Mrs. International Week: Part One!
July 16th-21st I had to the
opportunity to compete with 59 other women for the prestigious title of Mrs.
International 2018! This blog I will
recap some highlights from the first few days and I will share with you some of
my favorite moments I had with some amazing women from around the world!
July 16th: Arrival and orientation! All I can say is THANK YOU to my wonderful
directors for letting me stay with them Sunday evening into Monday morning
before my contestant room was ready. I was able to check in with the fabulous
staff at the Charleston Marriot Town Center…they know hospitality in West
Virginia! Then, Monday night kicked off
orientation! We all were given our
contestant numbers (#25!), interview groups, were able to meet the fabulous
pageant staff and Ms. Mary (our national director), and get to finally mingle
with each other.
July 17th: We took a trip to the W.V. Governor’s
Mansion for a tour, tea, and meet some of the Governor’s staff. We also took a visit to the local Charleston
salt factory. The tour was one of the
most interesting tours I have ever been on.
Who would have thought that the process of making salt would be
fascinating?! We finished off the
morning with lunch at the Charleston market (yummy!) then back to the hotel for
opening number rehearsals in the afternoon.
That evening, we had our roof top reception where we got the best view
of Charleston!
July 18th:
A day FULL of rehearsals! We went
over opening number so many times I could do it in my sleep. J We also focused on evening gown and fitness
wear walking and patterns. It was a day
spent getting comfortable with the stage.
Thankfully, after supper we were given the most wonderful surprise of
evening… rehearsal being CANCELLED!
Needless to say, the extra downtime was much appreciated and I took
advantage of relaxing and hanging out with my directors for some good laughs
and interview prep.
My looks this week were thanks to: Seni Chic (Atlanta),
Apricot Lane Boutique (Fargo), Debbie Carroll Design (Las Vegas), and my
wonderful hair and make-up by Clay Spann’s team!
Stay tuned for part two coming out soon!
With Gratitude,
Laura Schmidt
Laura Schmidt
Mrs. North Dakota International 2018
1RU Mrs. International 2018
