The Princesses go to Madame Tussaud's

Today I went to the Madame Tussaud's wax museum with the DC International Princesses. It was my first visit to the museum and I had a blast. The wax figures were amazing, and they had different rooms for different types of famous figures. There were a few rooms dedicated to our Presidents and major events in government such as Watergate, and Cold War air raid alarms. There was a room dedicated to the civil rights era. They had the entertainment celebrities true to size like Tom Cruise, Julia Roberts, Madona, Micheal Jackson, and sports figures including Gilbert Arenas (LOL). There was also a section dedicated to the Obamas and an interactive replica of the oval office and the press room. We had fun posing with the figures and with each other.

Princess Tea Party

Today we had a TEA PARTY!!! Today was a great day. I got to meet our 2010 Princesses and we had a tea party. The District of Columbia International Princesses are young ladies ages 5 through 9. On the menu was Pink lemonade, chicken bites, pizza bagels, cupcakes, and self decorated cookies. We discussed dresses, shoes, and favorite subjects in school. Miss Titi former Miss DC International is the coordinator of the princess program and set up the whole things. After the formal tea party we had story time where I read them a story about what it is to be a princess. I asked them questions about what they learned and we found what we already knew, that they were all well on their way to being great princesses. After they were all crowned and received a jewel for their crowns.

Thomas Circle Living Center

Saturday April 10th I got to mingle with the residents of the Thomas Circle Living Center and lead a sing along. This was the second of the 2010 contestant tour events and the contestants learned a lot about the many hats a title holder will wear at any given time. I told them when we arrived be prepared to sing. I think they didn't understand exactly how serious I was, but I must say, when we did Mony Mony they certainly rose to the occasion. That day we were also celebrating the birthdays of four of the residents. After the sing along portion we all sang happy birthday, took photo's and then the music came back on and it turned into an all out party. Yes there was dancing too. I had an absolute blast.

Cherry Blossom Festival Fireworks

April 3rd marked the first Contestant Tour events for the 2010 Miss DC and Miss Teen DC International contestants. Through the month of April the contestants have the chance to follow me as I make appearances, and see what it's like to be Miss DC International. This particular event gave us a chance to have some girl time, and watch fireworks. There were vendors, and lots of tourists. We managed to find an amazing location on the water with a great view of the fireworks. We also met lots of different people, residents and out of towners who all came to see the blossoms. There is nothing more beautiful than DC when the blossoms are in full bloom.