Polar Plunge

I want to start by apologizing for how late this blog update is, March was a very busy month!
On March 3, myself and five other lovely title holders took the plunge into the freezing water of Lake Calhoun to raise money for Minnesota Special Olympics. This is an event that I had done last year in Brainerd, and although we were blessed with a mild winter, that day was not mild. The wind was blowing so hard as we waited in line in our bathing suits. After the initial shock of the water, we ran to the hot tubs and soaked up the warmth until we needed to leave to prep ourselves for the sweeps pageant.

The Fit4Queens Plunge group (L-R): Michelle Stahlecker, Elizabeth Scipioni, Mary Petersen, Samantha Phillippi, Caitlyn Thompson, Kiah Bennett

Bethany Beniek, the new Miss West Metro

The sweeps pageant was wonderful and the final two girls of the Miss Minnesota class of 2012 were crowned. Brittany Tischmak is now our current Miss Capital City and Bethany Beniek is our new Miss West Metro! I have the pleasure of knowing both of these beautiful young ladies, as I had competed with them in previous pageants. I am so excited to spend Miss Minn week with them, along with the other nineteen girls!