| Voters Choice Awards 2008 |
| ACCEPTANCE SPEECHES Please scroll down and see acceptance speeches BELOW If you are a winner and wish to "accept" your award, please write a small speech and I will post it here. This is NOT mandatory, but a great way to thank the voters. To send Mama Trie an acceptance speech, please include child's name, category won, and of course, a speech. Send speech information HERE PLEASE SCROLL DOWN TO SEE SPEECHES FROM SOME OF OUR 2007 AWARD WINNERS. 2008 SPEECHES BELOW My own "producer/director" speech.... I would like to thank Dawn, Kellie, Keri, Sherri, Laura, and Leslie who are always there to find addresses when I need them. I would once again like to thank Keri of 4KidsDesigns.com for once again creating a gorgeous set of banners for our winners to print out and cherish. Next, I would like to thank my fabulous 61 member mailing list and finalists for taking the time to votes. Obviously, without you, this wouldn't be possible. And last but not least, I am thanking me...yes I said it. Thanking me for taking the time, and hours to put this together. I wouldn't do it if I didn't lurve the contest world. Thanks for competing, and making this possible for me. |
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| Brooke~ Overall Professional Girl "Thanks so much for choosing me for the Overall PRO Girl Winner. You are all little cutie pies and its an honor to be on here and to be picked! I would like to say Congratulations to everyone! Thank you to the director and to all the voters, again I am truly honored. Thank you" Brooke Milner |
| Fiona~ Overall 3-5 Girl "Thank you so much the person that nominated me for the girls 3-5 group in the first place, that was such an honor!!! Then to be with all those beautiful girls.... WOW.. and then to make finalist was more then I really expected!! This award it so very special and we are humbled by it!!! Thanks so much to everyone who voted for me and felt I deserved this honor.... I am very excited and felt that everyone in the group was just beautiful!!! Thanks so much again!!!!" |
| Fiona~ Overall Best Hair (tie) "I was so honored to receive a nomination for the Best Hair category.. to hear my mom have to fight with me to do my hair everyday...you would all laugh.. well I am a drama queen when it comes to that... And you cannot even image our surprise when we saw that I actually was voted Best Hair!!!! Thank you so much, this award means so much to us...we are so grateful to have so many wonderful friends out there in the contest world!!!!" |
| Hunter~ Overall Professional Boy "Thank you to my friends. I am real happy that you picked me. I am happy for all my friends that won and got picked for the contest too. Thank you Miss Mama Trie and all my friends." Hunter Ryan |
| Kylan~ Overall Amateur Baby "Yay!! I am so happy to have won Am Baby 2007!! Thank you to whoever nominated me and to everyone who voted for me. I am so excited and truly honored!! Thank you Mama Trie for all of your time and for such a fun contest!! |
| Jorian~ Overall Personality "Awesome!! I am so excited that I won personality 2007!! This is how I am most of the time, just a silly, happy, crazy boy with tons of personality. I really enjoy seeing myself on the banner with the other kids. Thanks Mama Trie for a great contest!! |
| Freddy~ Overall Amateur Boy "Thank you to whoever nominated me and who voted for me. I am so excited to be voted Amateur Boy. This is too cool! Thank you Ms. Trie for having this fun contest. And thank you to all who took the time and felt i deserved this honor." |
| Ava's Angels~Overall Contest~Directors: Sherri and Natalya "WOW What a shocker! To be named Overall Contest is truly the biggest honor EVER! Thank you to whomever nominated Ava's Angels and to all that voted! This award just made us feel truly truly happy and proud. Thank you SO much! Here's to another great year!" |
| Isabella~Overall 9-12 Girl "Thank you so much for nominating and voting for me in the 2008 Viewers Choice awards! A big thank you to Ms. Trie who put a lot of hard work and effort into making all of us feel very special. I am honored to have been one of the nominees and grateful to have been chosen the 9-12 girl with so many beautiful girls out there! Wow!! Congratulations to all the nominees and winners you are all deserving! Best wishes to a happy and healthy 2008!" |
| Brandon~Overall 7-18 Boys AND Overall Comp Card "Thank you so much for choosing me as your 7-18 Boys Divisional Winner, as well as the Overall Comp Card Winner. I am honored to be a two time recipient of a Voter's Choice Award. Thank you to everyone who nominated and voted for me. Your support means so much! Congrats to all of the other winners, as well." |
| Bridgett~Overall Smile "How exciting to see my photo as the 2007 Voters Choice "Best Smile" Winner! I am thrilled to have won this title two years in a row! Talk about putting a smile on my face!! LOL! Thank you to everyone that voted for me. And thanks also to Miss Trie for running such a fun contest. I know you put a lot of hard work into it. Congratulations to each and every one of the winners! You all should be very proud! Good luck to you all in any contests you may enter! Hugs!" |
| Kirsten of Glitz 'N' Glitter Graphics!~Overall Banner Maker "WOW!!! I was so thrilled to hear that Glitz n' Glitter Graphics was nominated for Overall Banner Maker. Jeannie Vo of Glitzy by Design had submitted the nomination! Jeannie is a gifted artist, and her altruistic gesture is incredibly appreciated. When the nominees were posted, of course, I checked out the sites and work of the other nominees. I was really impressed by the creativity and skill of each designer. I know the voting process must have been difficult with such tremendous talent in the running, and I am truly honored to receive the award. A BIG THANK YOU to everyone who voted for us and a special shout out to my assistant designers Levi & Kathryn. " |
~Madi, Overall Smile~ MADI WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE THAT MADE HER "BEST SMILE" WIN POSSIBLE! THANK YOU TO ALL THE GREAT PEOPLE THAT VOTED FOR HER! THANK YOU TO MAMA TRIE FOR PUTTING TOGETHER THIS GREAT CONTEST AND TAKING TIME OUT OF YOUR DAY TO RUN IT! THANK YOU TO MR. MICHAEL SWAFFER FOR MADI'S WINNING PHOTO! WE ALWAYS ENJOY OUR SHOOTS WITH YOU AND CAN'T WAIT TO DO IT AGAIN SOON! CONGRATS TO ALL THE BEAUTIFUL WINNERS! HUGS - KERRY AND MADI DAVIS |
~Jaelyn, Overall Girl AND Overall Hair~ This was such an honor to even be nominated and then to be chosen as the 2008 Overall Girl and Best Hair winner, we were just so shocked and speechless. Thank you to everyone who took the time to vote and voted for me, I know it was HARD to choose who to vote for with all the amazing contestants and we are so honored that you would vote for Jaelyn. Everyone was so handsome and beautiful. Mama Trie thank you so much for putting on such a fun contest, i can only imagine all the time and work you put into this, thank you for doing this for the kids Words can't describe how special these 2 awards are to us. Congratulations to everyone who was entered, you are all so beautiful and handsome. Thanks, Jejetta and Jaelyn |
~Aly, Overall Eyes~ I was thriled for the nomination and then and then to be chosen as the winner for two years in a row was way cool Thank you to everyone who voted for me and to Mama Trie thank for putting it together Hope to see you all next year, Aly |
| 2007 Speeches |
~Madison, 9-12 Overall Girl~ Oh wow, what an honor to be the Voter's Choice for the 9-12 natural girls winner and a nominee for several other categories! We would love to thank all the voters and Mama Trie for running such a fun and fabulous contest! Thanks Mrs DeeDee for all my winning natural photos! You are the Bomb! Good luck to all future contestants and God bless all. Hugs, Madison "Tootie" Berg and mommy |
~Robby, Overall Boy~ Thank you to Mama Trie for the endless hours of hard work that are spent on these awards. We were thrilled to be nominated, but what an amazing feeling when the banner came through with the Overall Boy winner on it - and that is was Robby! That was a very proud moment, and we are honored that Robby has received this award. We would like to thank all of those who participated in the voting process. Thank you for voting for Robby! The competition was very tough and all of the guys and gals were just absolutely beautiful and handsome. You are all winners in our eyes, and we congratulate everyone for their nominations and awards. We couldn't end without thanking Alexi Kilmer for the awesome photo - you are awesome! God's Blessings to all and may everyone have a fantastic 2009. Our love, Pat and Robby Farr |
~Raeann, Overall Comp Card AND Overall Glitz~ Hello Everyone, I'm Raeann Denise Strickland I'm 13 years old. I'm very proud and excited to have been choosen as the glitz and comp winner.. I want to thank Miss Toni, Miss Donna and Miss Bonnie for the fabulous photos that went into my comp card. To Miss Donna for the gorgeous Color pic it has done well for me this year.. Congrats to all other winners.. Raeann |
~Bridgett, 13-18 Overall Girl Wow! What an honor to be a winner for the third year in a row! Bridgett would like to thank each and every person that voted for her, helping her to win the 13-Up title. Congratulations to all of the amazing winners. The competition is just incredible and it is such a thrill to be among the winners. Good luck to all in 2009! |
~Dakota, 7-18 Overall Boy Dakota would like to thank everyone who voted for him and thought him worthy of the title. Winning the 7up boys is quite an honor. Thank you to all who worked so hard on this contest from director, to banners makers, to voters! Thank you to Aunt Tonia and Grammie for participating and voting for Dakota and many others they have never seen before but so enjoyed seeing all the beautiful/handsome kids. Thank you Miss Alexi and Miss Anna for our awesome photo's. You both really know how to capture Dakota at his best! Dakota Canyon K |
~Kylan, 0-2 Overall Boy AND Overall Personality~ Kylan would like to thank Miss Trie for running this wonderful end of the year contest. Your hard work and dedication is appreciated and we look forward to next years competition. We were beyond excited to have placed in not one but TWO divisions!! These wins will definitely have a special place in Ky's scrapbook! |