Miss OK visits area schools
Brendan Hoover
The children entered the Mustang Trails Elementary gymnasium single file.
As they crossed the gym door threshold, each child in turn saw Miss Oklahoma 2006 Lindsey Miller smiling at them, waiting to speak to grades one through five at the school last Friday.
Nearly every child, boy and girl, after seeing the gleaming crown atop Miller’s head, seemed transfixed.
Jaws dropped. Eyes lit up. Smiles widened.
Such is the effect of meeting a beauty queen.
Miller became Miss Oklahoma Jan. 29 after former Miss Oklahoma Lauren Nelson won the 2007 Miss America Pageant in Las Vegas.
“I was watching the pageant on TV, with all of America. When they called (Nelson’s) name, I felt like I’d just won Miss America. Then she called me about two hours later and asked me if I could take over for her,” Miller said.
Miller finished as the first runner up to Nelson in the 2006 Miss Oklahoma Pageant, putting her first in line for the title if Nelson could not fulfill her responsibilities. Miller finished as the second runner up in the 2005 Miss Oklahoma Pageant, her first attempt at winning the title.
Miller enthusiastically engaged the students during her speech, having the students stretch and choosing volunteers from the audience to help her with demonstrations.
During her presentation, Miller gave the students advice on how to be a winner every day: doing your best, doing what’s right, and never giving up.
At the end of the presentation, Miller sang a song for the students, who clapped in time to the music.
A Harrisburg, Pennsylvania native, Miller graduated with honors in 2005 from Oral Roberts University, earning her degree in broadcast journalism and public relations.
Since college, Miller has pursued her television career, appearing in several national and regional shows and commercials.
Miller has been a mentor for the Big Brothers/Big Sisters organization for over two years, and will continue to spread the importance of mentoring throughout the state until she crowns the next Miss Oklahoma in June, she said.
After the presentation, Miller drove away in her silver Miss Oklahoma PT Cruiser, a perk of the job. But one question remained: how does that little crown stay on her head?
The answer was revealed when she bowed—barrettes, lots of barrettes.
Brendan Hoover
The children entered the Mustang Trails Elementary gymnasium single file.
As they crossed the gym door threshold, each child in turn saw Miss Oklahoma 2006 Lindsey Miller smiling at them, waiting to speak to grades one through five at the school last Friday.
Nearly every child, boy and girl, after seeing the gleaming crown atop Miller’s head, seemed transfixed.
Jaws dropped. Eyes lit up. Smiles widened.
Such is the effect of meeting a beauty queen.
Miller became Miss Oklahoma Jan. 29 after former Miss Oklahoma Lauren Nelson won the 2007 Miss America Pageant in Las Vegas.
“I was watching the pageant on TV, with all of America. When they called (Nelson’s) name, I felt like I’d just won Miss America. Then she called me about two hours later and asked me if I could take over for her,” Miller said.
Miller finished as the first runner up to Nelson in the 2006 Miss Oklahoma Pageant, putting her first in line for the title if Nelson could not fulfill her responsibilities. Miller finished as the second runner up in the 2005 Miss Oklahoma Pageant, her first attempt at winning the title.
Miller enthusiastically engaged the students during her speech, having the students stretch and choosing volunteers from the audience to help her with demonstrations.
During her presentation, Miller gave the students advice on how to be a winner every day: doing your best, doing what’s right, and never giving up.
At the end of the presentation, Miller sang a song for the students, who clapped in time to the music.
A Harrisburg, Pennsylvania native, Miller graduated with honors in 2005 from Oral Roberts University, earning her degree in broadcast journalism and public relations.
Since college, Miller has pursued her television career, appearing in several national and regional shows and commercials.
Miller has been a mentor for the Big Brothers/Big Sisters organization for over two years, and will continue to spread the importance of mentoring throughout the state until she crowns the next Miss Oklahoma in June, she said.
After the presentation, Miller drove away in her silver Miss Oklahoma PT Cruiser, a perk of the job. But one question remained: how does that little crown stay on her head?
The answer was revealed when she bowed—barrettes, lots of barrettes.
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