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Miss America Junkies is about to raise the stakes...

In fact, I'm about to do what I've never done during a pageant season before...

With great fervor, a lot of laptop time, and a secret stash of chocolate ice cream, I'm about to begin researching the State pageants and making predictions the way Kirk Herbstreit and Lee Corso go after their college football Bowl Game selections on ESPN (well, at least Herbstreit).

Yes - it's my intention to give you the complete low-down on who the front runners are for each state title along with some predictions (big apologies to all my personal friends who graciously put up with this mini-obsession once a year and are now rolling their eyes realizing I'm about to do this 53 more times a year. Yes, I do believe I've officially crossed the line).

Because this is my first year doing so, I'm going to ask for some grace initially... I'm honestly not sure how accurate my predictions are going to be (then again, Corso pretty much goes less than 50/50 most weekends during College Game Day in the Fall). And, because this is an opinion blog, it's entirely possible that I may post something unfavorable about a certain contestant - or at the very least, not even mention a contestant that you think is the foregone winner. For a full disclaimer on this kind of research and my blog... please read this post here...You'll come to see where and why Miss America Junkies began and learn where I'm coming from. :)

Unfortunately, I'm afraid this decision is already one state behind!!! I owe the Miss New Hampshire contestants an apology! Megan Lyman, a 2 time first runner up and former Miss NH IMOT was crowned in April and is the first contestant for Miss America 2013 (Pictures here at MissNH.org).

While watching the preliminary results for Miss New Hampshire, it dawned on me that I could of/should of put my thoughts on in writing regarding the Miss NH contestants for anyone who wished to keep me honest. After all, the web has given us all priority access to pertinent pageant info... and i for one, am not afraid to use it! So, with apologies to the lovely ladies in Miss New Hampshire (and the 1st through 4th runner ups surrounding the winner in the photo above), please know, I'll catch you next year. :)

For everyone else, it's about to get nuts! Starting with this weekend! That's right - 2 more state queens will be named this weekend... Miss Pennsylvania and Miss Rhode Island. Which means, I need to stock the freezer with my favorite flavors asap if we hope to get this done in time! Lots of research between now and then... my brain is about to absorb more pageant info in the next 2 months than Lou Holtz has speech teachers (another ESPN reference... sorry).

Let the Games Begin!!! :)

MAJ

AHHHH....Sunday night....I am sitting watching The Celebrity Apprentice with my tummy full of peanut butter and jelly reminiscing about this past weekend. Needless to say...I am exhausted...but it was SO worth it!

I call this the weekend of walks because in 2 days, I participated in 3 different walks at different ends of the state! On Saturday, after a quick trip to visit a children's princess tea party (talk about my type of party...) I was off the Wilmington to cut the ribbon and start the Walk for Chimes. This is an AWESOME cause which serves and supports people with disabilities. Not only did I get to meet and take a million pictures, but I received and gave and least 400 hugs. It is really wonderful to see that a crown can really bring people together no matter what their differences might be.
I was up early...(and by early...I mean SUPER, up before God Himself early...) the next morning to attend the Rehoboth Beach Breast Cancer Walk. Having many relatives that are breast cancer survivors, this cause will always be near and dear to my heart. My favorite appearance, however, had to be the next and final appearance of the day. I hurried on down to attend the Buddy Walk at the University of Delaware to support my (#twitterlessdumbliz) sister's best friend, Natalie. Natalie and her family are great friends of ours and they have a new 6th addition to their always awesome family. Robby was born with Downs Syndrome and I was there to walk with the newly formed "Rockin' Robby" group. Having worked with children with Special Needs since 6th grade, this is always one of my favorite things to do. Not only did I walk in support of Robby, but I got to meet kids of all ages. I danced with them nonstop to songs for 3 hours. Did I get blisters? Obviously. Would I do it again? In a heartbeat. BEST. DAY. EVER.

Until next time! Stay chill :)

xoxo,

Maria

PHIL 4:13

A little under a year ago, I was crowned the 70th Anniversary Miss Delaware. To this day, I still cannot believe all that I have done and how much I have grown as a person. June 16th, I have to crown the 71st Miss Delaware who will have the opportunity to compete in the Miss America Pageant and spread the word about this fabulous organization for a full year!

I only half expected what was to come this year. I knew that I would be in hospitals, classrooms, talking about my safe driving platform, as well as doing photo shoots and fashion shows. What I was not prepared for, however, was the amount of influence my crown and sash could carry, especially with little girls. I knew that these girls would look up to me, but seeing the looks on their faces when I let them try on my crown was unbelievable. On room-to-room hospital visits, having the children talk to me like I had been their friend forever is a feeling that I will never forget as long as I live.

To all the girls competing for Miss Delaware...Yes, only one will wear the Miss Delaware crown on June 16th, but know that you can have the same impact even as a local titleholder. Use your year to spread love and joy to everyone!

Good Luck on June 16th, ladies! I am so proud of each and every one of you!

Photo Shoot with StephLeeuwenPhotography

LOVE me some StephLeeuwenPhotography!

With my new best friend, Marie!

My FAVORITE hostess from Miss America, Judy, came to support me at the Miss Delaware fashion show!

With one my my favorite girls EVER, Spenser, at the Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington DC!

Future Miss Pa? I think so! Love you, Ryann!

I live for moments like this!

At the Bug and Bud Festival with some beauty queens! :)

I helped judge the new Mr. Delaware!

With some local titleholders at the Miss Delaware Fashion Show!

The judges with our new (and hilarious) Mr. Delaware!

As for me, I have been incredibly busy in the last few months. I have traveled extensively throughout the state promoting the "awesomeness" of this organization that so greatly changed my life.

However, not all Miss States are perfect......for example....

SIDENOTE (to all the ladies) : Make sure you end up at the right appearance....

A weekend or two ago, I was booked up to my eyeballs. I had 5 appearances in 2 days, so I really had to be on top of everything I was doing. I knew that on one particular Saturday, I had to be in Milford, Delaware, in the morning, Wilmington (or so I thought....) in the afternoon, then head to the bottom of the state right after that to make the third and last appearance on time. For those of you that follow my twitter (@MissDelaware11), you know that it didn't exactly happen that way. I made it to Milford for an awesome appearance at the Bug and Bud Festival. I made it to Wilmington for the "Power of One" festival by 5:30, so I knew I was on my way to a successful day of appearances. I arrived at the Museum of Art in Wilmington to be greeted by valet parking and other well dressed ladies and gentlemen that were walking in as well. I walked in and everyone was very excited to see me....almost too excited....I started mingling, taking pictures with all the professional photographers, and shaking hands. I met the old editor of Time Magazine and we talked for a solid 10 minutes about my experiences as Miss Delaware and my trip to Miss America. As I finally hung up my coat, I asked a woman if she was excited for the "Power of One" presentation. She responded that she was not there for the "Power of One," but rather for a woman's art exhibit that was opening that day......UMMMM.....WHAT?!?! I called my business manager right away and after a quick "google" search, realized that I was actually supposed to be at the Dover art museum.... Yes, folks...there was magically an event happening at the place I thought I was supposed to be....Needless to say, I had to say a quick goodbye, blushing all the way out...Leave it to me to invite myself to an event that I wasn't even invited to...

Wonderful...my year is ending in a very exciting fashion...

This weekend is another one jam packed with appearances. I am making my last few weeks as memorable as I possibly can!

Until next time,
Stay Chill,

Maria Cahill

Phil 4:13

Hi everyone!! A brief update on what has been happening...including an introduction of the new Miss Delaware's Outstanding Teen!

Some Saint Patrick's Day dancing activies!!

Taught a future Miss Delaware some dance steps :)

On route to the Miss Delaware Fashion Show with my sister!

With former Miss Delaware sweetheart and wonderful friend, Bliss!! We had a blast at the Miss Delaware Scholarship Fashion Show :)

Striking a pose with one of the local teens! Love you, Mia!

Miss Delaware's Outstanding Teen is.......MORGAN!!!!

This past weekend, Miss Delaware's Outstanding Teen was crowned!! Fellow Aquinas Academy student and good friend, Morgan Burris, was crowned! This girl has got some SERIOUS talent....I am talking "could easily win a talent award at Miss America's Outstanding Teen" talent....unbelievable. She sang "Home," from The Wiz, and literally blew the audience away...AND she is absolutely GORGEOUS to boot! I am SOOOOO proud of this young lady :)

Hear her sing and talk a little about her inspirational adoption platform - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovlY0Wsc8BA

and again...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHe-JAB3dMg&feature=related

I cannot wait to go to Florida to root her on!!

More updates coming this week!!

XO,
Maria

John 3:16

Hey everyone!! It is safe to say that after about two months, I have finally got the time zones correct in my head...it was a little hard to get back to Delaware time after being in Las Vegas for 11 days. Since being back in the First State, I have gone back to business as usual and I am loving every single minute of it. It is hard to believe that I have only 3 months left...I remember when I won, previous winners would tell me how fast my year would go....that has been the truest statement I have heard all year.

Ever since returning, I have been speaking in a lot of elementary school about the Miss Delaware
platform," Character Counts. This is where I go into classrooms and talk about respect, responsiblity, and how to become a person of good character. These days in classrooms may take up to 7 hours, but they are SOOOO worth it.

SIDENOTE: If you haven't already noticed, I am not the "typical" pageant chick...that tends to boil over to my teaching. I would hope that if I had a guest queen come to chill in my classroom for an hour, it better be exciting...otherwise, I would ask my teacher if I could go straight to naptime on my carpet square or something...you know....so I always start my talks with speaking about my love for junk food, video games (which always draws large cheers, especially from the young men audience) and sports. Got to do what you got to do to make kids feel comfortable around you!

My favorite part besides teaching the actual lesson itself, is the Q and A part. If you follow my twitter (MissDelaware11), I post what I call the Cute Kid Questions of the Day.

SIDENOTE: I am going back in my super exciting archives and posting some of these Cute Kid Quote of the Day.

1. "Do you have a boyfriend?" "Nope!" "Then can you come over and play legos with me?"
2. "I have 99 piggies on my farm. And 3 mommies. We ate the daddies yesterday."
3. "Are you and Mr. Delaware married and do you have kids?"
4. "Since you irish dance, do you drink a lot of beer?
5. "Can you sign my forehead? I swear my mom won't mind!"

And that is just a few of the millions I seem to get...it's all these types of questions, as well as serious ones, that make this job so much fun!

At a fashion show for my wonderful hair sponsor, Michael Christopher, I found Jungle Bob, who let me hold the boa constrictor...Britney Spears style!

I had the wonderful opportunity to visit our Veterans at a local VA hospital! What an incredible day!

I modeled wedding dresses for Brides To Be in Rehoboth. I even had flower girls :)

I am working with Wilmington University on a new campaign! Stay tuned!

Another shot of my VA hospital visits. This man was a Pearl Harbor Survivor and to hear his story was so moving. God bless our troops, past and present!!

More blog posts to come soon! I am out of hibernation! :)

Stay chill,

Maria

Philippians 4:13

Can you believe it? It's almost time for State Pageant Season again! Hundreds of girls will compete, but only 53 will be chosen to represent their coveted state title and compete for the honor of being named Miss America 2013!

At Miss America Junkies, we're especially looking forward to the upcoming State Pageant summer season. Unfortunately, because so many State Pageants are held on the same weekend, we're not able to be in multiple places at once. However, we do consider every invitation to attend a 'Miss State' and enjoy the chance to meet "Junkies From Across the Country".

Because of a great deal of interest and excitement regarding Miss America Junkies, we thought we'd outline how you can bring the Junkies to your State Pageant.

If you're interested in hosting Miss America Junkies at your State Pageant, here's how:

- Please send an official invitation via email (MissAmericaJunkies@aol.com) or Facebook message from a member of the Miss State Board of Directors. While flattering, invitations from non-board members can also be problematic. To ensure "The Junkies" are wanted, we ask that a board member extend the invitation.

- 2 Press Credentials to all official Miss State events during pageant week, including Preliminary and/or Finals competition

- 2 tickets to any additional events of interest during pageant week (parade, gala, crowning celebrations, etc)

- Additional items such as hotel accommodations or transportation are certainly not necessary, however they are appreciated when deciding which state pageant to attend (especially when multiple invitations have been extended for state pageants held on the same weekend)

Finally, while we will arrive in the capacity of 'press', please know that first and foremost, we're pageant fans! True Junkies! That means we get our kicks out of seeing girls grow, mature and succeed, during their quest to become the next Miss America! Trust me, we've 'played-the-game' before and won't be pursuing any 'gotcha' moments - that's not our style. Rather, our desire is to continue to show our support for the Miss America Organization and its numerous volunteers who give so much of themselves to see young women achieve more than they ever imagined. If you prefer we attend any of the events during your State Pageant as guests rather than press, then you got it - no questions asked. :)

It would be our honor and pleasure to meet you, watch your State Pageant, and report the good news back to the "Junkie Family". Once again, if interested please send your requests to:

MissAmericaJunkies@aol.com
Private message us on Facebook
or Catch us on Twitter (MAJunkies).

And Long Live the Junkies! :)