Hometown Beauty Pageant

There are many perks to my fun job but one of the very best ones is all of the people I get to meet.  I got to meet and photograph a celebrity a few weekends ago when I was hired to cover a beauty pageant in Evans.  I got to meet, hang out with, and photograph the new Miss Georgia, Christina McCauley.  She will be in television in January representing our whole state, and now she is my friend on facebook!
Now if you know me at all, I am an outdoor, go-with-the-flow, catch you in natural surrounds kind of girl. Photographing a beauty pageant made me a little nervous.  I wasn't sure how I was going to like posed pictures in front of a backdrop inside, but I think we made it work.  It helped that these little beauties knew how to work it in front of the camera.  Anyway, I wanted to share some of the pretty faces that I was able to hang out with.
Let me start with the celebrity of the day.  I must take a minute to tell you how wonderful, caring, and sincere she was in person.  She was great with the girls and so nice to talk to!

Of course, I did my normal thing, photographing kids being kids and took some "action shots" before.  I think they are cute too! 

My fabulous husband second shot this event with me.  While I was running wild backstage, he was shooting some of the action onstage.  We were a great team!  Here are some of the pics of the actual event. 

One of the coolest parts of this pageant was every girl got to meet Miss Georgia and have her picture taken with her.  Miss Georgia was extremely nice and great with them.  We then got all the girls together for a group shot, and I think it's great!

While I will admit this was not my usual style and was a challenge for me, I really enjoyed meeting these sweet girls and their families along with Miss Georgia.  Good luck at Miss America, Christina!  I know some little girls that will definitely be cheering for you!