Monday, May 11, 2009

Miss North Hollywood 1975




My mom was crowned Miss North Hollywood in 1974-75 and made it to the top ten in Miss California as well. She wasn't necessarily a pageant girl but said her friends pushed her to go for it and by chance she won. She didn't pursue any other pageants and soon after {if not prior} met my dad, got married and had me by the time she was 22 in June of 1976.

While I'm pretty sure she knew she would have children and that she is extremely happy she did {thanks mom!} I often wonder if she hadn't had my brother and I would her life have turned out any differently?


*I hope you all had a wonderful Mother's Day yesterday ...we did :)





45 Amazing people left a comment here:

shortmama said...

Your mom was (Im sure still is lol) beautiful! My mom had me at 19. I often wonder how things would have been different for her to if she wouldnt have had me so young. Maybe would have finished college and not have had to struggle so much...

Lo said...

That's so sweet! Being a southern girl, I think pageants are part of our DNA, not the creepy baby kind, but this is fabu!

FJ said...

I love love this vintage picture. You look alot like her.

kelly said...

that's a great photo!!!your mom is beautiful! i definitely do see a resemblance!

i hope you had a wonderful mothers day!

Kelli said...

She is just gorgeous! You 2 look very much alike!

Miss Anne said...

holy spitting image!

she's just as lovely as you!

:)

Tara Gibson said...

love the vintage pic! she is beautiful! I see where you get it! : )

freeTEYme said...

Your mom is gorgeous! You look so much like her!

inkOBSESSIONdesigns said...

You look just like your mom! I love the pic!

Carlotta said...

you look so much like her, very beautiful mum!

Mrs. Priss said...

Your mom was gorgeous! You two really look so much alike, as everyone's already noticed. What a fun picture!

The Reality of Happily Ever After said...

Your mom is gorgeous! You look just like her -- I often wonder that about my mom, too :)

Gary Heller said...

Great photo and moment! Both your mom and you should be very proud.

Dana said...

She is gorgeous, and you got your looks from her!

Dana said...

She is gorgeous, and you got your looks from her!

jess@noelmarie said...

I see where you get your good looks from!

Couture Carrie said...

I knew that was your mom even before I read the caption! How cool! Beauty certainly runs in the fam:)

xoxox,
CC

GamecockQueen said...

I'm a vetran pageant girl. I loved this post!

What a great photo!!

Chrystina said...

Oh I love that piture, she is so beautiful.

I think she got the best crown ever as your mom. :)

from the right bank said...

What a fabulous photo! Thanks so much for visiting my blog. Hope to see you again soon!

drollgirl said...

good lord she is a knockout! just like YOU!

*Andrea* said...

she's so pretty! gorgeous like you :D

Darrah said...

That's really cool that your mom was Miss North Hollywood. My mom treated herself to a Vegas Vacation, so I have yet to see her, but I called to wish her well!

Gwen said...

I could have sworn this was you in a new set of photos!! You look jut like your mom!!! XOXO

Newlywed Next Door said...

You look so much like your Mom! Beuatiful!

Maeko said...

Wow, you look just like her!

Char said...

fresh and wholesome.

we cannot dwell in the woulds, should and coulds...even when they make us sad.

Style Porn said...

What an amazing story, and what an amazingly awesome photograph!

J-Diggety said...

Um, hello, it is now obvious where you got your hottie genes from! ;)
J

Keeley said...

Awwww what an amazing story! What a beautiful picture!

Lacey said...

The resemblance between you and your mom is amazing! I love pageant stories like this.

The Beauty File said...

looks to me like someone got hit with the pretty gene!!!

Diane said...

What High School Did your Mom go to?
I went to Grant in North Hollywood and I was
in the Miss Burbank Contest!
Flash Back... You are most likely my daughters age (: Hugs, Diane

Chris said...

Wow, what a babe! I'm sure she is very proud of you guys and pleased with how her life turned out. She did a great job :)

Absolutely Not Martha said...

omg--i thought this was YOU!

xnapoleonx said...

Not that wonderful; I tried to make a pathetic deal to stall it a month due to a lack of time of getting her a present :')

The Alleged Ringleader said...

What a great photo! You and your mom definitely look a lot alike!

Girl Japan said...

Yes, you two look unbelievable alike- you both have fantastic facial features, so happy to hear you had a nice time with your mum!

me melodia said...
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me melodia said...

your mom is marvelous!

Diana said...

sexy runs in the family. i hope you had a great mother's day!

Holly said...

you look just like her!! what a great photo to have

Hanako66 said...

how sweet:)

I love this photo!

Anonymous said...

Maegan, your mom was, and is so beautiful. I'm the luckiest guy in the world to be married to her.
Love You Maegan,
B

artdecodiamonds said...

Great post about your mom!