAOTeen National Winners in attendance
Former MAOTeen National Winners in attendance

OK – A few “random thoughts” in no particular order…

– My favorite “fun fact” of the week actually came from Oklahoma… I’m paraphrasing… Her parents lived 2 miles apart from each other in China, but never met until they were in the United States (so cool!)

– It was GREAT FUN hanging out at the autograph party and meeting 37 of our Miss Contestants! I’m even MORE excited to go to Atlantic City in just a few weeks to watch all of them vie for the crown of Miss America 2017! Less than a month! AAHHHH!!!

– Unfortunately, Nicole’s “big sister” Sarah Klein (Miss Oklahoma 2016) wasn’t able to attend MAOTeen in Orlando… But she watched the live stream… And filmed her reaction (which is PRICELESS!!!). Check it out on Sarah’s Facebook page right here… LOL! Love It!!!

– If you’re a Junkie and we’ve had the pleasure of meeting before, I hope I got to hug you sometime this week 🙂 There are some really incredible people in the pageant world… And I’m grateful for each and every one of you. 🙂

– If you’re a relatively new Junkie and just discovered us, I hope you enjoyed following along in the crazy world of pageant predictions! I’m certainly not the only person who makes predictions, I guess I’m just one of the only ones silly enough to put my thoughts out there for the whole world to see 🙂 Know that I always love meeting new Junkies and I do hope that our paths cross again in the future 🙂

Miss OK OT Headshot
Miss OK OT Headshot

– Finally – May I just say… I know not everyone is on board with the Outstanding Teen program… And if you’re one of those people who’s been holding out, I would say you’re missing something pretty special 🙂

The ladies who are being crowned Miss America’s Outstanding Teen are phenomenal young women – And when you consider the fact that SEVENTEEN of THIS YEAR’S Miss America contestants were once former Teen State Titleholders, I think it’s time to dive in the deep end of Teen and splash around in the awesome waters! After all, we’re already in Orlando in August – which means we’re all suffering from “humidity hair” and super steamy skin… Why not jump in the deep end of the pageant pool and say hello! We’ll gladly welcome you with open arms 🙂

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And there you have it! Congratulations to all the ladies who competed at Miss America’s Outstanding Teen 2017 – I greatly enjoyed meeting several of you and I continue to wish you all the best in your home states this year!

In the meantime, I’m sharpening my skills for Miss America predictions (which will be here in just a few weeks!)! Can’t wait to hear my heart pounding again! It’s bound to happen – because I know it already happens – EVERY SINGLE TIME!!!

Congrats Again Ladies!!!

#BigJunkieLove

Carrie Lakey

 

To see more “weekend wrap ups” like this one, just click here…

Photo by Jenn Cady Photography
Photo by Jenn Cady Photography

Carrie Lakey is kind of obsessed with Miss America…
So are 18,000 of her closest friends.

As an avid fan of the Miss America Organization, Carrie began
publicly predicting pageant winners over 10 years ago.
Now, she’s galvanizing an online movement of fans
known as “Pageant Junkies”.
Learn more about the Junkie Nation
by clicking here.

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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

To see all 2016 Predictions Results, just click here…
To see all 2015 Predictions Results, just click here instead…

Photo by Jenn Cady Photography
Photo by Jenn Cady Photography

Carrie Lakey is kind of obsessed with Miss America…
So are 17,000 of her closest friends.

As an avid fan of the Miss America Organization, Carrie began
publicly predicting pageant winners over 10 years ago.
Now, she’s galvanizing an online movement of fans
known as “Pageant Junkies”.
Learn more about the Junkie Nation
by clicking here.

Filed Under: State Predictions, Weekend Wrap Up 2016

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 26, 2016 by Junkies Leave a Comment

Weekend Wrap Up June 26, 2016

Hello Again Junkie Nation! Look at all the beautiful ladies we crowned last night???

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Before we get to pageants – Can I be honest for a second? I had one H – E – Double Hockey Stick of a week…

Normally, I work all week long on my Top 5 picks… Like – some of you might be embarrassed if you knew how much work I put into these lists… But it’s not just the top 5 lists for this week – I’m also working ahead in order to be prepared for next week’s picks! Further, I make sure everything is “Just Right” before I release each state blog honoring the outgoing state titleholder (thank God I’ve been working on those since late April or I’d never make it!).

But last week – Life did not go as I had planned.

Last week, my parent’s basement flooded. As in, 350 gallons of water, soaking everything inside, flooded. Therfore, my family “called in re-encforcements” in order to get everything out of the basement, asap.

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So – instead of calmly researching, doing my insane amount of “googling” and working ahead – I was marching up and down stairs, emptying over 4200 pounds of costumes and other “stuff” from my parent’s basement (not a typo – 4200 pounds – and I would say “stuff” is putting it nicely). In the end, I was exhausted. Four days – asleep at 1am – 2am every night – and one whale of a leg workout.

Therefore – I apologize if this pageant week didn’t seem to have the normal level of “Pizzazz” you’ve come to expect from Pageant Junkies… I’m afraid I was a little short on the “Pizzazz” department – and a little pooped with predictions.

Whew! OK – Thanks for indulging me in that mini-therapy session…
Now let’s talk pageants!

Before we get to the 10 state pageants last night – We need to update everyone on the pageant that took place last Sunday, before last week’s Weekend Wrap Up was posted… The new Miss DC is Cierra Jackson!

From Miss DC Facebook page
From Miss DC Facebook page

MISS DC – CIERRA JACKSON
1st RU – Shannon Lynch
2nd RU – Katelynn Cox
3rd RU – Ceclia Daizovi
4th RU – Elena Littles

And now – Let’s chat about the 10 pageants which took place last night! Starting with…

Photo by Madeline Gray - North State Journal
Photo by Madeline Gray – North State Journal

MISS NORTH CAROLINA – McKENZIE FAGGART
1st RU – Mallory Outen
2nd RU – Kacy Lee
3rd RU – Victoria Huggins
4th RU – Deandra Easter

Photo from Miss Michigan Arianna Quan's Facebook page
Photo from Miss Michigan Arianna Quan’s Facebook page

MISS PENNSYLVANIA – SAMANTHA LAMBERT
1st RU – Katie Carlson
2nd RU – Cassie Cerulli
3rd RU – Nia Andrews
4th RU – Holly Harrar

From Miss VA Facebook page
From Miss VA Facebook page

MISS VIRGINIA – MICHAELA SIGMON
1st RU – Harlie Dale
2nd RU – Lauren Mitchell
3rd RU – Taylor Reynolds
4th RU – Olivia Shedd

From Miss SC Facebook page
From Miss SC Facebook page

MISS SOUTH CAROLINA – RACHEL WYATT
1st RU – Suzi Roberts
2nd RU – Christal Potter
3rd RU – Anna Mills Polatty
4th RU – Sydney Ford

Miss Green Bay Area Courtney Pelot wins the Miss Wisconsin title of the scholarship pageant on Saturday at the Alberta Kimball Auditorium June 25, 2016.Jeannette Merten/For USA TODAY NETWORK-WISCONSIN
Miss Green Bay Area Courtney Pelot wins the Miss Wisconsin title of the scholarship pageant on Saturday at the Alberta Kimball Auditorium June 25, 2016.Jeannette Merten/For USA TODAY NETWORK-WISCONSIN

MISS WISCONSIN – COURTNEY PELOT
1st RU – Madeline Kumm
2nd RU – Sarah Newton
3rd RU – Gina Miaccala
4th RU – Tianna Vanderlei

Photo from Miss LA Facebook page - Steven Palowsky Photography
Photo from Miss LA Facebook page – Steven Palowsky Photography

MISS LOUISIANA – JUSTINE KER
1st RU – Holli Conway
2nd RU – Emily Randon
3rd RU – Brianna Collier
4th RU – Alexandra Gulino

From The Vicksburg Post Facebook page
From The Vicksburg Post Facebook page

MISS MISSISSIPPI – LAURA LEE LEWIS
1st RU – Anne Elizabeth Buys
2nd RU – Molly May
3rd RU – Holly Harrington
4th RU – Mia Hall

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MISS MARYLAND – HANNAH BREWER DELL
1st RU – Stephanie Meadowcroft
2nd RU – Mary Teal Mulligan
3rd RU – Sarah Robinson
4th RU – Shea Sullivan

Photo from The Sheridan Press Facebook page
Photo from The Sheridan Press Facebook page

MISS WYOMING – JORDYN HALL
1st RU – Angela Thomas
2nd RU – Mili Dawson

Photo from Miss AZ Facebook page
Photo from Miss AZ Facebook page

MISS ARIZONA – KATELYN NIEMIEC
1st RU – Lauren McBurnett
2nd RU – Madie Rose Holler
3rd RU – Jordyn Owen
4th RU – Hannah Morgan

WOWZERS! OK – Here’s a couple of items to note from last night…

– Big night for Clemson! Miss Clemson, Rachel Wyatt is the latest former MAOTeen National winner to hit the Miss America stage (Caitlyn Brunell being the first), AND the Miss Clemson team won both the Miss SC and Miss SC OT titles in ‘Famously Hot Columbia’ last night! In fact, 4 of the last 5 Miss SC titleholders have come from C – L – E – M – S – O…. N! (DANG!)!

Photo from Hannah Peay's Facebook page
Photo from Hannah Peay’s Facebook page

– Teen Continue to shine… Of the 10 titles awarded last night, 5 of the winners were former state MAO Teen winners! SC, AZ, MS, LA and NC! That makes TWELVE former MAOTeen state winners headed to Miss America this year (ME, NH, NV, NY, DE, NJ, IN, SC, AZ, MS, LA, NC)!

– In the category of “It’s All Relative”…   MISS LA Justine Ker is cousins with former Miss CA and first runner up at Miss America, Crystal Lee! Also – MISS MD Hannah Brewer Dell is the sister of former Miss PA 2005, Nicole Brewer!

– MISS NC McKenzie Faggart wins the “all or nothing” award this week… After being a former Miss NC OT, McKenzie was the 1st RU her first year at Miss NC, before coming back the second year and winning prelim SS, but not finishing in the Top 10 at all. This year, she takes the whole darn thing! Congrats McKenzie!

Photo by PageantPics
Photo by PageantPics

Of course, there are additional stories – but those are just a few quick highlights for today’s post!

Now – given the fact that we were much more occupied with “flooding” than we were with “pageant picks” – Let’s see how this weekend shaped up for us at Pageant Junkies…

Photo from Miss DC Facebook page
Photo from Miss DC Facebook page

MISS DC – 3/5
picked Cierra Jackson, Shannon Lynch, Katelynn Cox

NORTH CAROLINA – 1/5
picked Victoria Huggins

MISS VIRGINIA – 2/5
picked Michaela Simon and Harlie Dale

WISCONSIN – 1/5
picked Sarah Newton

LOUISIANA – 2/5
picked Justine Ker and Emily Randon

Photo from Miss LA Facebook page, Steven Palowsky Photography
Photo from Miss LA Facebook page, Steven Palowsky Photography

SOUTH CAROLINA – 3/5
picked Rachel Wyatt, Suzi Roberts, Anna Mills Polatty

MISSISSIPPI – 2/5
picked Laura Lee Lewis and Anne Elizabeth Buys

PENNSYLVANIA – 2/5
picked Samantha Lambert and Cassie Cerulli

MARYLAND – 4/5
picked Hannah Brewer, Stephanie Meadowcroft, Sarah Robinson, Mary Teal Mulligan

WYOMING – 2/3
picked Jordyn Hall and Angela Thomas

ARIZONA – 3/5
picked Katelyn Neimiec, Madie Rose Holler, Hannah Morgan

Photo from Alexa Rogers
Photo from Alexa Rogers

As you can see, when it was good – it was good! But when it was bad, we were WAY off track! We missed NC and WI – and in both cases, only picked 1 of the Top 5 (Oh – and for the record, please know McKenzie and Courtney, that you were both on our short list! But for some silly reason we put someone else in the top 5 instead!).

Also – in complete disclosure, we picked 5 names for Miss WY and they only offered a total of 2 runners up and a winner… Of the 3 names, we only had 2 out of the 3.

Photo from Dana Henry's Facebook page
Photo from Dana Henry’s Facebook page

SO! Adding in the results from Miss DC (not previously counted) plus the 10 pageants last night, here’s what we know…

We finished 25/52 and only missed 2 state winners (NC and WI). That makes us 82% in picking state winners this weekend – but a dismal 48% in picking the Top 5. Maybe that whole flood thing was rough on us after all!

When you add in the cumulative total of how we’ve done thus far, here’s where we land…

34/42 = 81%
(Identifying Winners)

109/204 = 53%
(Identifying Top 5 finishers)

State Pageants 2017

And of course, WE’RE NOT DONE YET!!! There are 10 more pageants to go… WV and PR (both today/Sunday), along with TX, CA, KY, MA, FL, OR and WA next weekend… And then AR on July 9th!

Therefore – now is the time to PRESS ON – Regardless of what comes my way this week! The class of Miss America 2017 is not yet complete – Which means it’s time to hunker-down and FINISH STRONG!!!

By the way, in case you’ve missed any of our “Weekend Wrap-Up” posts like this one – just click here to catch up… And if you wanna see who we’re picking for the 8 states coming up next week, you can still receive our predictions by learning more here…

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OH! And for every amazing woman who proved us right last night – Congratulations!

And for every amazing woman who PROVED US WRONG LAST NIGHT –

#BIGJUNKIEKUDOS to YOU!!!

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!

Until next week –

#BigJunkieLove

Carrie Lakey

Filed Under: State Predictions, Weekend Wrap Up 2016

June 19, 2016 by Junkies 1 Comment

Weekend Wrap Up 6.19.16

HOLY – FREAKING – GUACAMOLE…

I’m not sure what just happened – But somehow, we crowned 14 brand new state winners last night – And we all lived to tell about it! HA!

Jason J. Molyet - News Journal
Jason J. Molyet – News Journal

What a crazy night! Honestly – I don’t know what I’d even compare it to – One second I’m watching a live stream, then I’m checking twitter, then Facebook, then going back to write down a group of semi-finalists, then wondering if I should check a different state stream – Then going back to twitter, then Facebook, then double checking the correct spelling of everyone’s name – All while trying to remember who’s up for the next crowning!

Photo by Doug King
Photo by Doug King

Seriously. Thank God it was just me and my laptop tonight. If anyone else had been around, they might’ve checked me into the looney bin.

But survive I did!  And when it was all said and done – We crowned ourselves a lovely group of ladies who are headed to Miss America 2017 in Atlantic City!!!

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In case you missed the insanity (or just want to see it all again), here’s a full rundown of last night’s results…

 

Miss Indiana Facebook Page
Miss Indiana Facebook Page

Miss Indiana – BRIANNA DeCAMP
1st RU – Rose McClimans
2nd RU – Laura Merida
3rd RU – Julia Zhu
4th RU – Sabrina Singh

 

Miss Ohio Facebook page
Miss Ohio Facebook page

Miss Ohio – ALICE MAGOTO
1st RU – Hannah Zimmerman
2nd RU – Karolina Ulasevich
3rd RU – Haley Hesselschwardt
4th RU – Sarah Clapper

 

Photo by Doug King
Photo by Doug King

Miss Michigan – ARIANNA QUAN
1st RU –  Alexandria Strother
2nd RU – Ashli Maser
3rd RU – Shelby Gardiner
4th RU – Quinn Fischmann

 

From Miss UGA Facebook page
From Miss UGA Facebook page

Miss Georgia – PATRICIA FORD
1st RU – Brooke Doss
2nd RU – Alyssa Beasley
3rd RU – Chari Guzman
4th RU – Sarah DeLoach

 

Edward Lea - The Press of AC
Edward Lea – The Press of AC

Miss New Jersey – BRENNA WEICK
1st RU – Olivia Michael
2nd RU – Kaitlyn Schoeffel
3rd RU – Amanda Rae Ross
4th RU – Devon Vanderslice

 

Photo from Miss Connecticut Facebook page
Photo from Miss Connecticut Facebook page

Miss Connecticut – ALYSSA TAGLIA
1st RU – Bridget Oei
2nd RU – Jonet Nichelle
3rd RU – Trenee McGee
4th RU – Eliza Kanner

 

The Jackson Sun
Jackson Son

Miss Tennessee – GRACE BURGESS
1st RU – Caty Davis
2nd RU – Meredith Maroney
3rd RU – Christine Williamson
4th RU – Jeanette Morelan

 

Miss Idaho Facebook page
Miss Idaho Facebook page

Miss Idaho – KYLEE SOLBERG
1st RU – Marissa Wickland
2nd RU – Hannah Menzner
3rd RU – Katarina Schweitzer
4th RU – Nina Forest

 

Sarah Morreim Photography
Sarah Morreim Photography

Miss Minnesota – MADELINE VAN ERT
1st RU – Brianna Drevlow
2nd RU – Danielle Hron
3rd RU – Drew Tahms
4th RU – Kailee Ogden

 

Photo by KXEO radio Facebook page
Photo by KXEO radio Facebook page

Miss Missouri – ERIN O’FLAHERTY
1st RU – Jennifer Davis
2nd RU – Katie Moeller
3rd RU – Brittany Sears
4th RU – Mikaela Carson

 

The Pavilion of the City of Marion Facebook page
The Pavilion of the City of Marion Facebook page

Miss Illinois – JARYN FRANKLIN
1st RU – Amelia Musgavero
2nd RU – Janna Harner
3rd RU – Michaela Moe
4th RU – Kristen One

 

From the Miss Utah Facebook page
From the Miss Utah Facebook page

Miss Utah – LAUREN WILSON
1st RU – Jesse Craig
2nd RU – JessiKate Riley
3rd RU – Madison Monson
4th RU – D’Mia Lamar

 

From the Miss South Dakota Facebook page
From the Miss South Dakota Facebook page

Miss South Dakota – JULIA OLSON
1st RU – Megan Lipp
2nd RU – Isabella Garcia
3rd RU – Alexandra Smiley
4th RU – Marley Hanson

 

Photo by Diana Chavez
Photo by Diana Chavez

Miss New Mexico – STEPHANIE CHAVEZ
1st RU – Ashley Fresquez
2nd RU – Amelia Linde
3rd RU – Brandi Blair
4th RU – Elizabeth Nelson

 

A couple of interesting stories to highlight…

Kylee Solberg – The new Miss Idaho was named the National Sweetheart last year – Which makes is back to back years that Idaho won National Sweetheart and then came back to win her state! (Congrats Kylee!) Overall – It turned out to be a pretty great night for ladies who’ve previously attended the National Sweetheart pageant – with 7 former Sweethearts winning their state titles last night!

Jason J. Molyet - News Journal
Jason J. Molyet – News Journal

Alice Magoto – The gal with the AWESOME ‘shock-and-awe’ expression at the top of the page, is the new Miss Ohio. She’s a 19 year old rookie (finished as a RU to Miss Ohio OT previously)! Not sure who the girl is behind her – but she’s equally “shocked-and-awed” as well! LOL!

Erin O’Flaherty – The new Miss Missouri is an openly gay contestant and as such, will be the first to walk on the Miss America stage (unless we crown a second one between now and the middle of July). I’m guessing there’s a strong possibility she’ll be America’s Choice come September!

Obviously, there are other stories here, but those are just a few of the most notable of the night!

And now – The big question on everyone’s minds (not really, but c’mon, humor me) – How did the Junkies fare last night with our predictions??? Well – Let’s take a peek!

From Dana Rosengard's Facebook page
From Dana Rosengard’s Facebook page

INDIANA – 3/5
picked Laura Merida, Rose McClimans, Brianna DeCamp

OHIO – 2/5
picked Sarah Clapper and Haley Hessellschwardt (which is by far, the hardest last name I had to spell last night)

MICHIGAN- 1/5
picked Arianna Quan

GEORGIA – 2/5
picked Brooke Doss, Patricia Ford

NEW JERSEY – 4/5
picked  Devon Vanderslice, Olivia Michael, Amanda Rae Ross, Brenna Weick

CONNECTICUT- 3/5
picked Alyssa Taglia, Bridget Oei, Jonét Nichelle

TENNESSEE – 3/5
picked Grace Burgess, Christine Williamson, Jeannette Morelan

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The Jackson Sun

IDAHO – 3/5
picked Hannah Menzer, Marissa Wickland, Kylee Solberg

MINNESOTA – 2/5
picked Madeline Van Ert, Kailee Ogden

MISSOURI – 2/5
picked Jennifer Davis, Katie Moeller

ILLINOIS – 2/5
picked Kristen One and Michaela Moe

UTAH – 2/5
(although, for the record, Utah had a Top 7, and we had 4 of the Top 7)
picked Lauren Wilson, JessiKate Riley

SOUTH DAKOTA – 2/5
picked Julia Olson, Megan Lipp

NEW MEXICO – 2/5
picked Stephanie Chavez, Ashley Fresquez

That means we finished 33/70, and only missed 3 state winners (Ohio, Illinois and Missouri) this weekend, making us 11/14!

Photo by Vicki Plaster Kueppers
Photo by Vicki Plaster Kueppers

Overall – I’d say thats a pretty fine job of picking winners (79%), but we need to step up our overall Top 5 game (only 47%). When you add these results into all of our previous predictions thus far, here’s where everything shakes out…

25/31 = 81%
(Identifying Winners)

84/152 = 55%
(Identifying Top 5 finishers)

Now – Nobody – and I mean NOBODY at Pageant Junkies HQ is taking any of this for granted! We may have come through the largest state pageant weekend in my memory, but Miss DC is on Sunday and there’s 12 more pageants next weekend! And honestly, 12 is not that much different than 14! lol! Quick! Someone tell my husband to make plans next weekend too!

State Pageants 2017

PS – Miss Puerto Rico is coming up THIS weekend…
And if you’ve seen a list of contestants, please let me know…
Otherwise, it’s going to be awfully hard for me to pick a winner… just sayin’

By the way, in case you missed any of our predictions from this week, you can still receive them for next weekend by signing up here…

The Pavilion at the City of Marion Facebook page
The Pavilion at the City of Marion Facebook page

ALRIGHTY THEN!!!
Until next week – When we play this game one more time… I expect everyone to practice their own “Shock-and-Awe” moments… Junkies LOVE seeing photos of ladies who will drop their jaws and throw their hands over their mouths in disbelief!

It’s pretty fabulous indeed 🙂

Until Next Week –

#BigJunkieLove

Carrie Lakey

Filed Under: State Predictions, Weekend Wrap Up 2016

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