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Tuesday, July 3rd, 2012
We just got back to work after being with all the Miss Illinois contestants at the Miss Illinois Scholarship Organization (Miss America). We drove down to Marion, Illinois early on Thursday morning so we would be there for the Miss Illinois Outstanding Teen Pageant, as we also dress her for the national competition. We were thrilled to also watch Maddie Marzella, Miss Chicago Outstanding Preteen be selected as Miss Illinois Outstanding Preteen. Maddie sings beautifully and is gorgeous!!!
The new Miss Illinois Outstanding Teen is Grace Khachatarian of Champaign, Illinois. For those of you who follow pageants, Grace was also Miss Illinois Outstanding Preteen. Grace is a wonderful ballet dancer and performed a beautiful dance and will definitely do well at the Nationals held in Orlando this summer. We definitely look forward to dressing her for nationals and getting to know her better!
The Miss Illinois Pageant had so many great contenders this year! April Strong, 2nd Runner Up, also won overall Evening Gown competition. We are so proud to have dressed April for this competition. She looked absolutely stunning and so regal. I know April has a great future in front of her in whatever she chooses. Jen Carr, 1st runner up, is so charming and pretty, and we definitely hope Jen comes back next year! I am sure the judges had a hard decision as all the finalists were outstanding.
We are so proud of Megan Ervin- our newly crowned Miss Illinois! She is stunning, articulate and talented, though I have to admit I am extremely jealous of her abs! Truly amazing!! I met Megan’s parents at the pageant, who are so nice and truly thrilled for their daughter.
We will soon begin the design phase with Mac Duggal for her national competition evening gown for Miss America in January!!! Stephanie Piller will begin intensive training with Megan soon also! We are off to a great start!!! Let’s get another top ten/ winner for Illinois again this year!!!!
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Thursday, April 12th, 2012
Well, it was a whirlwind weekend full of pageant frenzy last weekend. We were so glad to see all our Illinois and Wisconsin Galaxy International contestants and friends. The competition was very tough in the Miss category- but the new Miss Illinois Galaxy is Gina Melchiorri from Bloomington, Illinois, and the first runner up was Marcella Gillen. All the contestants looked gorgeous!
The Galaxy Pageant is divided into 5 categories, each worth 20%- Interview, Photo,
Swimsuit, Fashion and Evening Gown. Tim Kretschmann, of the PageantCast, was a
terrific emcee and kept the pageants moving quickly. The newly crowned Teen
Illinois Galaxy is Rachel Barter. The new Mrs. Illinois Galaxy is Christine
Fascetti. Their beautiful director and our pageant coach, Stephanie Piller, was
there but it is her last year as director.
And saying goodbye, but not farewell, to Despina Ades, Zena Malak, Scherrie Davis and Lisa Simmons was hard. Definitely some of our favorite people.
Good luck to all and we will definitely see you at Galaxy Internationals in Orlando in July and we will have a booth!!!!
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Friday, April 6th, 2012
Pageant season is upon us and we’ve been busy hosting,
preparing, and participating in them!
March 24th we were lucky enough to host the Miss
Heart of Illinois and Miss Heartland Preliminary for Miss Illinois. There were
a lot of great contestants and the judges had a difficult task picking the
winners. Miss Illinois is part of the Miss America Scholarship Organization
which is a not-for-profit that focuses on community service; specifically
Children’s Miracle Network, bullying, and Character Counters to name a few.
Contestants participated in five areas: Private Interview,
On-Stage Question, Active Wear, Evening Gown, and Talent. Although there were
many who competed ultimately only four could go home with a title. Emily
McConnell is the 2012 Miss Heart of Illinois and April Strong was crowned the
2012 Miss Heartland. The teen for Miss Heart of Illinois went to Kierstin
Thompson and preteen went to Katelyn Roberts.
There was a reoccurring theme with the contestant’s attire;
color. From swim to interview to evening wear color was everywhere! Kierstin
strolled in to interview with a gorgeous watermelon colored dress. Emily
showcased a gorgeous neon yellow evening gown that popped on stage. Katelyn
Roberts was crowned wearing a lime green evening gown.
One thing for certain, the state competition is going to be
tough!
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Monday, March 12th, 2012
Hi
I am in San Antonio waiting to watch the Miss High School America Pageant and the Miss Collegiate America.
We are sponsoring Despina Ades, Miss Illinois High School;
;
Chelsea Reardon, Miss Illinois Collegiate;
and Gina Melchiorri, Miss Iowa Collegiate.
They have had a fun week- going to a ranch, going to Sea World, the famous San Antonio Riverwalk, the magnificent Alamo and of course, autograph signing.
Preliminary competition starts tonight and you can watch it too! Check out the website for the link but there is a charge ;(. The girls will be competing in
fun fashion, evening gown, on stage question and of course interview which they have tomorrow.
The finals are tomorrow night so I can’t wait to see everyone. They are doing
great and are perfect representatives for us!! Wish them all luck!!!! I’ll keep
you posted on Facebook so if not already, add Bridal Elegance as a friend!!
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Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
Look no further…
As the pageant consultant for Bridal Elegance, I can assure you we can meet all of your competition needs!
We are your one-stop pageant shop!
Please join us on Sunday, February 19 at 1:00p for our 2012 Style Show Extravaganza!
This will be THE pageant trunk show of the year!
We will be featuring a runway fashion show with designs from Mac Duggal, Sherri Hill, as well as our new Allyce King Swimsuit line.
Mac Duggal and Allyce King will be here to meet you as well as Miss Illinois, Hannah Smith!
We will have raffles for store gift certificates and special discounts apply for any attending pageant contestant!
Doors open at 12:00n, Style Show begins at 1:00p
Come meet me and all of our special guests on February 19th at BRIDAL ELEGANCE!
Stephanie Piller: Ms. Galaxy International 2010, Illinois Galaxy State Director, and the Official Image Consultant of Bridal Elegance and Pageantry
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Friday, January 27th, 2012
Courtesy of: David Spencer/The State Journal-Register
As many of you know, we recetly attended the Miss Illinois County Fair Pageant. It was great fun as always, and we enjoyed seeing our clients on stage! Cathy Redshaw, the new director, did a great job! Miss Lake County, Brittani Schisler, was chosen as the new Queen for 2012! We were fortunate to be seated by the family of Jackie Driscoll, the 2011 Queen, and truly enjoued seeing all of our County Fair friends. I probably should apologize to the gentleman that I was bidding against on the Bears tickets at the auction… But it was fun!
We are very proud to have provided the opening number dresses for the pageant and definitely enjoyed providing the free pageant coaching sessions that were given by Stephanie Piller in our Style Theater.
I love the crowd at the Miss Illinois County Fair Pageant and admire how they show up and truly support their Queens! It truly shows what a caring system you are!
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Friday, January 20th, 2012
Photo compliments of Getty Images
Bridal Elegance and Pageantry is proud to announce that we dressed Hannah Smith, whoplaced in the top ten at Miss America this past weekend. Bridal Elegance’s Owner, Pageant Coach, as well as designer Mac Duggal and Smith herself all played a huge part in designing this gorgeous gown.
Bridal Elegance will soon be carrying this gown for sale in our Pageant Division.
Please do not hesitate to call or stop in for any questions regarding your
pageant wardrobe! At Bridal Elegance, WE DRESS THE BEST!
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Friday, January 13th, 2012
Courtesy of The Miss America Organization
Miss Illinois America, Hannah Smith
Hi Everybody!
Well, I am sitting at O’Hare Airport waiting for a delayed flight to take off to get me to the Miss America Pageant! Of course, I was supposed to fly out of Midway Airport earlier today, but all flights were cancelled due to weather. So we booked it to O’Hare and got the last three seats available to San Francisco where, after a layover, we hopefully get a flight to Vegas!
I am so excited to get there! Not only do we have great seats at the pageant, we also have our booths at the Miss America Trade Show and are meeting so many new pageant queens and directors! Some of my staff have been here since Tuesday! Stephanie Piller, our Pageant Coach, has been coaching Hannah Smith for several months already and is in Vegas helping her all this week. I can’t wait to see all my pageant friends and Facebook friends attending Miss America! If you are in Vegas, stop in and see us at our booths, #110/20,112- all at Planet Hollywood! And don’t forget to watch Saturday night on ABC!
I will keep you updated on Facebook on the pageant news!!! Talk to you soon!
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Tuesday, December 27th, 2011
The New Year is here, and at Bridal Elegance that means prom season is too! We spend all year preparing for this season, and trust me this year is going to be the best yet. On January 7th and 8th both Bridal Elegance locations (Bloomington and Ottawa) will be celebrating the start of prom season by holding a prom kickoff event. This year our theme will be “A Red Carpet Event”. Make sure you stop in to either of our Bridal Elegance locations to receive the VIP treatment while picking out you perfect prom gown.
The dresses that we have are absolutely stunning! We carry several different designers, but my favorite this season would have to be Mac Duggal. His designs don’t look like every other dress and the detailing is gorgeous. If you want to be the girl that everyone can’t take their eyes off of on the big night, then come look at some of the designs.
Sparkle seems to be the big thing this year, the more rhinestones and sequins on the gowns, the better. We definitely have several gowns that sparkle, but we make sure to cater to any type of style. Whether it be prints or something just beautifully simple, we have it. We have dresses for all price points also.
Make sure you visit us at Bridal Elegance and we promise that you will leave here with the most beautiful gown and all of the most stunning accessories that will add that finishing touch. Then to finish it all off we can match you dress to your date’s tux. You will leave here with everything taken care of in one stop. Keep us in mind for pageant gowns, bridesmaids dresses, and wedding gowns as well!
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Thursday, August 18th, 2011
Just a quick reminder that Miss Illinois Collegiate America and Miss Illinois High School Pageants will be on September 17, 2011 at the Bridal Elegance Style Theater at 205 West Etna Road, Ottawa, Illinois.
The deadline for entering is August 31, 2011 and there is a $250 entry fee. The applications can all be downloaded on the Pageant page of our website at: www.bridalelegance.us.com/pageant.htm
Judging is based on the following:
- 20% Fun Fashion
- 40% Interview
- 40% Evening Gown.
Come join us and have fun!!
Miss Illinois Collegiate America 2011, Alexis Ferracuti
Miss Illinois High School America 2011, Lauren Skarupa
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