Glad to be back home...and with the crown!

My Grandma and I

The Mayor of St. Bernard, Bill Burkhardt

At St. Bernard City Hall

Today I had the honor of being introduced at St. Bernard City Council by Mayor Burkhardt as Miss Ohio USA 2010. It was only a month ago that I was there telling them that I would be representing St. Bernard in the Miss Ohio USA pageant. Everyone was so excited to see me! Several of the St. Bernard Senior members were there, as were lots of close family and friends. Mayor Burkhardt gave a speech about my success in the pageant and that I will be representing Ohio in the Miss USA pageant. He then offered me the key to the city and said that they would be putting a banner up on Vine Street to congratulate me on my win.

I then gave a speech thanking everyone for supporting me. I was so happy to make St .Bernard apart of this great year! After the speech I signed a few things for the city. One of them was my sash saying St. Bernard. Another was this picture taken of Mayor Burkhardt and me before the pageant. He wanted me to sign it when my mom first gave him the picture but she told him no, to wait after I won Miss Ohio.

After the council meeting, the different representatives came up to me to tell me congratulations. So many people told me that they wanted to come to Las Vegas and root me on! There's even a St. Bernard joke saying that they'll take the Dial-A-Ride on a road trip there! It was such a great moment to see the people of my city so excited. I feel like I really brought my little hometown alive! I really hope to make them proud at Miss USA and even bring the title and crown back home.

After we left City Hall, my family and I went to LaRosa's! It might be the last time I eat pizza for a very, very long time!