miss louisiana

The Miss Louisiana Organization will crown a new queen on June 16. However, there won't be a pageant this year.

The organization will take the year to focus on volunteering and community-minded projects as they prepare for the pageants centennial celebration - set for 2021.

MIss Louisiana, Laryssa Bonacquisti, out shines them all in MIss America swimsuit preliminary round.

An unexpected bond between Miss Louisiana and Carson has warmed the hearts of many.

April Nelson has got to be one of the funniest and most charming people I've ever met.

April Nelson dedicated the song she sang at the Miss America Preliminaries to a special young man in the SBC.

The preliminary competitions are starting and we wish the best to Lauren Vizza who is trying to win the title as Miss America.

I first met Lauren when she was vying for the crown of Miss Louisiana last year when she won 4th Runner Up... Turns out the second try is a charm as Lauren Vizza captures the title of Miss Louisiana!

Of course, we send our congratulations out to all of the Miss Louisiana contestants. After all, just to be there is a huge honor! I, for one, have always held the belief that the reason Miss America is generally from the South, is that Southern girls have a certain je ne sais quoi. It's an 'it' factor... and the contestants this year had it in spades!

Last week, I told you about meeting Lauren Vizza. Lauren is from Shreveport and reigns as Miss Monroe and and she's at the Miss Louisiana competition as we speak! Her interview is this afternoon at 4pm so keep sending warm thoughts and well wishes her way! The pageant will be aired live this Saturday at 8pm on the CW KPXJ!

Last night, I got to do something pretty cool! My friend Rick is in the pageant industry and he is working with Lauren Vizza aka Miss Monroe, who will be vying for the title of Miss Louisiana and (hopefully) Miss America in the very near future...