Katherine Southard....My Miss NC!!!

Once in a while you meet a person that changes your day, very seldom do you meet someone that changes your life. I have been fortunate to have an entire group of people, one of them is Katherine Southard. Katherine our Miss NC 2009, first came into my life as we competed for the Miss NC and Miss NCOT titles, I have watched her grow so much and I can honestly say that I have grown up so much by being her friend and watching her.

Our year together as Mt Holly queens will forever be my fondest memories of pageantry and I can only hope that every local queen has the same experience at least once in her life! With the help of a man more like my second daddy than a director, Roger Hawkins Katherine was able to be 2nd runner up in 2008 and I 1st runner up! When I went back to watch Katherine I honestly think I was more excited for her than if I could have ever won! I ran to the stage faster to see her, than a little girl runs to the Jonas Brothers!

Katherine I hope you know what a difference you have made in my life, the life of every girl that has seen you, and all of NC! You were the PERFECT Miss NC! I am so glad to call you my sister queen and my friend! We “L” word you!!!!

And the new Miss NC is.......Adrienne Core!!!!

Even though it was bitter sweet to see one of my best friends give up her title as Miss NC, I am super excited for the year that the Miss NC Organization has ahead of them. Miss Adrienne Core took the title of Miss NC on Saturday night and is definetly deserving of the prestigious award! A clogger and beautiful young lady, she will surely make us proud not only at Miss America but in our state as well. Congrats to the top five last night...you ladies were awesome!

First Runner Up: Mallory Honeycutt

Second Runner Up: Brittany Crews

Third Runner Up: Aryn Ward

Fourth Runner Up: Bindu Pamarthi

Thank you ladies for all that you have done for our state!

Miss NC's Outstanding Teen!!!!!

One of the very best things I ever did, Miss NC Outstanding Teen was this past Friday night! On Friday 11 girls competed to make their dreams come true in hope of being named Miss NCOT 2010! All of their community service, modeling practice, talent practice, and fitness routines had paid off they had made it to the final 11! Competing in all phases of competition again, each girl blew me away with their beauty, poise, and talent I know these judges had a very hard time deciding who would be the winner! I am so happy that I was able to be there and even happier that our new Miss NCOT is Miss Kayla Hollingsworth! Kayla I wish you the best as you compete to represent our state at Miss America’s OT, I know you are going to be wonderful! Congrats to all the other ladies, and best wishes for all you do in your future!

Miss NC and Outstanding Teen Tuesday Night Prelim Awards!!

I want to send out a special congratulations to the two wonderful young ladies who recieved an OT Preliminary Fitness award and OT Preliminary Talent Award.

Mary Warren Fayetville's OT caught the judges eye as she worked her way to the Fitness Award and Hannah Baldwin Gastonia's OT stole the judges heart as she sang her way to the Talent Award! Congrats ladies you BOTH deserved this award!!!!

Shaina Anderson took the Preliminary Swim Suit award and Chelsea Ingram sang a beautiful opera piece to be awarded the Talent Award of the night!

Congrats Ladies can not wait to see all of you on Friday and Saturday!!!!

Want to feel like a PRINCESS??? Call GREGORY ELLENBURG

I just wanted to send out a very special thank you to Gregory Ellenburg who is the best pageant dresser a girl could have! Gregory Ellenburg owns a store in Greenville, SC as well as one in Hendersonville, NC! He is the best person you can go to, whether you are just starting out or have done it for year, this man knows his stuff!!!!

I want to thank him for always being there for me and for helping me pick out amazing clothes to wear and entertain in at Miss NC! As Miss NC Majestic Queen he knew exactly what dresses I should wear to make me look beautiful if you like what you see on Friday night at the OT Pre show be sure to check him out! Again, thank you so much Greg for lending me this gorgeous wardrobe!

Much Love!!!!

Singing for a Cause!!! At New Hope Baptist Church!!!!

HAPPY FATHERS DAY!!!!! I had such a great opportunity today to go to New Hope Baptist Church in Gastonia, NC and tell them about the Masonic Home and also sing! It was a great service and such a great time to get the word out about all that the Masonic Home does for children and how people can help! I am also pleased to announce that after the service was over, they were so kind to take up a love offering, and this wonderful church gave $558.16!

I just want to extend a special thank you to everyone that was at the service today! You made a huge difference in my life and the lives of many children at the Masonic Children's Home!

Much Love,

Victoria

IM ON KEITH URBAN'S WEBSITE!!!

Hey everyone if you know me you know how much I love country music...especially Keith Urban! The other day I filled out a form called "Im In" the title of his new EP! I looked today on his site and my fundraising story and picture at the Masonic Home was the featured story! I think its so awesome what he is doing to get people involved...what ever it takes to get people "in" is how it should be! After all "Im IN" are you???? There are tons of other story's but if you look hard enough you may find mine again!

http://www.keithurban.net/iminsplash.html

Masonic Home Visit!!!!

As a queen on the LMNC court I get to do a lot of things, but NONE of them are as special to me as coming to The Masonic Home in Oxford, NC! This weekend I celebrated with the children at the “End of School Bash!” All of the kids had a half day of school and came back to the campus to find inflatable toys, a rock climbing wall, a Bingo station, a snack and food station as well as their very on DJ for the day, Jay Rogers (Ashlee Perkinson’s dad). The kids had such a great year at school this year and they definitely deserved this party! The Masonic Home has 6 graduating seniors this year, which all have college plans and future goals to make in the next upcoming years of their lives! As Majestic Miss NC I can honestly say if I had to pick one thing that I will cherish for all of my life, it will be the time that I have spent with these children, the staff, and Mr. and Mrs. Hughes! This is “home” and I hope that with all of your help it can remain that way! The plans that God has for this place is unreal, and you can tell it from the very first time you enter to the last time you leave! I had a blast running around, jumping around, climbing walls, dancing and singing with my favorite friends! I can not wait to St. Johns Day to meet all the wonderful alumni and Masons that help this place up and running! What a great week I had here in Oxford, NC! I LOVE THE MASONIC HOME!!!!!!!

Freedom Festival Fundraiser

Whew! Rain, 90 degree weather, cowgirl boots, crowns, singing on stage and selling raffle tickets with a man dressed up as a woman; that basically describes my weekend! The annual Lowell Freedom Festival took place last weekend and boy did I have a ball. The two day event was full of great music, food, games, rides, and different booths for people to visit. During both days I sold raffle tickets for the chance to win an autographed Richard Petty hat! I also had a very special guest along with me, his name is “Tater Swift,” Tater dressed up as a woman to collect donations for The Masonic Children’s Home and did everything he could to collect $1,000 to win his very own crown, sash and the title of Masonic Freedom Festival Queen 2010! I am so happy to announce that Tater DID raise $1,000 in fact he raised over $1,400 in those two days! If you would like to still donate to Tater or buy a raffle tickets please email me at VMVanDyke@yahoo.com . We are so excited about our total and want to raise more and more money so PLEASE help us out! Here are some pictures of the event!

Here I am with Ann Taylor an alumni of the Masonic Home who came out to show her support to her home of 7 years as a child.
Some of my favorite friends/fans!!!!
Singing at the Festival!

Whew! Rain, 90 degree weather, cowgirl boots, crowns, singing on stage and selling raffle tickets with a man dressed up as a woman; that basically describes my weekend! The annual Lowell Freedom Festival took place last weekend and boy did I have a ball. The two day event was full of great music, food, games, rides, and different booths for people to visit. During both days I sold raffle tickets for the chance to win an autographed Richard Petty hat! I also had a very special guest along with me, his name is “Tater Swift,” Tater dressed up as a woman to collect donations for The Masonic Children’s Home and did everything he could to collect $1,000 to win his very own crown, sash and the title of Masonic Freedom Festival Queen 2010! I am so happy to announce that Tater DID raise $1,000 in fact he raised over $1,400 in those two days! If you would like to still donate to Tater or buy a raffle tickets please email me at VMVanDyke@yahoo.com . We are so excited about our total and want to raise more and more money so PLEASE help us out!

NC Majestic Queen!

Official Crown shot as North Carolina's Majestic Queen 2009-2010

As you can see I loveee pictures! I just wanted to take a little minute to show everyone what great work Jeanna Beasley did on my official headshot! I can not wait to see the portrait! Thanks so much Jeanna...love you!

Donate to the Masonic Children's Home and win a Richard Petty autographed hat!

Hello all you NASCAR FANS!

What a better way to start of the 600 festivities than to auction of a genuine Richard Petty autographed and worn traditional hat! As you know the sun glasses and hat are what distinguish this KING of racing from all the others. The new hall of famer signed this hat for me and donated it to help me raise money for the Masonic Home for Children in Oxford, NC!

Tell me more about the hat.....

This hat is valued at over $500 dollars and comes with the box it came it and a certificate of authenticity! For $1 dollar you can enter yourself in this raffle and possibly be the new owner of this hat!

When is the raffle over?

We have decided that we want to raise the most money as we can to go to the Masonic Home so we are going to pull the name out of the hat....not Richards hat of course :) on July 3rd before the crowning of the new queens to represent NC and before we announce how much money we have all raised this year! YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE PRESENT TO WIN!

Where doest the money go to?

All of the money that we collect in this raffle will go to The Masonic Children's Home in Oxford, NC! If you don't know what this home is it is an orphanage for children and young adults that are neglected, or just not in a good situation it is not a home for adoption to take place but rather a foster care system! All the proceeds will go to making each child live a brighter and happier life so that their futures are better than they ever dreamed!

I want to thank you all so much for being apart of this great event! If you would like to purchase tickets please feel free to call me at 704 825 2837 and leave a message or email me at VMVanDyke@yahoo.com My goal is to raise as much money as I can from each event so that these kids can be benefited to the highest extent. Get the word out about this raffle and if you or anyone would like for me to come talk to your church, small group, work, or any other place I would be glad to talk about the home, raffle off tickets and sing! Thank you again for helping me raise money for such an awesome cause.

If you would like to donate without being apart of the raffle contact Victoria via facebook or email or phone! She is happy to answer any questions you may have or concerns!

Here are some pictures of the hat YOU COULD WIN!!!!!

Lowell Masons Lodge.....Masonic BBQ Fundraiser

In the great little town of Lowell the Masons in the lodge had a BBQ fundraiser for The Masonic Children's Home in Oxford, NC! Kyle Fletchers BBQ did all of the food and donated a portion of the proceeds to the Mason's cause! I had a really great time with all the Mason's helping them raise money for the kids and preparing BBQ! Thank you to the Lowell Masons! I really appreciate all of your hard work! Here are a few pictures from the event......one of the men even wore the Majestic Banner...I think he looks pretty good, what do you think?

I love Speedway Children;s Charities!

Whew! I had an awesome time volunteering for Speedway Children's Charities! I spent the day walking around and selling the official Speedway Children's pin! The weather was great and so were the people, Nascar fans really know how to give back to their community. If you are not familiar with the Speedway Children's Charities it is an organization that donates all the proceeds to Chidren charities across the U.S! It was a wonderful expierence to meet and talk to people about the children and see how passionate every new pin owner was about helping the kids! Just like the racers say "I've got my pin...you got yours?"

Miss Mecklenburg

One of the best things about pageantry is all the friends you make as you travel and I have been blessed to not only call these girls my friends but also my "family." I had so much fun going to Miss Mecklenburg's Little Miss Pageant as well as Miss Mecklenburg! Congratulations to all of the girls who competed and all the new queens, I know you are going to have a blessed and exciting year!

Carolina's Carrousel Parade 2010

I think its only fitting that we start the blog pictures with a fun one....because after all "GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN!"

I had the best view of Charlotte!
Of course I had to take my picture with RONALD!
Sweet kisses from my BOBCAT friend RUFUS!

The beautiful Tara!
Miss NC and Miss SC ;) I am so proud of both of you, you will always be my MISS AMERICA'S
KISSES for LILYYYYY
South Point High Schools Carrousel Representative as well as the reigning Miss SP 2009, Lindsay Waters.

What an awesome time the Little Miss girls had at the 2010 Carrousel Parade, its been a while since Little Miss girls have gotten to participate in the Carolina's largest parade as well as number five on the National level! Here are just some of the fun memories we all took away from this experience!

Carolina's Carrousel Pageant 2010

Miss North Carolina and Me after the pageant

Carolina's Carrousel Queen 2008-2009 and I after giving up her title.

As always I had an awesome time at the Carolina's Carrousel Pageant! Congrats to all the girls who represented their schools and community's with such class and elegance, also congrats to Laura Page for an awesome year as Carolina's Carrousel Queen 2008-2009 (pictured above).

Athidi Guthikonda from Ardrey Kell High School receives a $3,000 scholarship

1st Runner-up – Elyse Caroline Marder – Highland School of Technology - $2,000 scholarship
2nd Runner-up – Janna Katherine Wandzilak – Weddington High School - $1,600 scholarship
3rd Runner-up – Maddisson Elizabeth Sheppard – Hopewell High School - $800 scholarship
4th Runner-up – Lauren Caddick – Forestview High School - $700 scholarship

Miss Congeniality – Lindsay Alexa Gowan – Chase High School
Bill and Mary Ann York Community Service Award – Brittany Nicole Southard – Burns High School
Community Service Trophy – Elizabeth Rebecca Davis – South Iredell High SchoolSecond Harvest Food Drive Award - Brooke Leigh-Ann McAbee - Bessemer City High School (collected 6,968 pounds of food)