This past Saturday, I competed in my first NPC show... EVER. The experience was unlike anything I have ever experienced in my life!
The Mike Francois 2013 Classic was held in Westerville, OH on May 11, 2013. Chelsea, Jeremy, and I traveled down on Friday night for pre-registration at a local gym. After I was registered and had my number (159), we went back to Jeremy's dads house to spend the night.
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Rewind ourselves back in time for a moment. The tanning process began on Thursday night when Jeremy put my first coat of pro tan on. Chels and I went to get our nails done Friday morning and I packed everything up that day. The pro tan is not the easiest thing in the world to put on and parts of my arms were blotchy. I scrubbed two layers of skin off and we started over at Jeremy's dads house with tan. At about midnight on Friday, four coats later, my tan was complete.
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6:30 am: Saturday morning, the make up and hair began. Extra tanner was also applied prior to leaving for the school
8:30 am: Check in and competitors meeting
9:00 - 11:30 am: Wait. Sit. Let anticipation build.
11:30 - 12:00 pm: Make up touch up. Glaze coat. Wake back stage. Stage presentation.
12:15 pm: My number was called in the middle of second call outs!
12:30 - 5:45 pm: Eat, walk around the mall, relax at home.
5:45 pm: Competitors meeting.
6:30 - 8:30 pm: Wait. Sit. More anticipation.
8:30 pm: Final stage presentation.
9:30 pm: Show's over. Talk to the judge's...
AND I TOOK 7th PLACE OUT OF 26 GIRLS IN MY HEIGHT CLASS!!!!!
I could not have been more proud of myself. Nor could I have made it without the help of my friends and family and especially Chelsea and Jeremy. The judges provided me with incredible feedback and I can't wait to kill these next few weeks of training and step on stage with my best friend on June 1 in Dayton, OH.