Grand Forks girl takes it all the way

Holy crap. I went to high school with this chick. She just won America's Next Top Model!

That show is like... huge... in my life. I don't care if that makes me shallow or dumb, there is something about that show that captivates me. It's a lifestyle I know I'll never experience. Jet-setting from one beautiful city to another while people point cameras at me and shout "yes Emily gorgeous.. just like that!"

It's fun to get a glimpse into a foreign world and once you see how these girls want to model, you get excited for them. Especially when they're from your hometown and go to the same college as you.

I'm pumped that Nicole (GF gal) won. She's got it made! Her career is taken care of and I bet she never has to take another final. Not making a joke about models not being smart-- I'm just saying, would you rather be in L.A. taking crazy-fun pictures and partying or would you like to be sitting in my modern grammar class? If you had to think about that... you're not a fun person.

I think there's a tiny part of me that would love to model. Taking pictures in different costumes and crazy hair and makeup. I'm not up for being beautiful all the time though-- I mean, sure it comes easily to me and all but it looks exhausting! Today as I went to get the mail at my apartment, I tried to use the hallway as my runway. I've decided that "walking cool" is really frickin' hard.

At any rate...

Good for Grand Forks! Way to represent. It totally evens the score from all those times I see Miss North Dakota totally shut out of the Miss USA pageants. Some chick from the South with big hair always wins-- it's crap. Way to settle the score and put GF on the map. Makes me feel beautiful by association.

For more... check out a story by an AWESOME reporter...http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/news/13355122.htm