Get to know each contestant in the eye's of her roommate! We've asked each contestant to interview her roommate... this is what she had to say:
Presented by Miss Morris - Tori Furhman
I am happy to announce that my Miss Minnesota roommate is Abigale Bodene, Miss Central Lakes! Abigale’s platform is Breast Cancer Awareness: Empowering Today’s Collegiates. Abigale has seen the effects of breast cancer, as two of her close friend’s mothers were impacted. Their names were Connie and Carna. Each of these two strong women battled breast cancer three times. During the difficult times, they relied one another for constant support. Today, after her battle, Carna stands triumphant in remission while Connie passed away in 2013. The story of these two extraordinary women has inspired Abigale to promote awareness to young women on the importance of early detection. She stresses the importance of early detection because neither Carna nor Connie had breast cancer in their families. She also shares an alarming statistic that one in every eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer, so the time to act is now!
Abigale will be performing her talent on the electric violin. She has played the acoustic violin since she was 12, and purchased her own electric violin three years ago. She has enjoyed playing for the University of Minnesota Orchestra and in a quintet (she sure knows how to keep busy)! Abigale enjoys playing the electric violin and loves the 50 different amplifier settings which allow her to set the sounds and vibrations in a way that captures the true emotions of a piece. Aside from performing her talent on the Miss Minnesota stage Abigale is looking forward to getting to know her Northern Lights princess and hanging out with her throughout the week. She likes the mentoring opportunity that this program provides for young girls and enjoys being their role model. This year we will be going to the Crayola Experience at the Mall of America with the Northern Lights Princesses and Abigale could not be more excited! She is also looking forward to taking her final walk in evening gown with her little princess.
After the pageant Abigale looks forward to her favorite post pageant snack, trail mix. As her list of allergies limits her choices she makes her own trail mix which includes; raisins, M&M’s, cashews, and oats (If I’m lucky she might share)! Both Abigale and I tend to go to bed early and keep things very organized, (our rooming situation should work quite well) but in order for Abigale to get a good night’s sleep she needs the room to be pitch black. She accomplishes this by wearing sleep makes, most of which I have been informed, have crazy designs or witty phrases. I look forward to rooming with Abigale and sharing many experiences with her and the other contestants throughout the week of Miss Minnesota!
Abigale will be performing her talent on the electric violin. She has played the acoustic violin since she was 12, and purchased her own electric violin three years ago. She has enjoyed playing for the University of Minnesota Orchestra and in a quintet (she sure knows how to keep busy)! Abigale enjoys playing the electric violin and loves the 50 different amplifier settings which allow her to set the sounds and vibrations in a way that captures the true emotions of a piece. Aside from performing her talent on the Miss Minnesota stage Abigale is looking forward to getting to know her Northern Lights princess and hanging out with her throughout the week. She likes the mentoring opportunity that this program provides for young girls and enjoys being their role model. This year we will be going to the Crayola Experience at the Mall of America with the Northern Lights Princesses and Abigale could not be more excited! She is also looking forward to taking her final walk in evening gown with her little princess.
After the pageant Abigale looks forward to her favorite post pageant snack, trail mix. As her list of allergies limits her choices she makes her own trail mix which includes; raisins, M&M’s, cashews, and oats (If I’m lucky she might share)! Both Abigale and I tend to go to bed early and keep things very organized, (our rooming situation should work quite well) but in order for Abigale to get a good night’s sleep she needs the room to be pitch black. She accomplishes this by wearing sleep makes, most of which I have been informed, have crazy designs or witty phrases. I look forward to rooming with Abigale and sharing many experiences with her and the other contestants throughout the week of Miss Minnesota!
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