Miss IL Oustanding Preteen Photo contest

hi All, please vote for my daughter Sheridan Hurtig for Miss IL Oustanding PreTeen most photogenic.
here is the link
http://www.missillinois.org/preteen/photogenic.html

She is the last one of the pictures.
you vote at the top of the page. You can vote one time per IP Address. please vote for Sheridan and have your friends vote too.

the Contest is based 50% on the most votes and 50% on the judges choosing the best photo.

Here is the photo to look for;

Libertyville Township Meeting

this Thursday is the Libertyville Township Meeting, come join us at the Libertyville township office.
7pm. See what the township is up to!
sari

Hope Rocks Pageant

Saturday was the Hope Rocks Pageant in Grayslake IL. it was a fundraiser for fibromyalgia.



There were about 16 girls of all ages from baby to 16, i believe competing.
Sheridan was in the 9-12 preteen range, she is currently 12. She was the only one her age competing.


her young friends, Mia and Orianna also competed.

there were two parts to the competition, formalwear and 80's themewear. it was an 80's themed pageant.
after competition there was a contest for best 80's dance moves and an ice cream social.

this is part of the American Beauty Productions system - www.pageantelegance.com
what is nice about these pageants is that everyone wins a crown, and if you win the division you get a sash and trophy. there was also a high point title, the person who got the highest score of the entire pageant.


in this pageant there was a tie between sheridan and Orianna. they both got 119 total. sheridan got a 60 in 80's wear and a 59 in beauty and orianna the opposite. they broke the tie based on the best 80's wear score so sheridan got the overall title. it was a shcoker because she was crowned in her preteen division and then later called b/c of the tie and took the overall.

Miss Chicago Photo Shoot

Last Sunday Sheridan had new photos taken for Miss Chicago Outstanding PreTeen.
They were taken by the spectacular photographer Jennifer Heim. She made the shoot fun, had music and a great, new, magnificent, beautiful home studio.

She also takes photos for Miss Galaxy, our good friends Zena M. and Abbie H have shot magnificent photos with her as well. You would be wise to look her up. Her prices are reasonable and she makes it fun.



Here are a few of them of Sheridan. Wow doesnt she look old? She is only 12 so I will be getting a shotgun soon. LOL. I think Sheridan is exceptionally photogenic but of course I am a little bit biased towards my own child.


Sheridan, Miss Chicago Outstanding Preteen 2011

Concordia Relay for Life April 2009

There was a great Relay for Life Event this year at Concordia University. Our fellow Queen Imani Muse (and her mom Leslie) put the event together for IL Queens Unite.

Sheridan attended with her fellow queen as well as many other queens for other pageant systems, and they walked. They also ate, got their faces painted, and had a blast for a very worthwhile cause.


IL Queens posing

Cancer is an important program to support as it has affected our family in many ways. My father passed away from cancer 14 years ago,a rare form, slow growing tumor and two years later my mother died of Ovarian cancer. Sheridan was named after both my parents, Sheldon and Sheila. My stepfather passed away a few years later from throat and then brain cancer, he wasnt even a smoker and my mentor and Sheridan's pseudo grandma, Joy passed away from Ovarian cancer about 4 years ago as well.

Anytime you have an opportunity to support this worthy cause you should attend a relay for life. We did a few last year and a few the year before. There is always so much to do and so many ways to fundraise and have fun while doing it.


Imani M. and Sheridan, IL Coed Princes and Preteen 2010

Sweeps Pageant

Last weekend we went to the last pageant for the Miss IL pageants season before the Miss IL contest in Marion, IL June 28-July 3, 2011.

Here are the pictures of a few of the girls, the Miss Chicago Miss, Teen and PreTeen and a few of the Preteen Queens with Sheridan from other local systems.

Enjoy.

Miss Chicago Outstanding Preteen

Hi All,
On March 20, 2010 while I was out of town on a business trip, my good friends Sam and Allie took care of my daughter Sheridan and brought her to the Miss Chicago competiton held at Northeastern University.

There were a total of 6 preteens competing, one of which was Sheridan, three teens and 20-22 Miss contestants.

As I was waiting to board a plane i frantically tried to contact any friends that were there to see how interview had went. It was scheduled at 11am but ended up occuring at about 1 or 130. Sheridan wore the cutest outfit, a black sweater dress with a faux black and white collared shirt under it and a red belt and red pumps.
Sheridan interviewed with a panel of 5 judges and it went well. It went so well that one said during her interview what an inspiration she was and how impressed she was, did you see i said DURING the interview, wow.


Sheridan in interview outfit, after a good, positive interview.

I finally was able to connect via Facebook and Sam as well so she posted updates on FB. It seems the theater they were in was a deadzone for wireless so know one could text me.

Sam on FB invited a group of over 50 people to attend as a cheering section for Sheridan since I was not there to support her and I am as loud as 50, LOL.
We had a great group show up, 30 people or so including Sam and Allie, Cassidy and Janine, Jen, Sam and Aliya, Annika, Coleen and Brianna, Tricia, Julie and Meg, Kristen and Robin, Sheryl and Cassie, Zena and her fellow Galaxy queen, Sharon and Kalina, Jim, Alicia and Mia, and of course the outgoing preteen queen who is a friend Ashley. There may be more that I missed but it was a great turn out. Thank you all for being there when I could not be there.

Some of Sheridan's cheering section. thanks for coming.

Sheridan was amazing in talent so I heard and when she walked out in her blue gown really shown through. She had also modeled sportswear and after opening number answered her pop question. I believe it went well.

Sheridan Modeling for Sportswear

She ended up winning. My stomach was in knots, until I found out. I was so happy and excited for her. Now she will be under the director Cara and have a great year with I hope what will be many events.



Just crowned and the new queens