Mrs. California International Pageant

Isn’t La Quinta beautiful? This weekend I found myself waking up on the West Coast, in La Quinta which is a charming community ju…

National Night Out

Around the country, more than 15-thousand communities took part in National Night Out.  In fact, 37-million of us came out for th…

More Than Just Talk...

Heading in to the office, crown and all! This afternoon was spent at CASA Lake County.  I sat down with our Executive Director, T…

Tiara Magazine Interview

With Sherrie Gearheart post-interview After our new Miss and Miss Teen International were crowned and pictures were taken, we thr…

A Meeting with Mac Duggal

With gown designer, Mac Duggal. His showroom is a piece of heaven! With many events on the horizon, I need help with my wardrobe!…

Miss and Miss Teen International 2013

Just as all of us delegates from Mrs. International were packing up and heading home, all the contestants for Miss and Miss Teen …

Lurie Children's Hospital

Miss International 2012, Krista Wanous; me; and Miss Teen International, Caroline Crowley with a precious patient who had a crush…

Illinois: Mile After Magnificent Mile

Although I have lived in several states, Illinois is now my home. It’s where I’ve been for the last 10-years and where my husband…