2007 Miss America Pageant Judges

The Miss America Organization Announces National Panel of Judges for the 2007 Miss America Pageant

Atlantic City, NJ, October 16, 2006 - The Miss America Organization has announced the illustrious panel of six National Judges who will decide which one of this year's 52 contestants will become Miss America 2007. The judges - all distinguished members in their fields, from entertainment to business to the arts - will evaluate the contestants from the preliminaries through the final night of competition, will be premiering live from the Aladdin, soon to be Planet Hollywood, Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, on Monday, January 29 at 8 p.m. ET/PT, exclusively on CMT.

Debbie Allen
Nigel Barker
Delta Burke
Michael Feinstein
Chris Matthews
Susan Powell

Scooping for a Cause

On Monday, I volunteered to be a 'celebrity scooper' at Coldstone Creamery in Portland to raise money for the North Atlantic Figure Skating Club! I've been a scooper before so it was a blast :-)


With Maine comedian, Bob Marley, Bridgette, and MMO Vice President, John Hatcher- we made a great team!




"Have a cold and creamy day!"

It's a wrap!

Project AWARE and its PLAYERS have finished the big project: a short video that raises awareness of the growing trend of prescription drug abuse among teens. 'Falling' is about a young straight 'A' student who gets hooked on painkillers after an injury on the soccer field. It shows her downward slide and how the addiction ends up affecting her and the world around her.

Youth 2 Youth Summit

On Friday, I spoke at the Youth 2 Youth Summit in Waterville. This event brought together high school students from different schools and organizations to work on their area of volunteerism such as the GSA, school climate, school nutrition, and Civil Rights. These students do amazing things for their schools and their voices have and will continue to be a catalyst for change.

Might I just add that Waterville is one of the 100 Best Communities in the country under the America’s Promise Alliance!

The New Miss America

I just wanted to express my excitement of the new changes the Miss America Organization is going through. They have been doing a great job trying to attract a younger and larger audience and hyping up the pageant with specials of the girls on the Inside Edition, ABC, E! News, MTV and of course, CMT. It's the first time ever that all 52 girls are recognized. I hope you all follow along and join in on the fun! :-)

Cumberland Fair

You're not truly Miss Maine until you've judged the Prettiest Pumpkin contest!



Pictures courtesy of Mike Nutter ©