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The Mrs. North Carolina America pageant is an official preliminary to the 
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The Mrs. America Pageant is an official preliminary to the Mrs. World Pageant

 

 

Mrs. America 2009 Maureen MacDonald

Click here to see photos from the 2008 Mrs. North Carolina America pageant.

Click here to read a letter of greeting from the new
Mrs. North Carolina America 2008!

Click here to listen to the Debra Kennedy Show podcast.

Click here to read several articles about Maureen.

Click here to read another article about Maureen.

Click here to see a video from the pageant!

Click here to see photos of Maureen at the national
Mrs. America pageant!

Click here to read what Maureen did at the
Mrs. America Pageant.


Click here to view a trailer that features Maureen.
(When on You Tube, please click trailer 01)
 


Idol Judges

Idol Winner, Eddie from KY

with Bonecrusher

With winner of Miss RJ Reynolds Pageant

With winner and director, Evette Clemmons

Winston Salem - pageant

With visiting queen

With visiting queen

Cary Christmas Parade

Cary Christmas Parade

Vietnam Shopping Spree

Vietnam Swimsuit Shoot
Bank of America 500 Photos

Maureen and Cindy McCain

Elizabeth Dole

Helmet of driver's signatures to be auctioned


Maureen and Bruton Smith,
Owner of Lowes Motor Speedway

Bruton Smith

Medal of Honor

Tony Stewart

Jeff Gordon

Kyle Busch

Joey Logano

Dale Jr.

Dale Jr.

Roger Penske

Children of Nascar

Michael Waltrip

Kevin Harvick

Morgan Shepherd

Jeff Burton

Kasey Kahne

Jimmie Johnson

Ryan Newman

Bill Elliott

Carl Edwards


Kurt Busch

Jamie McMurray

Maureen and Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory
Other Appearances

Buddy Walk Supporters

Buddy Walk

Greenville March of Dimes

Greenville March of Dimes

Mrs. America 2009 at Me Fine Foundation
with Bob Harris (voice of the Duke Blue Devils)

Buddy Walk

Southern Women's show

Mrs. America with Chick-Fil-A cow

Maureen & Wendy Galle at the
Southern Women's Show

Maureen & Husband at the
Southern Women's Show

Courtesy of Beasley Photography

Courtesy of Beasley Photography

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March of Dimes
Hickory, NC

March of Dimes
Hickory, NC

On September 20, 2008 Maureen crowned her successor to the Mrs. North Carolina 2008 title, Marietta Burke

Marietta, husband Joel, son Wesley, Maureen, and husband Mark

Maureen and her family

Maureen signs the autograph wall of
Mrs. North Carolina America pageant sponsor
the Box Car Grille

Maureen with Miss North Carolina International and Debra Kennedy at the Debra Kennedy Show
(Debra was Mrs. North Carolina America 1998)

Maureen at the Greater Hickory PGA Classic

With tournament director Jim Correll

With Hickory Mayor Rudy Wright

With former NASCAR champion Ned Jarrett

With WHKY radio personality Hal Row

With Pepsi executive Mrs. Patton

 

 

2008 Pat Appleson Studios - www.appleson.com
 

2008 Pat Appleson Studios

2008 Pat Appleson Studios
 

2008 Pat Appleson Studios

Maureen at the Catawba Women Show with Mrs. North Carolina America pageant sponsors
Vitality MedSpa

MAUREEN WINS!!!

The new Mrs. America 2009

Maureen meets with sponsor Simply Elegant
to prepare for the Mrs. America pageant

Maureen after finishing her interviews at the
Mrs. America pageant

Maureen with the President of Durham Tech

Maureen with Hillsborough Mayor Tom Stevens

Maureen with President/CEO Rosie Allen of Prevent Child Abuse NC

Maureen with the staff of Prevent Child Abuse NC

Maureen with photographer Jeanna Beasley

July 4th event at North Hills (Raleigh, NC)

Maureen visited pageant sponsor Childress Winery

 

Maureen was a guest at the WalMart Childrens Miracle Network event in Elizabethtown, NC

Maureen with WECT TV6 news anchor
Jim Hanchett

Personal trainer Mike Mauney takes Maureen under his wing.

First official appearance!
Maureen with the
2008 Carolina Dogwood Queen
Heather Oakley

(left to right)
Ms. Carolina Dogwood 2008
Cynthia Griner
Mrs. North Carolina America 2008
Maureen MacDonald
Ms. Carolina Dogwood 2008
Marietta Burke

See the 2008 Mrs. NC Pageant Contestants!
Winner, Runners Up, and Award Winners

See photos from the 2008 Contestants' Workshop!

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Maureen MacDonald from Raleigh NC wins Mrs. North Carolina America 2008 pageant.

Lenoir, NC    Maureen MacDonald from Raleigh NC captured the title of Mrs. North Carolina America 2008 to become the 32nd Mrs. North Carolina America. In front of an estimated crowd of 500 people Maureen MacDonald was able to top the field while competing in interview, swimsuit, evening gown and top six final questioning. Contestants from across the entire state competed for the title of Mrs. North Carolina America 2008 over a three day stay in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Maureen MacDonald, age 27, is 5’ 9” tall, with blonde hair and beautiful blue eyes. She is a former Radio City Music Hall Rockette who showed great stage presence while capturing the crown. Maureen currently is a full time wife, part time dance instructor and model. She was born in Asheville NC and graduated early from Florida State University where she majored in Dance. She has appeared with the Radio City Rockettes, and was on the Oprah Winfrey Show in Chicago IL. Her platform is “Prevent Child Abuse NC.” She is married to Mark and has two daughters, Vanessa age 2 and Valerie age 7 months, and currently resides in Raleigh NC.

According to Frederick Galle, Co-Executive Director of Mrs. North Carolina America, “Maureen MacDonald is an outstanding role model for women in North Carolina and possesses the charm, charisma and character to make an incredible impact as a contemporary leader."

“Maureen will be making her first official appearance at the 50th Anniversary Carolina Dogwood Pageant in Statesville this Saturday and be introduced to the public,” according to Wendy Galle, Co-Executive Director and a former Mrs. North Carolina America 2002.

 2008 Official Results:

5th Runner Up: Cynthia Griner - Charlotte NC - Mrs. Mecklenburg County America
4th Runner Up: Monica Bumgardner
- Gastonia NC - Mrs. Gastonia America
3rd Runner Up: Laura Wopperer
- Charlotte NC - Mrs. Queen City America
2nd Runner Up: Evette Clemons
- Kernersville NC - Mrs. Piedmont Triad America
1st Runner Up: Marietta Burke
- Terrell NC - Mrs. Carolina Piedmont America

Winner: Maureen MacDonald Mrs. North Carolina America 2008 – Raleigh NC - Mrs. Raleigh America

Swimsuit Winner: Marietta Burke - Terrell NC - Mrs. Carolina Piedmont America
Most Tickets Sold Winner: Evette Clemons - Kernersville NC - Mrs. Piedmont Triad America
Pageantry Spirit Award Winner: Phyllis Voss -Matthews NC - Mrs. Charlotte America
Mrs. Congeniality Winner: Evette Clemons - Kernersville NC - Mrs. Piedmont Triad America
Photogenic Winner: Stephanie Bagley -Wilmington NC - Mrs. Wilmington America
Best Smile Winner: Monica Bumgardner - Gastonia NC - Mrs. Gastonia America
Best AD page Winner: Laura Wopperer - Charlotte NC - Mrs. Queen City America
Evening Gown Winner: Marietta Burke - Terrell NC - Mrs. Carolina Piedmont America
Married Longevity Winner: Cynthia Griner - Charlotte NC - Mrs. Mecklenburg County America

For more information, photos, tickets or an application go to The Mrs. North Carolina America Pageant Website; contacts are Wendy and Frederick Galle III at 704-807-7509, at galle@charter.net, or at www.mrsnorthcarolinaamerica.com

© 2009 Mrs. North Carolina America Pageant