She's beauty and she's grace...

Two truths and a lie:

I've competed in pageants.

I think pageants are stupid.

I'm obsessed with pageants.

If you don't know me, I bet you know nothing about pageants (unless you are a pageant friend/exist in pageant realm). If you do know me, I think you can attest to the fact I've taught you everything you've learned thus far ABOUT pageants. It's my christmas, my birthday, and one of my FAVORITE nights of the year.

True life: This is my last blog post as a teenager. On monday I turn the big 2-0. 

Back to scheduled programming. My birthday is on monday and I'm spending my birthday weekend glued to my computer to watch Miss Teen USA. That is not a joke. Yes, I am more excited for watching a pageant than my own birthday. Some call it sad, others call it growing up. Whatever that means. I could go on (about a rant and a half) as to why I love pageants and want to work in the pageant industry but just typing those few little words send the jitters and goose bumps and all the feels from the tip of my fingers to my noggin. And thats the moment I'm like heck yes, I want to work with pageants. It's not everyday people say that they want their job description to be filled with myths of crazy moms controlling their spray tanned babe, but really its not always like that.

The tallest (and sweetest) teenie - Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2014

Throughout competing (which I now realize I have no future of being a pageant queen, I'm not even five foot), I've gotten to watch the way the Miss Universe Organization works and figures out what type of girl [or woman for Miss USA/Miss Universe] they want to represent their organization. 

Not gonna lie, every year except this past Miss USA, my predictions are always pretty top notch and on point. But my thoughts on this past years Miss USA show is a WHOLE other blog post in itself. 

So if you find yourself bored on saturday (or friday, because prelims...duh) make sure to check back to my post and root on some of my faves, or figure out your own!

Here's my top 10 (in no order):

Arizona / DC / Arkansas / Louisiana  / Illinois  / Mass / New Jersey / Oklahoma / South Carolina

Ohio / Nevada / Texas / West Virginia / Virginia / Utah

I noticed (while searching for my top 5, pre prelim watching) that I usually tend to pick blondes for Teen USA and brunettes for Miss USA. WEIRD.

As far as top 5 (crap, 6 because I can't choose) here's what I got brewing (in no order): 

Mass / Nevada / Oklahoma / Arkansas / New Jersey / Texas

images via www.pageantupdate.com

I have my reasons for picking each girl but I swear on my butt glue (you're probably like WAIT WHAT IS THAT) that you don't care. Make sure to follow along on my twitter account for me to live tweet the show on saturday...unless I find something more important than watching a pageant (read: RARE).