NYC Media Tour

 

Hello all!

WOW did I have a busy two days at the Miss USA NYC Media Tour.  I had an amazing time getting to know the other girls while riding around on a double-deck tour bus to various interviews. 
Highlights of the trip include...

• Meeting Donald Trump! He is an impressive, articulate man and I really don't think his hair is that bad.
• Regis & Kelly (airs Monday, 5/30)
• The Today Show appearance
• Fox & Friends appearance
• LXTV segment
• AOL interview
• Dinner at P.F. Chang's
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And last but not least... our participation in Fleet Week events!  It is currently Fleet Week in NYC.  Fleet Week is both a celebration and educational event for the public to join with our Navy and Marine Corps.  It gives us all a chance to say "thank you" to the men and women who risk their lives to protect ours.  Events during Fleet Week include ship tours, lectures, fun competitions, music, The Parade of Ships, and a Memorial Day ceremony. 

Our participation in Fleet Week was two-fold.  We first attended a barbecue aboard the Iwo Jima ship.  This gave us a chance to really talk to members of the Navy and Marine Corps.  It was really great to talk to these people and learn more about what they do, where they've been, and how it is to serve our country.  I even was sought out by a few Vermonters!  How fun.  Our second event was a Bike Build in partnership with the USO.  We were teamed up with men and women in the Navy and Marine Corps to assemble bicycles that were to be given to children of deployed soldiers.  This was really great.  We even got to see some kids test the bikes out.  Don't worry... there was a Quality Assurance Specialist who made sure we built the bikes correctly!

One of the most memorable things of this trip was the experience of riding the double-deck tour bus.  People walking and driving the streets of NYC often realized that we were a bus full of Miss USA contestants, and they would shout random state names at the bus and take pictures and wave.  We even had rapper Flavor Flave hanging out the window of his fancy SUV to yell up to us. 

It was great to see the girls and sad to see them leave.  BUT I will see them all in a week in Vegas.  I won't miss them for too long.  MISS USA HERE I COME!