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Hello from Orlando!
I am having such a great time down here in Orlando. The sun has not been here since I arrived but I am still having a blast! I am in Orlando, Florida to watch and support Aly Olson, Miss Iowa’s Outstanding Teen compete in the Miss America’s Outstanding Teen Competition! She is doing a fabulous job representing our state! She did a great job preforming her talent Tuesday night and nailed her onstage question last night. Not to mention that she looked absolutely gorgeous in her evening gown! Tonight she will light up the stage again in lifestyle and fitness as she works it out in her fitness routine! I am very incredibly proud and inspired by how she is handling herself here!
Besides watching the preliminary pageants each night, I have been very busy! Yesterday, I was honored to be apart of a photo shoot with Miss America and a couple of the other Miss Contestants! It was such an amazing experience. That’s all I can say for now but when I can show pictures, I will! Today, I had my 60 second Tall Pony Viral Marketing Video Shoot! The objective was for each girl to use the minute to explain to America why they should be the next Miss America. Now 6o seconds is not hardly enough time for me to explain all the reasons I want to be Miss America but I did the best I could! We were instructed to be bold and quirky, so that’s what I did! You can see in the picture that I wore a home-made baseball outfit. I spoke about my experiences of playing hard-ball on an all boys team until I was 14 and why I am “America’s #1 Draft Pick!” The videos of all the contestants will be all over the internet! It was a ton of fun and I am excited to see the videos!
Batter up!
Also today, I was selected to be interviewed for Artistry! Amway Global and Artistry Cosmetics and Skin Care are sponsors of the Miss America Organization and just this year have provided MAO Contestants with $318,000 in scholarships! Artistry stands for empowering women to reach for their dreams and helping them find their inter beauty, things that are so important and essential to the success of our communities. It was an honor to be apart of their interviews and to be affiliated with their products and mission.
Tonight, all of the contestants will have arrived and we will be treated to dinner at Maggiano’s before heading to the final night of preliminaries for the Miss America’s Outstanding Teen Competition. I am so excited about meeting the rest of the contestants!
I hope you enjoy the pictures! You can see the rest in the album below or on my photo page!
20 Photos
Pauli
Water, Water Everywhere – But None to Spare!
Hello everyone! I spent the last couple days in Ames with all intentions to just spend some great, quality time with my brother and sister but that wasn’t quite the case! Ames and the surrounding areas are experiencing severe flooding and my siblings’ house didn’t miss out! My brother, Max lives in the basement and came back to Ames to find 4 inches of standing water and most of his things ruined. We spent the last couple days moving things to storage, to the dump and at the laundry mat washing everything that got wet! We will manage but the whole city of Ames is in trouble because a water main broke and none of the water is drinkable! So here we are surrounded in water, but can’t shower or take a drink!
WHO Channel 13 News from Des Moines happened to see all of Max’s things in the driveway that we brought from the basement and stopped to ask if they could film. Soon, it came up that I was Miss Iowa…of course! It was pretty cool that they randomly found our house here in Ames! Enjoy the footage of our unexpected news story!
Yesterday, I had a blast in the Iowa State Parade with my pageant sisters; Aly, Morgan and Lydia! We all beat the heat in the back of a pick up truck while enjoying the crowds! Before the parade, we spent some time at the Veteran’s Affairs Hospital in Des Moines. We each performed a couple numbers and spoke to the veterans about our platforms and the exciting year ahead. I think they enjoyed us as much as we enjoyed being there!
Tomorrow night, I will be throwing out the first pitch at the River Bandits game in Davenport! Not the Nationals but so much better! 
Come watch me and support our Quad City River Bandits. I will also be signing autographs!
I hope you all can join me for my fundraiser this Sunday at the Outing Club in Davenport! It is from 2-4 and we will have desserts and a silent auction. The silent auction will have awesome items including a brand new HON office chair, season tickets to Miss Iowa 2011, a Day with Miss Iowa, restaurant packages and so much more! Please join us as we raise funds for my Miss America expenses and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mississippi Valley. I hope to see you all there!
Hasta la proxima vez,
Pauli
Pauli on WQAD!
Pauli appeared on WQAD News Channel 8 to talk about the recent press from the comment by Washington National pitcher Miguel Batista. Check out the video below!
Being Miss Iowa isn’t so bad!!! ;)
Hello! The site is back up and running! Just for a couple days, the account was suspended because the flow of traffic was heavier than it was ready for! Or so my brother and cousin, who manage the page told me! I am assuming the Miguel Batista comment sparked some of the traffic! For those that missed it, the Washington Nationals pitcher said in reference to the crowds reaction when he was sent out to pitch the game, “Imagine if you go to see Miss Universe, then you end up having Miss Iowa, you might get those kind of boos.” This caused a little uproar! ESPN reporters responded by saying, “no offense to the current Miss Iowa, Pauli Mayfield…she seems lovely!” That was enough for me! I was so thrilled to have my name mentioned on ESPN Sportcenter! I have been watching the show for years! I later was interviewed and featured in an article in the Des Moines Register, on KUUL FM and will be on the 5:00 News on WQAD Channel 8 tonight! It has all been unexpected but quite a fun experience. Miss Iowa USA got to take it a little farther as she will be throwing out the first pitch at the Washington Nationals game tonight!
Yahoo Sports put Batista in my sash! I think it looks better on me, but you be the judge!!
For those Twitter fans out there…follow me at MissIowa2010! I am just getting the hang of the whole tweeting thing so bare with me! I will soon get the lingo down, I’m sure!
I have to rush! I must get ready for my interview on WQAD! Remember to check it out! Channel 8 at 5:00 tonight, Friday July 30th! And then check out Miss Iowa USA as she tosses out the first pitch tonight at the Washington Nationals game!
See you soon!
Pauli