DIGIT
S.
>> ALL RIGHT, IT IS TIME FOR THE
NEXT STEP FOR TWO LOCAL PAGEANT
CONTESTANTS, THEY ARE VERY
EXCITED TO BE HEADING TO THE
MISFLORIDA USA PABLG NT NEXT
DOWN IN SOUTH FLORIDA WELCOME TO
THE SHOW.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WHITNEY MOORE, MISS JACKSON
U.S.A., AND SARAH ROGERS FIRST
COAST U. . S. A. I KNOW YOU'RE
HUNGRY, EXCITED, RUN I EAT A LOT
BECAUSE I HAVE TO WORK OUT A
LOT.
EVERY THREE HOUR WE'RE ALWAYS
HUNGRY.
>> THIS IS KIND OF LIKE A JOB
RIGHT NOW.
>> IT IS, YEAH.
>> WE ARE BOTH SO READY TO TAKE
ON THAT ROLE.
>> WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU BOTH
REPRESENTING NORTHEAST FLORIDA
HOPEFULLY BOTH OF YOU ALL WIN
CAN YOU SHARE THE TITLE?
>> WE'LL SHARE IT.
>> BRING IT BACK TO
JACKSONVILLE.
SO YOU ACTUALLY WERE AT MISS
UNIVERSE.
>> I WAS.
>> IN VEGAS, WE KNOW WHAT
HAPPENED.
TELL US FOR THE FEW PEOPLE THAT
DON'T REMEMBER.
>> MOST PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THE
STEVE HARVEY CRAZY THING THAT
HAPPENED BUT I WAS ACTUALLY
SITTING WITH THE PHILIPPINES
FAMILY.
>> OKAY.
>> SO YOU KNOW I LOST MY VOICE
THAT NIGHT, YES, IT WAS JUST
RIDICULOUS.
I GOT TO SEE THE CARD WHERE HE
MADE THE MISTAKE OF CALLING THE
FIRST RUNNER UP THE WINNER, POOR
MISCOLUMBIA.
>> AT LEAST YOU WEREN'T SIT
WITHING MISS COLUMBIA'S FAMILY.
>> IT WAS A GREAT TIME,
HOPEFULLY I GET TO GO BACK AS
MISMISS FLORIDA U.S. AMENT.
>> WHAT TO YOU - - .
>> YOU GUYS ARE ALL BUDDIES.
>> IT'S MY FIRST TIME ACTUALLY
GOING TO MISS FLORIDA USA AND
BEING IN THE SYSTEM, SO SO I'M
SUPER EXCITED.
I EXPECT A LOT OF NERVES, OF
COURSE.
I THINK IT WILL BE A GREAT
EXPERIENCE AND TO MEET MORE
GIRLS THAT FORM THOSE, UM,
RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEM AND JUST
HAVE A GOOD TIME, THAT'S THE
MAIN GOAL.
IS JUST TO HAVE FUN WITH THE
WHOLE EXPERIENCE AND NOT WORRY
SO MUCH ABOUT THE COMPETITION.
>> SARAH, YOUR A PRO.
YOU'RE A SEASONED VETERAN.
>> I REALLY DON'T THINK SO.
>> YOU'RE A CAREER PAGEANT
QUEEN; RIGHT?
>> I GUESS.
>> IT WAS A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO
WHEN FUN FACT, WEIRD FACT, FOR
SOME REASON I JUDGED ONE OF THE
PAGEANTS.
>> YES.
>> WHY I WAS JUDGING, I DON'T
KNOW.
>> YEAH, I WAS ACTUALLY IN
WHITNEY'S SHOES TWO YEARS AGO, I
REPRESENTED JACKSONVILLE, SO
PROUD TO BE ABLE TO REPRESENT MY
HOME AGAIN THIS YEAR.
BUT YEAH, I'M A SEASONED VETERAN
SO I HAVE EXPERIENCE AT THE
STATE PAGE NT SO I'M SO READY
FOR THIS, I'M EXCITED.
>> AND NO REASON FOR THE NERVES.
>> NO DON'T BE NERVOUS, JUST BE
EXCITED.
IT'S OKAY TO BE ANXIOUS, BUT
WE'VE TRAIND FOR THIS ALL
YEAR-ROUND AND WE'RE GOOD.
>> COOL.
AND WE'RE SO GLAD TO HAVE BOTH
OF YOU SMILING FACES,
REPRESENTING JACKSONVILLE AND
JUST TELLING PEOPLE ABOUT THE
FIRST COAST, TELLING PEOPLE
ABOUT US.
>> RIGHT.
>> BECAUSE BOTH OF YOU ARE BORN
AND RAISED?
>> YES.
>> BEEN HERE A LONG TIME.
>> NOT ONLY AMBASSADORS AND
PROMOTERS OF THE MISS UNIVERSITY
ORGANIZATION, BUT WE ARE LEADERS
IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND WE'RE SO PROUD TOOB HAVE ALL
OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA BEHIND US.
>> WONDERFUL.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I KNOW YOU BOTH ARE GOING TO
WIN.
THANKS FOR REPRESENTING, AND NOW
NOW ET RR TIME IT - - .
>> THE STATE COMPETITION IS IN
10 DAYS, AND IT'S ON JULY 16.
I'M GOING GO TO BE WORKING ON THIS AS
YOU READ THE REST OF IT.
>> I THINK YOU HAVE THE PERFECT
PEOPLE TO TEACH YOU
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> I THINK YOU MIGHT BE BETTER.
>> MAYBE. IS THERE A
MR. JACKSONVILLE?
>> THERE'S NOT EVEN A CONTEST