Miss Kentucky 2010

Hello again!

This weekend I had the honor of attending the 75th Miss Kentucky Pageant in Lexington, Kentucky. I flew to Lexington on Friday morning and was greeted by the beautiful Mary Sullivan and Robert Pinson, who is a Miss Kentucky Board Member. We then headed to the University of Kentucky auditorium where the pageant was being held, and I had the opportunity to speak to the contestants and wish them luck during their rehearsals. They were all so beautiful, kind and very welcoming to me, I felt like part of the family! After visiting rehearsal, Mary, Robert and I had lunch at an adorable cafe called A La Lucie where I tried fried green tomatoes for the very first time and loved them (and so does Mary!).

After lunch, Mary and I returned to the Lexington Hyatt and to get ready for the evenings events. I had the privilege of having dinner with our current Miss America, Caressa Cameron along with her traveling companion Julie, Robert and other members of the Miss Kentucky board. After dinner, we were escorted to the pageant and I enjoyed it very much! Erika Dunlap, Heather French Henry and Chera-lyn Kennedy were the emcees for the evening and were absolutely hysterical and so enjoyable to watch. The contestants all shined greatly and I was honored to be introduced on stage with Miss Vermont, Caroline Bright, along with many former Miss Kentucky's. What a wonderful evening, and I still had a whole day left to enjoy Lexington!

The next day, I attended an autograph session held at the pageant boutique Miss Priss in downtown Lexington. Caressa Cameron, Erika Dunlap, Mallory Ervin (Miss KY 2009), Heather French Henry, Chera-lyn Kennedy (former Miss KY), Caroline Bright (Miss VT) and many other former Miss Kentucky's were in attendance and it was amazing to be in the presence of such inspiring and beautiful women.

That evening, Robert, myself and Caroline (Miss VT) went to dinner with Edward and Susan Peterson. Edward is on the Miss America board and we all had a fantastic time discussing our involvement with the Miss America Organization, and the great things that we see possibly happening over the next year as well. Thank you to Robert Pinson for taking all of us to the beautiful Merrick Inn for a fabulous dinner. After, we headed to the Miss Kentucky finals, where I was introduced on stage once more with other former Miss Kentucky's along with Caroline, Miss Vermont and Nicole Jordan Miss Tennessee. Congrats to all of the beautiful ladies who competed, you were all wonderful!

Afterwards, I attended the gala which was held at the Hyatt. I met so many wonderful and supportive pageant fans as well as my idol, Allison DeMarcus! She was beautiful and such a genuine person, it was a pleasure to meet her! :)

Returning home to Florida was quite the adventure! Mary and I left for the airport around 5am, only to find that the power was out at the Lexington airport, which slowed things down incredibly. We ended up missing our 6am flight because they overbooked us, so we waited for our separate flights. I left to connect to Atlanta, where I also missed my flight and waited for the earliest one to Orlando. When I finally arrived in Orlando, my luggage was missing and had to wait two additional hours to retrieve it. However, I lucked out since Mary had her luggage delivered to her home that evening because they also misplaced hers! What a day, but we both felt so fortunate to have such a great weekend and in those situations, humor is key :)

I have posted a few photos from the pageant, enjoy!

Love,
Jaclyn

Miss Florida 2010

Media Week!

Hi Everyone!

During this first week as Miss Florida, I have been traveling to television stations, radio stations and have spoken with several newspapers that are covering the results of last week's pageant. I had an on camera interview with News Channel 8 Tampa and have visited Connect 10 in Tampa, FOX 35 in Orlando, Magic 107.7 in Orlando and have had interviews with the Tampa Tribune and the Orlando Sentinel, all within the first four days of my journey! There will be more interviews and articles to come, when I find out more information I will post it on here!

What I have realized is that this title has already opened doors for me and that this year will truly be life-changing. Thank you to all of the former Miss Florida's who have reached out to me and given me words of wisdom. I appreciate your guidance more than you know. I also wanted to thank (and didn't in my last post) my Miss Largo Board of Directors. Lynn, Heather, Patty, Christina, and Katie - thank you so much for the LOVE and support that you were constantly giving to me, especially the weeks leading up to Miss Florida. You are all so very special to me and people that I consider part of my family. I love you all so very much!

This weekend, I will be traveling to Lexington, Kentucky to attend Friday night preliminaries and Saturday finals of the 75th Miss Kentucky Pageant! I absolutely cannot wait to meet the Miss Kentucky Board of Directors and the newly crowned Miss Kentucky. I am so excited to have the opportunity to watch (in the audience this time!) :)

Have a wonderful week everyone!

Jaclyn

Miss Florida 2010

Miss Florida 2010

Hello Everyone!

I am so thrilled to be starting my first blog as Miss Florida 2010! This has already been such an incredible experience within just the first week of holding the title. I feel so proud and honored to represent my home state and the Miss Florida Organization.

I would like to thank every single person who was involved in the production and preparation of Miss Florida Week this year. Thank you to Wayne Gentry and the production crew, Shea Sullivan, all of the wonderful hostesses (our mothers for the week!) and all of our fantastic sponsors for assisting the pageant in every possible way. A HUGE thank you to Mary Sullivan and the Miss Florida Board for making the pageant possible and treating all of the contestants like royalty throughout the week. I know that I speak for all of the contestants when I say that last week was a life changing experience and we all can't thank you enough for putting countless hours into making us grow as competitors and now T.V. stars!


I can't put into words how blessed I feel to hold the position of Miss Florida 2010. It is truly a dream come true and I could not have done it without the love and support of my family, sponsors and mentors. The night I was crowned was very surreal and I felt like I was on cloud nine the entire evening. However, when I woke up Sunday morning, I knew that there was work to do. I understand what the job of Miss Florida entails and I promise that I will promote the state of Florida, our citizens, and the Miss Florida Organization to the best of my ability throughout the year. I am ready for a whirlwind of experiences, challenges and growth. Thank you again to everyone who has continued to support and assist me.

Looking forward to a FABULOUS year :)

Jaclyn
Miss Florida 2010