A couple of Model Material students decided to check out Ellynne Bridal’s new prom line. Some very cute dresses here. I especially like the short dresses.  

If you see something you like, make sure you tell Lynne that the Springboard girls sent you!   

Madison is pretty in pink!
 
 

Mackenzie is also pretty in pink!
 

Kelsey wild about butterflies!

Stacy in multi-colored beauty! 

Kelsey in a modern print.

Mackenzie gorgeous yellow. 

I love this dress on Kelsey! 

Mackenzie in today’s color - purple. 

Stacy shows iridescent blue/purple. Lovely! 
 
 

Madison is sophisticated black. 

 

Nina and Lauren in Times Square. Starting to celebrate the New Year early! 

We ate at Plataforma, a Brazillian steak house. As long as your coaster is green, the meat keeps coming! And check out that knife! It scared Kristi and Miranda. 

Nina isn’t afraid. She just wanted them to keep bringing it on!

Lauren looooovvvveessss her steak!

One of the beautiful deserts. 

Happy Birthday, Lauren! The staff surprised Lauren with a sparkler and song!

The waiters could moonlight as singers!

I think she really is excited!

Liz and Michelle opted out of dinner so they could go see Spring Awakening. They loved the show and got to meet the cast. But they also decided to walk 20 blocks home in four-inch heels. Ouch! 
  

Tired and ready to go home. Well, some are ready to go home…
 

WAKE UP!!!!

Yes, this is how the girls look in the morning. They are sick, tired and oh-so-excited to get the day going! But check them out later, they recover well!

Kristin is ready for the day…and fitting into NYC well with her zebras pants.  

Waiting to get on the Ferry…
 

The girls on the Staten Island Ferry. That’s the financial district in the background - minus the twin towers - boo. 

More from the S.I.F.
    

Outside the Ferry station…
 

In the Financial District by the “Bull” near Wall Street.

Me at the “Soup Nazi” shop…

Lauren couldn’t wait to go to Tiffany & Co. And she walked out with a beautiful sterling necklace!
 

Today was so much better, weather-wise. It wasn’t super warm, but it stopped raining. Yeah! 

We saw two agencies today, APM Models and DNA. All good. 

Then we walked and shopped SOHO and walked and walked and walked Chinatown. We finally found our lunch spot on the East side of Chinatown - The Dumpling House. It was worth the walk and the wait for a table. Yummy. 

Some things we saw:
1. Flopping fish delivered to Chinatown.
2. Lots of shoe purchases. Go girls!
3. Bag…we could hear the whisper “coach, chanel, gucci…” Hmmmmmm.
4. Bubble tea.
5.  I <heart> NY tee shirts.
6. Great archetecture - the Flatiron building and government buildings close to the financial district.
7.  The subway!   

Sad news: we arrived at the Palace Theatre to see Legally Blonde and IT WAS CLOSED! We couldn’t believe it. The doors were locked and there was a note on the door that gave info about refunds. HOWEVER, we are going to find tickets to a show tomorrow. We must!

Here are the girls on their first subway ride! “R” Train from 23rd street to Prince! 

More in the subway… 

Me with Louise Roberts, Director of APM Models and the woman who taught me what I know as an agent!]

Lunch at the Dumpling House. Yummy pork and chive dumplings, pork and chicken pancakes, soup…M-M-Good! 

Michelle with her bubble tea and Nina with her oh so much better, diet coke! 

Only Michelle with the “Joker.” 

Miranda, Kristi and Sandy on the number 1 uptown! 

Getting ready for a night out. Miranda does Kristi’s make-up, while Jessie does her hair. 

More make-up work. 

Dinner at Trattoria Dopo Teatro - the chocolate mousse cake was to die for. 
 

It finally stopped raining. Yeah! But it is so cold.

We headed down to an old stomping ground of mine tonight, Tortilla Flats. It’s a crazy place. That’s probably why it’s still around after all these years. It was Bingo nights, and Jessie won! She got a tee-shirt and shots for the table (see below). Sorry parents, we had to drink them! Oh yeah, they were alcohol-free.

After dinner, we walked through the West Village, down 5th to Washington Square Park, then down McDougal Street in the Village. The girls thought it was “cool” and couldn’t believe that we’d found a quieter neighborhood. 

Here we are at Tortilla Flats. Notice the decor!  

Jessie (looking like a model, right?), Liz and Lauren. 
 

Nina, Miranda and Michelle.

Jessie won this tee-shirt playing Bingo! 
 

Jessie with our shots! Look at!

Cheers!

Bottoms up! 

Vicki and Kristi getting into Bingo. 
 

Kristi.

The girls under the arch at Washington Square Park.
 

It was freezing, windy and raining. We walked and walked and walked. And yes, we saw agencies in our drenched clothes and hair. 

From the girls’ mouths:
1.  Bring rain boots.  See Jessie’s feet below!
  

2.  Don’t buy umbrellas at the dollar store.

3.  You must take constructive criticism from agents.

4. Agents are laid back and casual. See Robin with Judy and Doreen from Wilhelmina below.
  

5.  Girls LOVE NY Pizza. There is none better…

6. We waited and waited for Robin to wrap it up…see below.

We’ll send you more later tonight. In the meantime, here is a pix of a desk at Wilhelmina Models and you can see Lauren in the background meeting with the agent.
 

A few of us stayed out in the elements to see the Fashion Institute of Technology’s History of Fashion exhibit and the Gothic: Dark Glamour exhibit. Very cool. 

Jessie and Robin with matching hats from H & M…Jessie is so much cuter…
 

We’re here!!!

After waiting on the tarmac for almost two hours, we arrived at Newark International Airport at 5:30. Then, our car service didn’t show up. But we ended up with a great driver who got us through the Lincoln Tunnel in record time.

We arrived at our hotel, dropped our bags and immediately hit the streets. We walked to dinner at a pizzeria, walked past Madison Square Garden, where the streets were filled with people waiting for a New Kids on the Block concert.

Then we walked Times Square, shopped at the MTV Store, Sephora and THEN, went to the Top of the Rock to see New York at night. What great views.

Then we went to see the ice-skaters at Rockefeller Center, but the zamboni was alone on the ice.

The funniest part was watching us haggle with the guys on the street selling their stolen goods. I mean, designer bags!

Everyone loved just being on the street and Top of the Rock!

Enjoy the pix!

Waiting for a delayed flight out of Omaha! 
Back: Sandy Larson, Kristy,  Nina, Miranda, Lauren, Vicki Valente.
Front: Michelle, Liz, Jessie

Jessie going through security…

Miranda and Lauren ready for take-off…
 

Pizza! They asked patrons to move so we could have a place to sit!

Jessie… Kristy and Sandy…. Michelle and Liz Nina…
                 

Outside Madison Square Garden…
 

The Magestic Theater…

Times Square…

and the Juicy Couture Store…
  

Haggling for “designer” bags outside Rockefeller Center. 

Rockefeller Center.
 

 
Springboard graduates include Kelsey Graves, Ashley Hoffman, Mackenzie Laird, Celeste Chapp, Emily Quick, Mackenzie Miller, Emerie Gifford. Not pictured, Stacey Klaussen.

Mackenzie Laird

Mackenzie Miller

Emerie Gifford

Kelsey Graves

Celeste Chapp

Emily Quick

Ashley Hoffman

Thanks you Carolyn Miller (Mackenzie’s mom!) for capturing the girls on film. To see more of Carolyn’s photos go to Carolyn Miller Photography.

More pix from our fun night!

 
Springboard Students with Gretchen Bergquist, Miss Nebraska, 2008.

Saturday, October 11, four young ladies were crowned at the Omaha Miss Nebraska preliminary. They are:
Brittany Jeffers,  Miss Omaha 2009
Devon Howell, Miss Douglas County 2009
Jordan Somer, Miss Omaha Outstanding Teen 2009
Krissy Townsend, Miss Douglas County Outstanding Teen 2009. 

Congratulations girls!  

First runner up, Alexis Geist, as she appears before the “paparazzi!”  

Alexis Geist and Mercedes Barry.

      
 The Springboard cheering section was definitely the loudest! 

We’ll see you at the Lincoln Pageant on November 1, 7:00 at Southwest High School. 

Bringing it on…
 

Rag dolls?

A team effort…

Laying down on the job…

Still…down…