The first time I competed in a beauty pageant was in 2005 in the 'Mrs Wyoming America' pageant. I was selected to be "Mrs Cheyenne America" and that pageant set the bar very high for what was to become my personal 'Qwest for the Crown'. I had recently moved to Wyoming from Texas and entered to find new friends and have an experience that I had always dreamed of, since my grandmonther was "Miss Texas America" in the 1930's. My "Nana" would let me wear her crown, sash and gowns when I was a little girl. She would explain to me that being "Miss Texas" was alot of fun, however, it came with a lot of responsibility. She then started taking me to charity events that she was invloved in and letting me have jobs within the fundraisers. She taught me that one of the most important things we can do with our lives is to give back to our community and help others that are not as blessed as we are...I have been invloved in ALOT of charity fundraisers since then and they are what gives me the greatest satisfaction and joy...

Now, I participate in pageants with my teenage daughter, AJ. I am passing down the knowledge that my grandmother passed to me and we also have alot of fun...