Miss Seattle

Congratulations to McKinley Smith, crowned Miss Seattle 2010.

Tamara and I with the lovely Jackie Mendez, Miss Pierce County.

2009 Miss Tri-Cities Jerrica Fowler and 2009 Miss Tri-Cities Outstanding Teen Samantha Brown.

Queens For a Cure Benefit Pageant

Event Founders and Emcees Kennedy and Victoria.

Breast cancer survivors in the audience being presented on stage.

This event raised over $10,000 which will be donated through Race for the Cure. At the race, all Queens for a Cure participants will have the opportunity to display their banners and crowns in recognition of their fundraising efforts.

Pageant judge - Chandler Batiste, Miss Whatcom County 2009 and first runner-up at Miss Washington 2009.

Taylor Mann - Queens for a Cure Supreme Queen. Taylor raise over $1,000 for Race for the Cure.

Isabelle Banks - Queens for a Cure Supreme Princess. Isabelle raised $825.00 for Race for the Cure. She was also first runner up in the Junior Pre Teen division.

Pageant Judge and friend - Tia Hunsperger. Tia was Mrs. Washington Globe 2003 and placed as 2nd runner up at the Mrs. US Globe Pageant.

Cheyanne Garcia - Queens for a Cure Pre-Teen Queen.

Kendall Sadler - Queens for a Cure Supreme Sweetheart and Kelly Backous - Queens for a Cure Miss Queen.
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Today I attended the first annual Queens for a Cure Benefit Pageant founded by two amazing young ladies. Victoria Knight and Kennedy Miller formed Queens for a Cure after a friends mother passed away from breast cancer. Inspired by the love of their own mothers, they wondered if they could do something to help prevent more daughters from losing their mothers. Queens for a Cure raises money by holding the pageant event and donating proceeds to breast cancer research. The Supreme titles encourage participants to go out into their communities and raise additional donations.

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Mrs. Oregon America 2010

Mrs. Washington contestants represent at Mrs. Oregon America 2010.

Mrs. Oregon America 2009 - Joelle Rankins-Goodwin.

Jamicka Jones (Mrs. Fife).

Kathy Kannada, Mrs. Washington America 2002.

Miss Washington County - Kaya McGrath

Group photo: Elizabeth Larsen (Mrs. Washington 2009), Derozette Banks (Mrs. King County), Amanda Gonzales Merrill (Miss Oregon's Outstanding Teen), Irene Schade (Mrs. Olympia), Carla Richards (Mrs. Pierce County), Lisa Quast (Mrs. Issaquah).

Pageant Judge Emma Pellet - Emma is the reigning Miss Oregon Earth 2009 and will compete for the title of Miss Oregon USA in the fall. She is the November cover model for Supermodels Unlimited magazine.

Sandra Herder, Mrs. Oregon International 2009, and Sheilja Patel, Miss Teen Oregon International 2009.

The new Mrs. Oregon America - Joy Huston.

Group photo - Derozette Banks (Mrs. King County), Lisa Quast (Mrs. Issaquah), Joelle Rankins-Goodwin (Mrs. Oregon America 2009), Elizabeth Larsen (Mrs. Washington America 2009), Joy Huston (Mrs. Oregon America 2010), Tamara DePorter (Mrs. Seattle), Laura Hunter (Mrs. Whatcon County), Carla Richards (Mrs. Pierce County).

Pageant Host - Chet Buchanan

Dinner at Applebee's Restaurant.

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Mrs. Washington contestants traveled to Lake Oswego Oregon to cheer on contestants at the 2010 Mrs. Oregon America pageant.