MRS. GEORGIA WINS 4th RUNNER UP TO MRS. UNITED STATES CROWN

Powder Springs resident, Meredith Boyd wins top spot in the 2003 Mrs. United States Pageant - Robin Leach was the celebrity emcee for the event. Wednesday evening at The Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, a panel of five celebrity judges chose Meredith Boyd of Powder Springs as 4th runner up to the Mrs. United States 2003 crown. Andrea Preuss of Ohio was the winner, first runner-up was Kristina Deignan of Virginia, second runner-up was Tiffany Ellison of California, third runner-up was Dina Orr of Florida and the fourth runner-up was Meredith Boyd of Georgia. Meredith also came in second with the Internet Choice award with more than 70,000 votes.

Stage, screen and television personality Robin Leach was the celebrity emcee for the national pageant. Described as the premier event of its kind by the Las Vegas Sun newspaper, the Mrs. United States Pageant is a spectacular event. Since 1986, the Mrs. United States Pageant has assembled annually in Las Vegas, Nevada to celebrate the achievements of married women throughout the 50 states and U.S. territories. 52 delegates competed in the national pageant in the areas of interview, swimsuit, evening gown and on stage interview. Interviews were held on Monday, July 21, preliminaries were held Tuesday, July 22 and finals were conducted Wednesday, July 23. During these competitions the "Top Ten" were ranked by the judges for the official crowning of Mrs. United States 2003.
I would like to thank the city of Powder Springs for such a warm homecoming," said Meredith Boyd, Mrs. Georgia. I am honored to represent the married women of our community and the state of Georgia at the Mrs. United States pageant. This pageant was a dream come true for me and I am grateful to all of my family and friends in the community for their love and support. The Mrs. United States pageant is no ordinary beauty pageant - it is extraordinary. I believe that married women should be recognized for their ability to integrate intellect and beauty. The Mrs. United States Pageant represents confident, intelligent, successful and beautiful women across the nation."
Meredith will continue her duties as Mrs. Georgia until she crowns her successor on April 3rd and 4th 2004 at the Gwinnett Civic Center. Her next scheduled appearances include August 9th at the Miss Cobb County Scholarship Pageant, August 30th for the Acworth Pioneer Days parade in downtown Acworth and September 13 for the annual Powder Springs Day parade in downtown Powder Springs. More events are being scheduled daily, follow Meredith along her Mrs. Georgia journey at www.mrsunitedstates.com/mrsga and at www.ourpowdersprings.net.

If your organization is interested in having Meredith at your next event, please contact her directly for scheduling availability at meredith@meredithboyd.com or through the Mrs. Georgia pageant office at 770-850-0595.