Emily Kuchar

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday!  I received an early Christmas present when I found out I had made the cover of the 2008 Spring Edition of Pageantry Magazine!! With former cover models such as Eva Longoria, Riyo Mori, Cristen Duren Miss Florida USA 2006 I am honored to be among such great company .  The issue will be out soon and will contain the Spring Fashion Showcase with all of the latest gowns.  I will also be modeling on the inside with Sommer Isdale Miss Texas Teen USA 2007, Krystal Mulock Miss Deland USA, and Jackie Raulerson top 5 finalist at Miss Florida Teen USA!

Saturday evening I was at the Halifax Yacht Club for their annual Christmas Boat Parade along with my two teen sister queens, Melissa Goldberg, and Leah Bowman .  We welcomed over 300 guests to the dinner and event that evening!  The boats were all decorated and it was an amazing sight as they floated down the water lighting up the harbor.  The yacht club has been around since 1896 and still has so many loyal, sweet members.  It was a pleasure meeting everyone and also helping hand out the awards for the best in show!

Today I was at the Daytona Beach bandshell right behind the Hilton for the 1st Annual Iconic Car Auction.  The auction featured everything from muscle cars to vintage cars!  The Big Brothers Big Sisters foundation was a sponsor and part of the proceeds from the cars that are sold will be donated to them.  They plan to make this an annual event and are even scheduling one for this next January!

Friday was the beginning of a weekend full of Christmas Parades including Daytona Beach, Holly Hill, Deland, and Port Orange. There was a big turn out at each parade and such a great sense of community spirit! It was nice being able to walk and hand out candy while interacting with the children. On Saturday we managed to squeeze in a Beach Clean Up between our two parades! Phew! What a weekend…. I have posted pictures from each event, enjoy!

Deland Christmas Parade Saturday Evening

Holly Hill Christmas Parade

Daytona Beach Clean Up