Miss NE Day 1

Well, it's hard to believe but the weekend has crept up on me and it's time to pass the torch. Miss Nebraska USA 2011 started today and marked T-3 days till I will officially be a "former." BUT, on a lighter note, it was great to meet all the contestants competeing for this weekend and we had a great first day!

Amanda and I before registration.

With Amy Spilker, a Miss contestant at orientation.

18 Miss girls and 15 teen girls traveled to downtown Lincoln, NE to the Holiday Inn to compete this weekend for Miss Nebraska USA and Miss Nebraska Teen USA. We started the day with orientation. Then it was off for the fun stuff: pictures! We took a group swimsuit photo then the girls took registration and evening gown pictures that can be found at missnebraskausa.com.

Amanda and I goofing off!

After swimsuit pictures!

After orientation it was back to our room for a little down time to rest and unpack. At 6PM we headed into the ball room for the banquet. We ate a great dinner then had some fun on the dance floor! And you may think this was the end to our night, but no, this weekend is jam packed!

With Brooke Herbig, a Miss contestant.

Dancing with one of the girl's little sisters at the dance.

With some of the girls at the dance.

Some of the beautiful contestants.

Next it was off to rehearsals! Everyone changed into comfy clothes and we started learning the choreography for the opening number dance. Amanda and I only had to learn an 8 count and we were done! So we watched the girls practice then headed back up to our room to relax and get to bed early!

Tomorrow more fun starts! I'll keep you updated!

Yours truly,

Belinda Wright

Miss Nebraska USA