Can you Guess who used Arthur Garcia? I sure can!

So three of these girls used Arthur Garcia for their headshots and three didn't. I don't think I need to say who used who.

Photos used in the program books are the first impression to the judges.

Enough said...Use Arthur Garcia of Select Studios.

Oh, and in case you really can't figure it out. The three girls across the top of the page didn't use him.

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Don Baker will fire up your Q&A

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I think all "U.S. Americans" remember the famous response from Miss Teen South Carolina, Caitlin Upton. Take a look http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj3iNxZ8Dww . I'm pretty sure that she didn't work with Don Baker. The contestants he works with simply don't blow up their answers like that. If you want to be the best of the best work with Don Baker. No, he can't make your teeth whiter or your boobs bigger, but he can give you the techniques to do a great interview and make your top 5 on stage answer stand out. He is based in Houston--probably one of the many reasons why Texas pageant queens are always so fabulous--but travels all over the US. Check out his website to see when he will be in your area www.donbakercommunications.com . Make the trip to the closest city to see him, I promise you won't regret it!

Kent the Choreographer

I just realized that I used the word "butt" in both of my last two blogs. I can assure you that this is all about pageants and not about behinds! However, the only word I can think of to describe Kent the Choreographer is Butt-Head!!! (sorry, yes, I said it again) I had been warned about this man but was not worried at all because gay men and I hit it off like peanut butter and jelly! Always! He still to this day has been the only exception throughout my whole existence. So, as you can imagine when he chose me as one of his many victims to use and abuse I was utterly shocked! Beware my fellow pageant contestants, if you have a slit up your evening gown he may refer to you as a "whore," if you mess up a dance move he may call you a "clumsy idiot"! The question I must ask is why do pageant coordinators hire him year after year? Yes, he helps win Emmy's and get a performance together but should the ladies competing for a crown really be called degrading things like tramps and morons? Do pageant producers really want to see their contestants on stage with puffy eyes because he had reduced so many of them to tears? I don't think so! Kent, perhaps you would be better of treating contestants with a little more respect. I truly feel like nasty actions always come back to bite you in the butt (there I go again). The year I was given a little dose of the wrath of Kent a contestant walked down the stairs at the front of the stage when she was supposed to stay on stage and others followed. Talk about messing up a live TV show. Karma Kent? Bet this wouldn't have happened if you wouldn't have chewed her out on stage the day before. What do you have to say for your self?



I apologize for my lack of pictures and last names. I don't want to throw him under the bus too bad. However, I feel that it is my duty as a pageant contestant to warn you! If you ever find your self rehearsing during pageant week under the mercy of a man named Kent, watch yourself!

Butt Goo...I mean glue

When my pageant coach brought this body glue to me and told me where to put it I thought she was kidding. Turns out that during competition I valued this little green bottle just as much as my Chanel lip gloss! Yes, it is true...us pageant girls do really glue our swimsuits to our outer butt cheeks during competition. And I guess if we are really being honest here, I should tell you that I even take advantage of this fabulous goup before I head out to pool parties. Bikini bottoms stay in perfect position even after preforming your best belly flop into the pool. For all of you out there with a swimsuit competition in your future, trust me, this is the best body/butt glue to keep in your pageant tool kit! Careful when you go to change though. We don't want you losing any skin!

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It broke her butt and broke my heart!

If any of you watched the Miss Universe Pageant and know Crystle Stewart then I'm sure you share my pain! As a former Miss Texas USA competitor and peer of Crystle, I truly believe that she deserved to win Miss Texas USA and was a complete shoo in to win Miss USA. As I anxiously awaited July 13th, the day of Miss Universe, to approach I truly thought that Crystle had the title in the bag. I think all of Texas could see the Miss Universe crown on her head already! But what I saw was just too weird! Crystle was born knowing how to walk gracefully in an evening gown and high heels. Using hair spray as butt glue is second nature for her! How is it possible for her to bite it after one step on stage in her evening gown?!?! I know it might sound overly dramatic but I almost cried, seriously! After many sleepless nights I have come to a conclusion...it had to have been a set up! Many of you probably remember watching the same thing happen to Miss USA last year, our dear Rachel Smith. How can something that is unheard of happening (Miss USA falling in front of millions of people) happen two years in a row? What did they put on the bottom of your shoe or pour on the steps of the stage Crystle? Only you could manage to still score an 8.5 after taking such a tumble!