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!
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!
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!!!
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 – BRIANNA DeCAMP
1st RU – Rose McClimans
2nd RU – Laura Merida
3rd RU – Julia Zhu
4th RU – Sabrina Singh
Miss Ohio – ALICE MAGOTO
1st RU – Hannah Zimmerman
2nd RU – Karolina Ulasevich
3rd RU – Haley Hesselschwardt
4th RU – Sarah Clapper
Miss Michigan – ARIANNA QUAN
1st RU – Alexandria Strother
2nd RU – Ashli Maser
3rd RU – Shelby Gardiner
4th RU – Quinn Fischmann
Miss Georgia – PATRICIA FORD
1st RU – Brooke Doss
2nd RU – Alyssa Beasley
3rd RU – Chari Guzman
4th RU – Sarah DeLoach
Miss New Jersey – BRENNA WEICK
1st RU – Olivia Michael
2nd RU – Kaitlyn Schoeffel
3rd RU – Amanda Rae Ross
4th RU – Devon Vanderslice
Miss Connecticut – ALYSSA TAGLIA
1st RU – Bridget Oei
2nd RU – Jonet Nichelle
3rd RU – Trenee McGee
4th RU – Eliza Kanner
Miss Tennessee – GRACE BURGESS
1st RU – Caty Davis
2nd RU – Meredith Maroney
3rd RU – Christine Williamson
4th RU – Jeanette Morelan
Miss Idaho – KYLEE SOLBERG
1st RU – Marissa Wickland
2nd RU – Hannah Menzner
3rd RU – Katarina Schweitzer
4th RU – Nina Forest
Miss Minnesota – MADELINE VAN ERT
1st RU – Brianna Drevlow
2nd RU – Danielle Hron
3rd RU – Drew Tahms
4th RU – Kailee Ogden
Miss Missouri – ERIN O’FLAHERTY
1st RU – Jennifer Davis
2nd RU – Katie Moeller
3rd RU – Brittany Sears
4th RU – Mikaela Carson
Miss Illinois – JARYN FRANKLIN
1st RU – Amelia Musgavero
2nd RU – Janna Harner
3rd RU – Michaela Moe
4th RU – Kristen One
Miss Utah – LAUREN WILSON
1st RU – Jesse Craig
2nd RU – JessiKate Riley
3rd RU – Madison Monson
4th RU – D’Mia Lamar
Miss South Dakota – JULIA OLSON
1st RU – Megan Lipp
2nd RU – Isabella Garcia
3rd RU – Alexandra Smiley
4th RU – Marley Hanson
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!
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!
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
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!
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!
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…
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
Thanks for the wrap up! Go Erin!!!