Miss International 2009 Pageant

Internationals were so much fun, but not without hard work. With appearances at Chicago Boys and Girls Clubs and a tour of the peir contestants still had to practice for the big production. After long days of practicing we had a wonderful dinner and then showtime! Prelims and Finals were great. I felt like I did well and conveyed my style and personality on stage the best I could. I had a great time (and lots of laughs) with my roomie Miss Teen Oklahoma Intl Lyndzee and my pageant director Lauri! Thank you guys for helping me get ready for the pageant. Lyndzee, thanks for the big Oklahoma hair and sparklyness. Lauri, thank you for helping me get into the right clothes at the right time and for the many food detours :) I only got to see Mrs Oklahoma Inlt Rachel for a couple minutes because she had a plane to catch home as her pageant finished, but it was good to see her too. I also got to meet Jayna Altman Miss International 2008 she was amazing and very nice. She will hopefully be attending the Mrs Oklahoma pageant in March. I can't wait to see her again. All in all it was a great experience and I'm so blessed with many great new friends in my life.

VORTEX2 Media Day

For those of you who don't know what VORTEX2 is, it is the largest tornado experiment that has ever been attempted by humankind. To learn more and see video go to weather.com. Click on the VORTEX2 tab to see video. Here is the link for my interview with them also http://www.weather.com/multimedia/videoplayer.html?from=email&bcpid=823503751&bclid=19052817001&bctid=22598663001. It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I met all the greatest minds in meteorology. I also did interviews with the show StormChasers, but I don't know if it will make the show or not. Taking pictures with all the radars and gadgets was super cool too! I'm still pinching myself to see if I am really awake! Friday was so crazy busy, but soooo much fun. I'll post more pics as I get them! In the photos above are Dr. Biggerstaff (Radar meteorologist), Dr. Howie Blustien (my hero, tornado scientist), Mike Bettes (The Weather Channel).

I had fun at the May 3, 1999 Tornado Memorial. It was a sad day to remember, but I learned a bunch! I also met many wonderful people that are helping me with my platform. Thank you to Rick Smith, Keli Tarp, Mike Foster, David Andra, and Dr. Kevin Kloesel! All of them from the National Weather Service and OU School of Meteorology.

First Appearance as Miss OK

My first appearance as Miss Oklahoma will be at the National Weather Center on May 1 in Norman for the May 3, 1999 Tornado Memorial where I will promote my platform StormReady. I will have pics posted as soon as I get them! Wow, this doesn't feel real yet....