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!).
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!
I have posted a few photos from the pageant, enjoy!
Love,
Jaclyn
Jaclyn
Miss Florida 2010
