Prelims & rehearsals

Whew! The girls have been busy! Kaiti and Sloane spent most of Tues in rehearsals. The opening number routine is amazing!! They also participated in a swimsuit photoshoot. Great white bikinis!

Wed. was prelim night. Both girls did an amazing job! LaDawna and I were so proud of them! Lauren Sage was announced on stage as the inaugural Jr. Miss US-World! She is beyond happy!

Thursday has been spent in interviews. Both Sloane and Kaiti feel very good about how interview went and they looked fabulous. Evening was spent in rehearsals for final show.

Friday is the final show and coronation ball. Will post more pics as they become available.

:) K & L

nationals!!

Kaiti, Sloane, and Lauren Sage left KS on Sat. July 4 to head to Houston for Miss Teen US-World and Miss US International!! On Sunday, we headed to Galveston, TX to enjoy the sun and sand! (LaDawna, Kim, and Tia enjoyed it too much and got a sunburn!) Monday has been spent getting checked into the fabulous hotel and attending orientation. Lots of great gals! Tuesday is the swimsuit and evening gown group photoshoot followed by rehearsals. Wed is prelim night!! Thurs. will be spent in interviews and rehearsal. Finals are on Friday!!

We have some great news!! Lauren Sage Browning was appointed the inaugural Miss Jr. Miss US-World!!! She will spend the year traveling to different states continuing her volunteer efforts!

Check back every few days for more pictures. Keep the girls in your thoughts and prayers and they represent KS!!

Appearances

Whew! Our titleholders have been busy making appearances! Several of our gals participated in the Riverfest Parade in May!

Lauren Sage attended Harvester and recently received the Kids Have Heart award for outstanding community service! She also received the Kindest Kansas Citian from her school and recently participated in Relay for Life.

Kaiti has been the guest of honor in a local 4th grade classroom! She also spoke at the Chamber of Commerce.

Sloane has been busy with charity car shows! She attended the ARC car show in May, the CAST car show in June and will be attending the Make A Wish car show in late June.

Check back for more updates. The gals head to nationals in a week! Will post pics of their experience!

2009 titleholders

(Photos by Aaron Lindberg, Hair by Jodi, Makeup by Sarah of Platinum Salon & Spa)

Congratulations to Lauren Sage Browning, Miss Jr. Teen KS-World, Kaiti Hemann, Miss Teen KS-World, and Sloane Lewis, Miss KS US International. These gals were crowned the 2009 state titleholders at the inaugural pageant held at the Mary Jane Teall Theater in Wichita, KS on May 2nd. Kaiti and Sloane will go on to represent KS in the Miss Teen United States-World and the Miss US International pageant in Houston this July! 

As the directors, LaDawna and I are so very proud of all our girls! We had 27 participants and were so very impressed with each girl's performance! The girls participated in First Friday and helped raise awareness for equal access to arts education in the classroom by gathering signatures on the MENC music education petition.

Complete results of the 2009 pageant:

Jr. Teen

3rd runner up: Melanie Shaner, Miss Jr. Teen Overland Park-World

2nd runner up: Manda Whitely, Miss Jr. Teen Butler County-World

1st runner up: Maggie Marx, Miss Jr. Teen Shawnee-World

Queen: Lauren Sage Browning

Teen:

4th runner up: Katie Marx, Miss Teen Shawnee-World

3rd runner up: Addi Brown, Miss Teen Air Capital-World

2nd runner up: Levina Duncan, Miss Teen NE Wichita-World

1st runner up: Faith Tyrell, Miss Teen Johnson County-World

Queen: Kaiti Hemann

Miss:

1st runner up: Dana Leichty, Miss Lenexa US International

Queen: Sloane Lewis

Other awards:

Academic Achievement: Lindsey Spink (Miss Teen Andover-World, $6,000 scholarship), Shae Osburn (Miss Teen Augusta-World, $10,000 scholarship)

Fitness: Abby Pate (Miss Teen Douglass-World), Paige Girard (Miss Clyde US International)

Photogenic: Lauren Sage Browning (Miss Jr. Teen KS-World), Levina Duncan (Miss Teen NE Wichita-World), Sloane Lewis (Miss KS US International)

Congeniality: Hannah Albright (Miss Jr. Teen Augusta-World), Shae Osburn (Miss Teen Augusta-World)

Runway Sass: Alexandra Adkins (Miss Jr. Teen Wichita-World), Katie Marx (Miss Teen Shawnee-World), Sloane Lewis (Miss KS US International)

Director's Award: Lauren Sage Browning (Miss Jr. Teen KS-World)

Pageant All Star Award: Melinda Spurlock (Miss Teen Sedgwick County-World)

Mentor Award: Dana Leichty (Miss Lenexa International)

Pageant Awards: Alyssa Albers (Miss Jr. Teen Grinnell-World), Abby Pate (Miss Teen Douglass-World), Kristina Booher (Miss Johnson County International), Kaiti Hemann (Miss Teen KS-World)

Cover Miss: Stormie Collins (Miss Jr. Teen Douglass-World), Manda Whitely (Miss Jr. Teen Butler County-World), Lindsey Spink (Miss Teen Andover-World).

Check back often for updates on our titleholders!