I wasn't sure how it was going to go. But I was very excited, and am very excited about being Miss Clatsop and having the opportunity to go to Miss Oregon. The interviews are closed to the public, but Jessica thought she did well during her discussion with the five judges. I had really been studying current events and they didn't ask me any questions about that, just my platform. I thought the interview went very quickly.
Talent is a major portion of the competition.
But I knew that going in, and I have a little time before Miss Oregon to take additional classes and really work on my talent. She knows that going to Miss Oregon from a local pageant is like going from the minor leagues to the majors, but she's willing to work hard between now and then. We'll have the home-court advantage. Jessica considers the three local crown holders to be part of a team, and she says that's how the trio will be going to Miss Oregon. Chase, from Warrenton, is a former Regatta Queen, an honor Jessica held a year ago.