Laine Berry our new Mrs. International

I have to tall all of you how proud I am of Brenda! She did a fantastic job and really looked beautiful. We should all be so proud of her.

Our new Mrs. International 2008 is Laine Berry, 1st runner up Mrs. Georgia Meredith Boyd, 2nd runner up Mrs. South Carolina Patti Mercer, 3rd runner up Mrs. DC Deanna Linz and 4th runner up Mrs. Oklahoma Sasha Townsend. Great job ladies you all looked beautiful.

I will post more pictures in the morning.

Autumn Short

Final Day

Hello, this is Autumn Short Brenda's director. I wanted to post a little update about Brenda and how she is doing.

Last night was the prelim pageant and she looked AMAZING. Brenda really stood out on stage. I am so proud of her. She is a wonderful representative for Idaho. She is making us all so proud of her.

Tonight is the final night. I was only able to snap one photo last night, but I will post more tonight or in the morning.

Just know Brenda is feeling great and is very excited for tonight (so am I)!

Please check back and I hope to have more pictures posted soon.

Autumn Short

PS
Brenda is in the green dress.

Prelim

So here we are at Prelim night! We had a full day of rehearsal and then about 1 hour to run back to our room to start getting ready. Autumn (my director) came to my room to "help" me do my hair. You can see we were having a lot of fun making sure my hair is BIG enough. Don't worry it all turned out great.

I also posted a picture of what people see as soon as they get off the elevator on my floor. There is also a picture of my door.

I am off to the theater for the prelim pageant. Wish me luck here I GO>>>>>>>>>>>>>



Brenda Mee
Mrs. Idaho International 2008

Thursday

Can you believe we are already at Thursday? I have had such a wonderful time here in Chicago. I am so thankful that I have been able to share my message about "Get Up, Get Out and Get Active" with so many wonderful people.

Thursday at 9:30am was my interview. All the Judges were wonderful! One of the judges is from our neighbor state of Oregon, and is a cow girl at heart! It was nice to see another cow girl.

After interview Mrs. NJ, Mrs. Pen, and myself met up with Port Ministries to give the shelter some PJ's for the children. I love the fact that these PJ's will help a child sleep better tonight.

After all the interviews were finished it was off to rehearsal. After rehearsal I had a nice surprise waiting for me when I got off the elevator..... My director Autumn Short had decorated the hall and my door with GO IDAHO signs!

The last pictures are from the cocktail dinner on Wednesday night. It was great to see all the beautiful dresses the ladies had.

We are almost to the final night! I do want to remind you that there is still time to go and vote for your favorite contestant at http://www.mrsinternational.com/voting.php?id=196 it is $1.00 per vote.

I will post more for everyone to see later! Wish me luck.

Brenda Mee
Mrs. Idaho International 2008

Wednesday

What a GREAT day, we all met to take a trolley tour of down town Chicago. What a beautiful place. After downtown we then went to lunch at the Signature room (what a view). After we returned to the hotel from downtown Chicago we had our makeup seminar then it was off to our first rehearsal.

At tonight dinner we will have our group photo. Stay tuned for more photo's to come.

I am having a wonderful time. Each lady here has a special quality about them that is different. I have been enjoying every moment getting to know the ladies here. I am excited about the new friendships I have started!

From Chicago
Brenda Mee
Mrs. Idaho International 2008

Day 2

Today Mrs. Idaho Brenda Mee, Mrs. New Jersey Kimberly Meehan and Mrs. Pennsylvania Susan Huntley went to the children's shelter to share the importance of "Heart Health"(Mrs. Idaho), "The Importance of a Healthy Smile" (Mrs. New Jersey) and "Making Higher Education" Possible" (Mrs. Pennsylvania) with them.

Monday Day 1

Monday was a day filled with errands! My evening gown was steamed and is now wrinkle free, by morning my new "mystic tan" should start to appear, my new nails look great.

I had my very own "Miss Congeniality" deja vu today. Kimberly Meehan, Mrs. New Jersey called my room today and wanted to meet in person to discuss our trip to the children's shelter tomorrow and our pajama donation program. She wanted to meet in person and said she would be right up. She knocked on our door and immediately hug both Kevin and I and hopped up on our bed and we just started chatting away like we were BFF's! I was immediately reminded of the scene in "Miss Congeniality" where the contestant knocked on Sandra Bullock's door and wanted to share hot chocolate with her and came right in and became an instant friend. Mrs. New Jersey's beauty is only surpassed by her warmth and compassion.

Today at the hotel I met former Mrs. United States, Shannon Devine! She is representing the state of North Carolina her mother and friend Jamie Shaw - the famous designer of pageant swimsuits! Shannon has a delightful little southern drawl and in person she is much prettier than her pictures!

A huge picture board of all the contestants has been posted in the main foyer of the hotel lobby. I will get a picture of it tomorrow.

Brenda Mee
Mrs. Idaho International 2008






Top Picture:
Mrs. Idaho Intl Brenda Mee with Mrs. North Carolina Intl Shannon Devine.

Picture #2
Brenda and Kimberly Meehan Mrs. New Jersey met to discuss plans for tomorrows trip to the Mantle Educational Center and the PJ drive.

Bottom Picture:
The International banner hanging on the outside of the Double Tree Hotel where the ladies will be staying.