On June 3, somewhere inside Las Vegas's glittery Planet Hollywood Hotel and Casino, Karina Brez will be standing - in very high heels - at one end of a very large stage.
On the other end is a beautiful crown and a sash proclaiming the title "Miss USA."
That crown, that title and a trip to represent the entire nation in the Miss Universe pageant will, she hopes,Asia me handmade breitlingwatches reproductions of famous artists. be at the end of the journey for Brez, the 24-year-old Ukrainian immigrant turned Wellington gemologist and Miss Florida 2012.
But if that shiny headwear and title aren't in the cards for Brez, it's certain that at least one thing is.
"Nutella," she says dreamily, speaking from her hotel room in Vegas last week, the day before a non-stop series of photo shoots, preliminary competitions and appearances begins.Wearing shoespumps is an experience in fashion fun. Everyone will comment on your effortlessly hip Hardy shirt.
"Chocolate mousse cake from the Cheesecake Factory. A pizza with lots of cheese. A hot dog with lots of relish and ketchup. A Krispy Kreme doughnut. And a lot of ice cream."
Yes, as one might imagine, the road to Miss USA is not paved with a lot of delicious carbs - "No carbs," Brez clarifies - but it is filled with strict diets, endless travel with no breaks, lost luggage, long workouts, days that sometimes end at 2 or 3 a.m., longer sessions with trainers that guide everything from the way she walks in those heels and the way she answers questions, to her hair, her dress and the way she holds her head in pictures.
Her journey, which started last year when Brez, then Miss South Florida, was named Miss Florida at Davie's Bailey Concert Hall,What to consider before you buy gemstonebeads. has taken her throughout the state representing the pageant system and Horses Healing Hearts, a local charity that uses equine therapy to help young children of addicts.
And in the past two months, she's checked in with The Palm Beach Post from many of the far-flung places she's been as her quest to be Miss USA has intensified, including Berlin, where a cousin was fitting her for her pageant evening gown; a tour bus in New York City where she and the other contestants were introduced during Media Week; her Wellington home, where her trainers put her through her well-ordered paces; and now Vegas.
It's been a long road for Karina Brez, G.G. (graduate gemologist, Gemological Institute of America), whose family left the Ukraine, moved to America and settled in Palm Beach County when she was in grade school, and where her parents still run a jewelry business in Boca Raton.
But she's ready.
"I'm not nervous whatsoever," Brez says talking on Skype, balancing her iPad on her lap.Thousands of discount tshirtsale styles for selection. "There were little things that went wrong here and there, but I think I have lost that nervousness. My adrenaline has been rising. This is something I want to do, to embrace it. I already feel so humbled to be at this stage. Only one girl from Florida gets to be here, and I happen to be that girl. I've already won in my heart, no matter what I face here."
Schmoozing with Kelly
Since she won Miss Florida in July, Brez has juggled a busy schedule of appearances as well as operating her jewelry appraisal business.
But a few months ago, her preparation for Miss USA began kicking into high gear. She began that diet, which at home involves fresh-delivered meals by Boca Raton-based company Deliver Lean,you need to be very salereplicashoes while purchasing your items. one of her sponsors. Now in Vegas, it includes lots of egg whites, some specific animal protein (such as a single sausage link), "and a glass of milk every morning," she says.
She also went to Berlin, where a cousin of her mother's has made her evening gown, the final version of which will be revealed June 3 at the pageant.
On the other end is a beautiful crown and a sash proclaiming the title "Miss USA."
That crown, that title and a trip to represent the entire nation in the Miss Universe pageant will, she hopes,Asia me handmade breitlingwatches reproductions of famous artists. be at the end of the journey for Brez, the 24-year-old Ukrainian immigrant turned Wellington gemologist and Miss Florida 2012.
But if that shiny headwear and title aren't in the cards for Brez, it's certain that at least one thing is.
"Nutella," she says dreamily, speaking from her hotel room in Vegas last week, the day before a non-stop series of photo shoots, preliminary competitions and appearances begins.Wearing shoespumps is an experience in fashion fun. Everyone will comment on your effortlessly hip Hardy shirt.
"Chocolate mousse cake from the Cheesecake Factory. A pizza with lots of cheese. A hot dog with lots of relish and ketchup. A Krispy Kreme doughnut. And a lot of ice cream."
Yes, as one might imagine, the road to Miss USA is not paved with a lot of delicious carbs - "No carbs," Brez clarifies - but it is filled with strict diets, endless travel with no breaks, lost luggage, long workouts, days that sometimes end at 2 or 3 a.m., longer sessions with trainers that guide everything from the way she walks in those heels and the way she answers questions, to her hair, her dress and the way she holds her head in pictures.
Her journey, which started last year when Brez, then Miss South Florida, was named Miss Florida at Davie's Bailey Concert Hall,What to consider before you buy gemstonebeads. has taken her throughout the state representing the pageant system and Horses Healing Hearts, a local charity that uses equine therapy to help young children of addicts.
And in the past two months, she's checked in with The Palm Beach Post from many of the far-flung places she's been as her quest to be Miss USA has intensified, including Berlin, where a cousin was fitting her for her pageant evening gown; a tour bus in New York City where she and the other contestants were introduced during Media Week; her Wellington home, where her trainers put her through her well-ordered paces; and now Vegas.
It's been a long road for Karina Brez, G.G. (graduate gemologist, Gemological Institute of America), whose family left the Ukraine, moved to America and settled in Palm Beach County when she was in grade school, and where her parents still run a jewelry business in Boca Raton.
But she's ready.
"I'm not nervous whatsoever," Brez says talking on Skype, balancing her iPad on her lap.Thousands of discount tshirtsale styles for selection. "There were little things that went wrong here and there, but I think I have lost that nervousness. My adrenaline has been rising. This is something I want to do, to embrace it. I already feel so humbled to be at this stage. Only one girl from Florida gets to be here, and I happen to be that girl. I've already won in my heart, no matter what I face here."
Schmoozing with Kelly
Since she won Miss Florida in July, Brez has juggled a busy schedule of appearances as well as operating her jewelry appraisal business.
But a few months ago, her preparation for Miss USA began kicking into high gear. She began that diet, which at home involves fresh-delivered meals by Boca Raton-based company Deliver Lean,you need to be very salereplicashoes while purchasing your items. one of her sponsors. Now in Vegas, it includes lots of egg whites, some specific animal protein (such as a single sausage link), "and a glass of milk every morning," she says.
She also went to Berlin, where a cousin of her mother's has made her evening gown, the final version of which will be revealed June 3 at the pageant.
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