Miss Coon Rapids 2012

It is with great pleasure that I announce our newest crowned member of the 2012 Miss Minnesota class, Samantha Phillippi. Sammi and I met last year through the Miss Minnesota program and since then our friendship has only grown. While at Miss Minnesota last year we formed a special bond in our common love for food. While eating lunch at one of our sponsors, Crave in Mall of America, we had coined a new term that would be used by us the rest of the week, 'second seconds'. Second seconds came about when the waiter asked us if we had had enough to eat (at which point Sammi and I had both gone up for thirds), we didn't want to tell him we had thirds so we told him we had second seconds. Living within only a couple miles of each other during the summer Sammi and I became very close, getting together at least once a week. It was so nice to see her compete, as she is a very talented young woman, and even better to see her crowned as a title holder! I cannot wait for another adventurous Miss Minnesota week filled with laughter and second seconds with her by my side.