Pageant rants

Yesterday marked the start of Miss Tennessee week in Jackson, TN. I have a few stunning friends competing for the title this year, and I am loving watching them each night on http://eplustv6.com/ as they compete in their prelims and of course, on the final crowning night on Saturday. I already have a few favorites picked out :) I attended the Miss TN Scholarship pageant last year to see one of my dear friends, Emily Hobbs (now Britton!), compete and it was an awesome experience just to attend. I can't imagine being up there on that stage! But hey, I'm doing my 1st prelim in August and only the Lord knows where it will take me!

Now if ya'll know me, you know I am a pageant girl. Not just for the reason of being glammed up, not just for the reason of having publicity, & not just for the reason of getting free stuff...ha! I do it for the gratification it gives me as a person. I do it to promote my platform and cause, Eating Disorder Awareness. I want all girls across TN to know they are beautiful for what they are on the inside. Now that sounds kinda contradictory, right? You would think being in beauty pageants would just make one focus on outer beauty...wrong wrong wrong. You have to have your heart & mind set in the right direction also, and all the rest will follow. I choose to promote a cause that is very near and dear to my heart, so I can be passionate about it. Eating Disorder Awareness is a cause that is sometimes overlooked because many people do not view it as a disease; they view it as something you choose to get yourself into, when that is not the case. I will probably be doing other posts about this topic, so stay tuned :)

Welllllllll now that you have gotten the deep topic out of me for today, let's add some fluffy frilly girly thoughts! (while still staying with the glitz & glam mood!)

I'm sure ya'll probably have heard by now, but OPI released their new MISS UNIVERSE collection of nail laquer yesterday! Weeeeeee!

(courtesy of Beautyish)

OPI has done it again! The one on the far right is my favorite - Congeniality is my Middle Name - kind of a funky, shimmery lilac/rose. The others are pretty cute too: Swimsuit...Nailed It! (bright sparkly blue), Crown Me Already! (sheer silver), & It's MY Year! (magenta)

Last night, Allison and Jay DeMarcus (the hosts of the Miss TN pageant) hinted around that they may bring their new baby girl on the stage tonight! I hope they do! Country Vibe released this photo earlier in the year...

(courtesy of Country Vibe)

I can't wait to see sweet little Madeline. Allison was a triple-crown winner (meaning she was Miss TN Teen USA, Miss TN USA, and Miss TN) and she does such a great job emceeing, along with her husband. They're a mess! So cute.

Tune in tonight at 8pm Central to see the gorgeous Miss TN contestants compete in Night 2 of prelims!