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Dear
Readers:
Richards Report for May:
Well, May is almost over! I cannot believe how fast this year is moving! It
seems like
every time I spin around on my high
heels, another month has passed and I am filing
my monthly report.
First, I would like to congratulate Mike Brown and The Rev Room on another
successful
pageant! Mother Nature was NOT our friend that night as we battled heavy rains
and
flooding just to get to the door. A huge thank you to all of you who came
out to Miss
Rev Room! I had a great time working with Kelly Cruise, April Scott, Kamrin
Mikaels,
Megan Michaels, and Sasha Harrison. Congratulations to Miss Veronica DuVall,
who was
crowned Miss Rev Room 2009, and her 1st alternate Miss Roxy Starlite Wolfchase!
You
both looked amazing and did a great job! I hope to see you opening for some
bands this
year; I think that would be a blast! Melody Galore, you were so sweet to park
my car and
get yourself drenched. Thank you so much!
We also held Miss Spa City this May. Miss Kamrin Mikaels, Miss Krystal Marie
Love, and
Lizzie Gray did a great job putting on this preliminary. Christina Saxton
came directly
from competing at Miss USofA to give up her crown and did a lovely job! Congratulations
go out to Zia D’yor, our new
Miss Spa City 2009, and Miss Tessa Martinez, who qualified as her 1st alternate.
Both of you looked beautiful and brought
your “A” game to the competition! As a side note, Jamie, aka Erika
Paige, has returned to Little Rock and I am so happy
that we will be getting to see my sister on a regular basis! If you’ve
been to a Miss Arkansas America state pageant,
you’ve likely heard that voice.
Otherwise, I kept busy performing, judging, and entertaining around the state.
I also managed to go to Dallas to support
former Miss Gay Arkansas America, Miss Alexis Larue, who did a beautiful job
of competing at Miss USofA Classic, making
it into finals night! I always speak of experience and how very important
it is, and these competitors fully reinforced that.
Additionally, we should all be proud of Dominique Sanchez, who placed in the
top 5 at Miss USofA.
Contestants, I hope that you are still planning to compete. I expect to add
at least 2 more preliminaries in the coming
weeks so do not think that your chance has passed. I cannot put into words
the wonderful experience that being Miss
Gay Arkansas America has been and hope that each and every one of you can
join in that experience with me. I will say
that while it has not been easy, it is certainly worth the time, effort, and
frustrations that have had to be overcome.
Honored to be your Miss Gay Arkansas America 2009,
Todd B. Stiedle aka Stephanie Richards
(501) 920-9773
Stephaniemgar2008@yahoo.com