Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Mankato Magazine is out today!

Miss Mankato Samantha Phillippi is in The Mankato Magazine, a product of The Free Press, it is published monthly by The Free Press and covers the lifestyles of people in our region. It came out today! She is featured in the Chilifest Section.

Thursday, December 17, 2009

Miss Mankato was ringing and singing today!







Miss Mankato Samantha Phillippi was singing and ringing bells today! OUTSIDE Wal-mart...21 degrees, not bad... sunny and beautiful !
We had so much fun!
Comments were made that we were doing it up right! Paul joined Samantha to delight everyone with Christmas songs.
Spreading the holiday cheer!!! our red kettle was very full and very heavy!
We met some wonderful people including Wesley who is an outstanding military man!
THANK YOU WESLEY! It was an honor to meet you!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Monday, December 07, 2009

Miss Mankato delivers our pageant donation to the Mankato ECHO Food Shelf







Samantha delivered 77 pounds of food to the ECHO Food Shelf recently. Donations were raised by offering a discount on the ticket price at the door of the Miss Mankato Pageant night.

Monday, November 30, 2009

Miss Minnesota CD release Pre Party at the MOA for CMN





Brooke giving the thumbs up ! I would give her a thumbs up for a great day at her CD release party! She hosted a wonderful event for CMN and their families.
Shannon had a few smiles for Samantha.

Saturday, November 28, 2009

Miss Mankato serving Chili and the community of Mankato!







Miss Mankato served judge Carol Molnau our Lt. Governor of Minnesota her Chili, along with additional judges Bukata Hayes( 1 of her judges from Miss Mankato 2010) plus Brad Steele and Nicole Winters ( both Miss Mankato 2010 hosts) The Chilifest raised over $16,000 for Minnesota Rett Syndrome Research Association and The Mankato Veterans Memorial Place.


Samantha was able to serve the judges, meet and greet thousands of people, sign autographs, and even serve up some of Shelly's Chili! ( We got 10 people's choice award votes! must have been my secret ingredient..a crown on the server!)



Thank you to my hosts!


Miss Mankato hosts for 2010!
A BIG Thank you to...
BRAD
JENNIFER
NICOLE
JEFF AKA STUNT MONKEY

Monday, November 16, 2009

Miss Mankato Samantha Phillippi!




Crowning..1st runner up Megan Ehlert 2nd runner up Whitney Kermes.. 1st official appearance on KEYC TV...






Miss Mankato 2010 Pageant with visiting local titles



Miss Mankato 2010
Samantha Phillippi
Miss North Metro
Tiffany Gunderson
Miss Capital City Kaylah Dockter
Miss Moorehead Bethany Beniek
Miss Mankato 2009
Kelsey Malecha
Miss South Central Aja Majkrzak

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Samantha Phillippi is Miss Mankato 2010!

Miss Mankato 2010
Smantha Phillippi
1st Runner Up Megan Ehlert
2nd Runner up Whitney Kermes
Non Finalist Talent Kelsey McGowan
Non Finalist Interview Jillian Moore
Miss Congeniality Kerri Golombecki
Mankato Community Service Award Tanya Whitcomb
Amazing Non finalists
Chelsie Skorich
Jeanette Sterner
Alexandra Floren
This was very strong competition.
All 10 contestants exceeded my expectations!
THANK YOU GIRLS FOR COMPETING IN MISS MANKATO 2010!

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Miss Mankato 2010 will be crowned today!




We had a very busy day! Contestants were guests at the Key City Sertoma meeting at noon, off to mock interviews, rehearsal, and we even had time for a game with prizes!
Fun to see our Miss Mankato 2007 Jennifer Hudspeth interview Miss Mankato 2009 Kelsey Malecha for the KEYC TV news!!
Two very special ladies that I adore!
Excited to crown the next Miss Mankato tonight!

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

3 Days until Miss Mankato!


Kelsey is looking forward to crowning Miss Mankato 2010!

Thursday, November 05, 2009

Less than one week to Miss Mankato 2010!

10 Very beautiful , educated, and talented contestants
5 Celebrity judges
4 Local media hosts 2 in radio 2 in TV
1 Miss Mankato 2009
1 Miss Minnesota soon to be Miss America
__________________________________
= One soon to be crowned Miss Mankato 2010!!!

Sunday, November 01, 2009

Miss Mankato in 13 days!



Miss Mankato Scholarship Presents


" Miami Heat"


As 10 contestants via for the title of


Miss Mankato 2010





November 14th, 2009 at 7:00PM
Fitzgerald Theater
710 N. 5th. St



Tickets $10 in advance or $12 at the door

Tickets are $10 at the door if you donate an item or cash to the Mankato Food Shelf.

call or text for tickets 507-382-2388
Prepay will call only..
send payment to
Miss Mankato Scholarship
1408 Shoreway Dr.
Kasota, MN. 56050

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Deadline is Friday

October 23rd is the deadline to get in your application to compete for the title of Miss Mankato 2010. The pageant is just a few weeks away.

contact Shelly @ shelraye@hickorytech.net

Saturday, September 19, 2009

Miss Mankato Informational Meeting is October 4th

Miss Mankato 2010
Contestant informational meeting:

Sunday, October 4th, 2009 @1:00PM.

Location: Cityside Cuts
727 South Front Street
Mankato, MN. 56001

Any questions please email me at shelraye@hickorytech.net

Sunday, September 13, 2009

Miss Mankato 2005 stopped by!!

Miss Mankato 2005 Liz Zappetillo Lewis stopped by my home for a nice visit! She was in town for a Gustavus leadership meeting. Liz and her husband Jeffrey reside in Stockton, California. This October they will be celebrating their anniversary.
One of the best things about being in the MAO is the friends that you cherish for a lifetime!
Thanks Liz! Really enjoyed seeing you! I am so proud of all your accomplishments!

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Miss Mankato 2010

MISS MANKATO 2010
Miss Mankato 2010 Scholarship Pageant is set for November 14th @ 7:00 PM.
Fitzgerald Campus Theater
110 North 5th Street Mankato, MN. 56001

If you are interested in competing please contact Shelly Bartlett
@ shelraye@hickorytech.net

Sunday, July 19, 2009

"Your Money" Your Miss Mankato!

Kelsey was on WCCO morning radio show "Your Money " LIVE this morning with Bruce Helmer!
She had sooo much fun! Well that's how many ooo's Kelsey had in her text!
I listened with a smile on the entire show!! It it was great tribute to Kelsey's hard work with her platform, and a nice compliment to our entire Miss America program from Miss America to Miss Minnesota to our Miss Mankato!
Thank YOU Kelsey for your continuing support of all the scholorship programs and representing the community of Mankato. You make Mankato proud!

Monday, July 13, 2009

Fun Days for Miss Mankato !

A couple thousand people came out for the beautiful Fun Days Parade!

Kelsey's driver was KTOE Radio personality Red Lewis (and one of her Miss Mankato judges!)






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"Your Money" with Bruce Helmer

PRESS RELEASE:

Miss Mankato 2009 Kelsey Malecha is scheduled to be on WCCO radio station “Your Money” with Bruce Helmer,
Live Sunday morning July 19th from 8:30-9:30am.

Miss Mankato’s Platform: Financial literacy - teaching children, teens, and adults the importance of saving money, investing for the future, and becoming financially independent, is the focus of Kelsey’s platform, as well as her passion for life.
For information on her platform, visit her website: www.understandingfinances.com.

Thursday, July 09, 2009

Miss Mankato date is set for November 14th, 2009

All talented ladies ages 17-24 interested in competing for Miss Mankato 2010 please contact Shelly Bartlett at
shelraye@hickorytech.net
or call 507-243-4555

It is an OPEN pageant.
November 14th, 2009 at 7:00PM

Fitzgerald Middle School Theater
110 North 5th St.
Mankato, MN. 56001

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Miss Minnesota is Brooke Kilgarriff

Congrats to Miss Twin Cities Brooke Kilgarriff the new Miss Minnesota 2009!
Kelsey our Miss Mankato 2009 was amazing! Making top 10 semifinalist, Quality of Life finalist,and won overall swimsuit award! We could not have asked for a better representative as our Miss Mankato 2009!
She made us very PROUD!
Monday morning Kelsey was emailing and setting up more appearances as Miss Mankato!
You ROCK Kelsey!
THANK YOU for being such an incredible strong and talented woman of today!

Saturday, June 20, 2009

Kelsey is Prelim Swimsuit winner!!











Kelsey looked fabulous tonight! She made Mankato so proud!
Kelsey won the prelim swimsuit award!!!
Another similarity! Kelsey swimsuit prelim winner...Jennifer prelim swimsuit winner!!!

You know what I am thinking!!!

Sunday, June 14, 2009

Miss Minnesota 2010 Let the Fun Begin!!





I picked Kelsey up at noon..her mom could not drive her so I did! Same thing happened with Jennifer Hudspeth Miss MN 2008. ( Sorry mom's but I LOVE being mom for the day!)Got lost in Apple Valley and Kelsey had to direct me to her house over the phone! Funny but the same thing happened when I went to pick up Jennifer in Apple Valley two years ago!
Similarities !!!
Now I am hoping for another same thing ...a crown for this Miss Mankato to be the new Miss Minnesota!!!
Kelsey was waiting by her room, well everything that will go into her room!
Kelsey with neighboring Miss South Central Natalie Davis looking radiant!
The five Quality of Life Finalist before their interviews.
These five ladies look amazing, and there is a dozen more still to arrive!
Hope to get some pics of all of them soon!

Monday, June 08, 2009

Miss Mankato 2009 is a Quality Of Life Finalist!

Top 5 have been named for Quality Of Life Finalist and Kelsey is a finalist!!
Send off was Sunday...she is ready for Miss America!
I remember suggesting to Kelsey not to prepair for Miss Minnesota, but to prepair for Miss America!
Well she did just that! She is sooooo ready!
Kelsey has been an amazing ambassador for Mankato, and is ready for the job of Miss Minnesota 2010!
THANK YOU KELSEY FOR BEING THE BEST MISS MANKATO 2009!

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Mankato Senior Expo 2009 Kelsey Did Shine!









































































































Mankato Senior Expo was Tuesday May 19th. Kelsey charmed the hearts of many of southern Minnesota's senior population and many expo vendors. She was having so much fun she stayed a few hours longer!














Miss Mankato 2009 and Miss Mankato's director are quite the networking duo!!! We scored big for our local program and the Miss MN program!














Nothing but excellent comments came our way...here are a few, and I mean just a few, there were so many more!




























" Miss Mankato you are so beautiful"














"Congratulations to you"














" We would like you to speak to our program"














"We could have her on WCCO when she wins the title of Miss MN...actually we would like to have her on WCCO very soon!"














" We need you to speak to our finance educational department"














"The Alltell Center is so happy Miss Mankato is here"














" Our financial group would be very interested in connecting you with our finance programs"














"Mankato is lucky to have such a excellent representative"














" We have Miss America at our Senior Expo?" ... No but close!














" I enjoyed seeing Miss Mankato because we hear so much about on the radio stations!"














THANKS KELSEY ! YOU ARE A EXCELLENT REPRESENT IVE FOR MANKATO AND THE MISS AMERICA ORGANIZATION.