Bessie's Send Off Party (Mrs. America)

Saturday, August 11th, Bessie Giannakakis - Mrs. MN America's Send Off Party - What a Great Party it was!! Unfortunately, I couldn't stay long but Bessie was well supported by many friends and family! Bessie ~ I wish you the very best at Nationals!!

Photo: Andrea Sabin (MN '05 Top 10), Bessie and myself (I also competed with Bessie and Andrea in '05 Mrs. MN America)

WOW!!! What an amazing group of beautiful and accomplished MN Women!

Front: Tami Krause (Mrs. MN-A '03), Anne Marie Moore (Miss MN USA '01). Back Left: Kim Dorn (Mrs. MN-A '05), Bessie (Mrs. MN America '07), Charity McClung (Mrs. MN-A '02), Myself, Tressa Avestruz ('05 Contestant & '07 Top 10), Donnell Rank (Mrs. MN Int'l '07) and Wendy Russo ('07 Top 10)

Photo: Holly Ernst (Mrs. MN America '06) and Myself

It so amazing what a group we have become over the years here in MN! So many of us have competed with each other (sometimes more than once) and through it all we have gained lasting friendships!!! LOVE IT:)

CAbi Clothing Fall Fashion Show

Wednesday, August 1, 2007 was a very eventful night for (2) reasons:

First off was the CAbi Clothing Fall Fashion Show which I was not only a guest singer as Mrs. MN United States but was also asked to model the great fall clothing line. I met Stephanie Klohs, CAbi Consultant through a friend that I met while competing in the Mrs. MN America Pageant back in 2001, was introduced to CAbi Clothing and fell in love. CAbi Clothing is hip, great quality, unique and affordable. I have not only hosted shows but bought the clothes as well. To check out this years fall fashion line you can check out Stephanie's website at http://www.stephanieklohs.cabionline.com/ but believe me the photos do not do the clothes justice!!

Sorry I don't have better photos from the fashion show:(

Secondly, this Wednesday night was also a night that Minnesota will not forget! It was the night that the 35W Bridge collapsed! Such a tragic event and hard to believe that my girlfriend Andrea and I just crossed over that bridge on our way to this event about an hour before it collapsed!!!! My heart and prayers go out to everyone affected by this tragic event.

PHOTOS:

1) Dana Klohs and myself modeling CAbi

2) Dana Klohs and another CAbi model

3) Myself modeling CAbi

4) Myself modeling CAbi

5) Myself and (2) other CAbi models

6) Myself and Annette Baltes

7) Stephanie Klohs, CAbi Consultant and Myself

8) Dana Klohs, Myself and Andrea Sabin