Starfish

One of the taglines I like to tout about volunteerism is “One person can start a movement.  Let the movement start with you”.  I …

The Perfect Face

One of my first appearances as Miss New York International at a very public blood drive gave me a real wake-up call.  It went wel…

Volunteer of the Month – August 2013

I am so so so so so (did I mention SO) excited to announce my first “Miss International 2013’s Volunteer of the Month Award! (of …

Raiders of the Lost Art: Thank You Notes

I will admit, as a child writing thank you notes was the most difficult, boring, and tedious task ever!  I mean, as a seven year …

Cinderella's Big Day

Some of my pageant family refers to me as a “Pageant Almanac”  - I am both proud and a little embarrassed to admit my real level …

New York

“Dream like New York, as high as the skyline. Aim for the stars above those city lights…” What can you even say about a place th…

Onward and Upward

It is difficult to qualify and quantify all of the plans and dreams I have for this year.  The root of it all is two-fold.  First…

307

307 days stood between the night I was crowned Miss New York International and the moment Miss International 2013 would be named.…

Volunteerism

I always get a bit of a blank stare when I tell someone that my platform is Volunteerism… and I get it.  It seems like a no-brain…

Jesse Ladoue - Miss International 2013

The  New York girl through and through.  I was born and raised in Elmira, NY (a small town upstate), attended college and worked …

Jesse Ladoue - 25 Things You Didn't Know About Me

JESSE LADOUE, MISS INTERNATIONAL 2013 25 Things You Don’t Know About Me 1.  My current hometown is Buffalo, NY – and I LOVE the f…