This post is going to be a little lengthy so please forgive me in advance... Last night was absolutely AMAZING. I am still trying to process it in my head! I have SO many people to thank and mention and Im going to do my best to get through the list... First, I want to thank Ed Lewis and George Stinson, the owners of the National EOY system in Louisville. Without your belief in me as promoter none of this would have ever been possible. I look forward to meeting both of you at Nationals. Huge Thank you to Bob Taylor and Christopher T. Guy. The both of you have been my rock throughout this entire experience. I share the success of Florida EOY with both you! I simply cant thank you enough! Love both of you! Thank you to D Stephen Moss and Ernie Webb for allowing me to utilize such a beautiful venue for my pageant. The Honey Pot is an amazing pageant venue and they made it so easy for me and were with me every step of the way! If you have not had the pleasure of visiting, it is a must visit! Special thank you to Robert Gaston and Jimmy Honey-Pot. You guys did an amazing job behind the bar. Thank you so much! I want to thank all of the special guest entertainers that took time out of their busy schedules to perform for the pageant. Mokha Montrese, Mykul Jay Valentine, and Addison Taylor. You three were absolutely amazing! Thank you so much for being part of the pageant. I want to thank Raquell Lord, our reigning National EOY, and David Freklz, our reigning Mr. National EOY. You both were absolutely phenomenal and true representatives of the EOY system. Thank you so much for being there. It was a great pleasure working with both of you! To Miss Tiffany T McCray... My dear you were absolutely stunning last night! I was so blessed to have inherited such a talented Miss Florida EOY. Your give-up was excellent and I thank you so much for being a part of this experience with me! I could not have asked for a better Hostess and Emcee than Amy DeMilo. My dear, you did a fantastic job. You kept the crowd entertained every moment and I want to give my sincerest thanks! I want to give a special thank you to each and every judge than give up their personal time to judge my pageant. Your knowledge and experience are top notch and I thank you again... Adam Walls, Esme Russell, Alisa Summers(Alex H.), Jocelyn Summers, Addison Taylor, Daphne Ferraro, and Mykul J. Valentine. Thank you again! I want to thank, Mark Taylor Melnick for agreeing to photogragh the pageant. Im very excited to see the professional pictures you took. Thank you again! Thank you to Peter Hartin for being the pageant videographer. I know that the DVD is going to be fabulous! Our DJ for the night was the amazing, Toby Rox. You did an amazing job, my friend. Thank you again! Now to the contestants: I want to thank each and every contestant that believed in Florida EOY and come out to compete. Justice Divine Deonna Bonet Mia Sherrington Trinity Taylor Josephine OHara Andrews Greyson Layne Matt Strother Jeffrey Kelly Abess You are all winners in my book and thank you for bringing just fierce competition! To your winners for the evening: Please welcome your new Miss Florida EOY 2014, Trinity Taylor and your first ever Mr. Florida EOY 2014, Matthew J. Kelly. You both did a phenomenal job last night and I could not have been blessed with two better representatives for Nationals! We are putting Florida EOY on the map come July! I cant wait to work closely with both of you over the next few months! Your first alternates, Josephine OHara Andrews and Jeffrey Kelly also did an amazing job and I am looking forward to working with both of you as we prep for Nationals! And last but certainly not least, I want thank each and every person that came to The Honey Pot last night to support me and this pageant. The support I received last night was phenomenal! Thank you again from the bottom of my heart! Now, Im going to take a well deserved few weeks off and then its time to start getting ready for Nationals in July! Florida is coming for you Louisville! I hope you are ready! Photos from Florida EOY will be posted soon on the Florida Regional Entertainer Of The Year page. Make sure to go and like the Florida EOY page for all updates. I will keep you updated as to when those will be posted. Also, DVDs of the pageant will be available for sale, through myself, in about a week! Thank you again to everyone involved in this pageant, either behind the scenes or on stage, I could NOT have done this without you! Rest assured Florida EOY WILL return March 2015!
Posted on: Tue, 01 Apr 2014 01:38:24 +0000
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