As my year comes to an end, I have a lot of people to thank so here it goes. First, I want to thank my mom for everything that she did for me throughout my year. The countless road trips, shopping sprees, you name it you truly are my rock and have shaped me into the person I am today. Shane and Dad thank you for sitting through I don’t know how many pageants and other events. I truly am sorry but you will have to sit through some more, sorry, not sorry.
I want to give a huge thank you to Dino’s, Gianna Capuzzi, Paula Preston Photographer, and The Pageant Shop; thank you for your sponsorship to the Miss Coon Rapids Scholarship Program. I also want to give a huge thank you to the Coon Rapids North Star Lions Program for being a major sponsor to this scholarship program. Without all of our amazing sponsors, this program would not be possible!
I want to send a huge thank you to the Miss Coon Rapids Board, words can’t even explain the change I have noticed in myself since being crowned. I will be forever grateful for everything the Miss Coon Rapids Board has done for me and I truly cannot thank you enough. Thank you, Megan for helping me to stay on top of my blogs and showing me the importance of social media. Theresa you were always there for me whenever I needed you. I look up to you every day and you have shown me that if I set my mind to anything that I truly can achieve it. Mark and Zay, I don’t even know where to start on how to thank you. You both have done so much to help me through my year from the countless interviews to Mark showing me how to pose in my evening gown. We truly have worked on everything until it was perfect, well almost perfect.
I also want to thank Kathryn and Andy Karg for helping me perfect my talent for Miss MNOT, it was amazing getting to work with both of you. Thank you, Dave Howey for helping me with cutting music, my farewell, and making countless memories including making me laugh until I cried at all of your cheesy jokes wait sorry, I mean jokes. I would love to thank my forever sister. They say every blonde needs a brunette best friend, no not best friend, sister! Kathryn, I love you to the moon and back there are no words to describe how much I love you and your mom for always making sure that every hair was just right, there was no lipstick on my teeth, and that my crown and sash were just right, thanks Vicki! Last, thank you to the Coon Rapids Community for supporting me throughout my year I will forever be thankful for the Coon Rapids community especially all of the Snowflake Royalty!
To my successor, take advantage of every opportunity to go out and make appearances in the community and know that you have an amazing board behind you that will support your every move and will love you no matter what! And now the time has come to close this chapter as Miss Coon Rapids Outstanding Teen, but they always say when one chapter closes another one opens.
Signing off for the last time, your forever Miss Coon Rapids Outstanding Teen 2019
Hanna Beck