In just a few days we will find out who will be crowned the next Miss Teen USA 2011. Until then, another group of teenagers from across the country begin their own experience in the Bahamas at the Miss Teen USA Fantasy Camp starting today.
Over the next 6 days the Fantasy Campers will be able get to experience the following:
- Meet Miss Teen USA 2010, Kamie Crawford
- On location Photo Shoot with the Miss Universe Photographers
- Swim with Dolphins
- Runway and Choreography Training
- VIP guest at the Miss Teen USA 2011 Welcome Reception
- Ticket to the Miss Teen USA 2011 Presentation Show
- Ticket to the FINALS of the Miss Teen USA 2011 Pageant ... and tons more!
With them are the Fantasy Camp Counselors that are current or former Miss USA state titleholders. One in particular, Miss Minnesota USA 2011, Brittany Thelemann, interviewed with thePageantGuy.com before competing at Miss USA 2011.
All I can say is that if she is as much fun as she is during a video interview then the Fantasy Campers are in for a real treat this year!
First off...Congratulations Alyssa Campanella, our new Miss USA 2011!
Since she's been crowned, much talk has been made about Alyssa being a huge Star Wars fan and somewhat a geek, well gorgeous geek. Just last week our new Miss USA 2011 was a guest on Access Hollywood with a whole segment devoted to Star Wars. OK...What is going on with this Star Wars madness and how did it come about?
Let's take a stroll in the way-back machine and let's go all the way back to...March 2011.
March 29, 2011: So I interviewed Alyssa at the end of March, a few months after she won the Miss California USA 2011 title, and we chatted a little about her winning the title, living in Cali, etc.
Then we moved on to the more serious questions like what's in her fridge, her Starbursts obsession, and of course Star Wars vs. Star Trek. NOTE: Every time I have asked her this question her response is "Star Wars!!" at ear-numbing 120 dB. Don't believe me? Watch the video below.
OK, I'll admit I am a Star Wars fan -- not a huge one -- but nothing compared to Alyssa. In Wookie-speak, I'm a Padawan to Alyssa's Jedi Knighthood.
Now, let's warp speed to June 2011.
June 19, 2011: Alyssa just captured the crown of Miss USA 2011 and is making her way to the press conference. All the media outlets are there: Associated Press, Reuters, USA Today, Pageantry Magazine, and of course thePageantGuy.com pshhh. Sitting in the front row -- straight out of 1986 -- Robin Leach fires off the first question. As all the grown-ups ask their questions, I wait patiently with my hand in the air to ask my question.
After a few minutes...VICTORY...they call on me! Reacting with no hesitation I relive the great moments in March 2011 and revisit the question with Alyssa: Star Wars or Star Trek?
The question was followed by a bunch of mad stares from the grown-ups. Even my buddy Carl Dunn, CEO of Pageantry Magazine, tossed over a "are you an idiot?/tienes grandes cojones" look. So by staying true to thePageantGuy.com's patty-free pageant content motto at the press conference, our Miss USA 2011 will forever be associated with Ewoks, Droids, Sith Lords, and Yoda. I can already see the hordes of Star Wars fans dressed as Stormtroopers to support Alyssa on September 12th in Sao Paulo, Brazil at the Miss Universe 2011 pageant lol.
So one question remains for Miss USA 2011. Will Alyssa turn to the Dark Side and use her powers on the Miss Universe judges to win the crown?? I don't think she will have to 🙂
Anyone who knows me KNOWS that I am a huge -- borderline obnoxious -- Dallas Mavericks fan...ask anyone who's ever watched or been to a game with me. Winning the NBA Championship this year was flat out incredible, and when I found out that some of my favorite Mavs players were going to be at the Miss USA 2011 pageant this year its couldn't have been a better combination: Pageants and Basketball lol.
Tyson Chandler (center) of the Mavs was a celebrity judge for the Miss USA 2011 pageant and JJ Barea (point guard) accompanied his girlfriend Zuleyka Rivera, Miss Universe 2006, who also judged the pageant. Both stopped by to chat with thePageantGuy.com's Red Carpet reporter and Miss Oklahoma USA 2010, Morgan Woolard. Watch Morgan's interview with Tyson Chandler and JJ Barea below.
-Will the Pageant Guy
Morgan Woolard is Miss Oklahoma USA 2010 and 1st runner-up to Miss USA 2010. Morgan also held the title of Miss Oklahoma Teen USA 2006 and placed in the Top 15 at the Miss Teen USA 2006 pageant. Morgan is currently a youth leader, speaker, model, and a Broadcast Journalism student. You can follow her on Twitter: @MorganWoolard
1) Good Luck video message part 1 of 4 to the Miss USA 2011 contestants from their sister titleholders featuring:
Miss Florida Teen USA 2011, Miss Ohio Teen USA 2011, Miss New York Teen USA 2011, Miss South Dakota Teen USA 2011, Miss Iowa Teen USA 2011, Miss Texas Teen USA 2011, Miss Illinois Teen USA 2011, Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2011, Miss South Carolina Teen USA 2011, Miss Louisiana Teen USA 2011, Miss West Virgina Teen USA 2011, Miss Vermont Teen USA 2011, Miss Pennsylvania Teen USA 2011, and Miss Connecticut Teen USA 2011
2) Good Luck video message part 2 of 4 to the Miss USA 2011 contestants from their sister titleholders featuring:
Miss Arizona Teen USA 2011, Miss Kentucky Teen USA 2011, Miss Utah Teen USA 2011, Miss Maryland Teen USA 2011, Miss Maine Teen USA 2011, Miss Alabama Teen USA 2011, Miss Kansas Teen USA 2011, Miss Colorado Teen USA 2011, Miss Arkansas Teen USA 2011, and Miss Nebraska Teen USA 2011
3) Good Luck video message part 3 of 4 to the Miss USA 2011 contestants from their sister titleholders featuring:
Miss District of Columbia Teen USA 2011, Miss Wisconsin Teen USA 2011, Miss Georgia Teen USA 2011, Miss Tennessee Teen USA 2011, Miss Mississippi Teen USA 2011, Miss California Teen USA 2011 ,Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2011 ,Miss Indiana Teen USA 2011, Miss Delaware Teen USA 2011, Miss Hawaii Teen USA 2011, Miss Minnesota Teen USA 2011, and Miss New Mexico Teen USA 2011
4) Good Luck video message part 4 of 4 to the Miss USA 2011 contestants from their sister titleholders featuring:
Miss Missouri Teen USA 2011, Miss Montana Teen USA 2011, Miss New Hampshire Teen USA 2011, Miss Nevada Teen USA 2011 ,Miss Massachusetts Teen USA 2011, Miss Oregon Teen USA 2011, Miss Rhode Island Teen USA 2011, and Miss Washington Teen USA 2011
Taken from Blair's bio from the Miss Colorado USA website:
"After trying for three years, family and friends got to see Blair Griffith crowned Miss Colorado USA 2011 on her fourth attempt for the title. It has been a dream and goal of Blair’s to win the title since she grew up watching the Miss USA pageant on television with her dad.
Blair is a Magna Cum Laude graduate from The Art Institute of Colorado where she received her Bachelors Degree in Fashion Retail Management. Her focus allowed Blair to excel scholastically as she maintained a 3.8 GPA and was accepted into the Alpha Beta Kappa National Honor Society."
Blair has come into the spotlight more notably because of her homeless situation. Regardless, she is still battling for the title of Miss USA 2011 on June 19th, 2011 on NBC. Check out her interview below as she explains more about events that left her homeless, more insight about the state of homelessness today, but more importantly her competitive drive to capture the Miss USA crown.
P.S. Voting for the “You Choose a Semifinalist” contest is still ongoing! Be sure to VOTE for your favorite Miss USA 2011 contestant into the Top 15 today!
In just a few days we will find out who will be crowned the next Miss Teen USA 2011. Until then, another group of teenagers from across the country begin their own experience in the Bahamas at the Miss Teen USA Fantasy Camp starting today.
