For the fifth consecutive year I had the honor of being co-emcee for all three nights of competition. The week culminated this past Saturday with the crowning of a new Miss Minnesota.
I've come to know Kathryn Kueppers and her family pretty well over the past few years and consider them friends. In fact, Kathryn's mom Vicki (who still serves as a valued mentor within the Miss Minnesota organization) was crowned Miss MN back in 1983, which makes the two the first mother/daughter duo to be crowned as titleholders in this state. So it goes without saying that I was absolutely thrilled on Kathryn's behalf, particularly since she finished first runner up the previous year. To return to competition this year knowing that there was literally only one way to top last year's result had to be a tremendous amount of pressure. Nevertheless, Kathryn showed an incredible combination of poise, confidence and grace that goes well beyond her 21 years of age. And it was just enough to catapult her to victory in what was a formidable group of candidates.
Another tradition over the past five years is the newly crowned Miss Minnesota makes her first media appearance on my Sunday radio show.
As an added bonus, I was slated to be a guest co-host on the Up and At 'Em show podcast with Ben Kruse on Tuesday evening. So whom do you think we chose to be our main guest on that episode?
Congrats again, Kathryn. Enjoy every minute over the next 51+ weeks. You earned this!
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