In other news, 26 former Indy 500 princesses, including yours truly, joined in the festivities at the 2006 Indy 500 Festival Parade. It was a great chance to get together with some old friends and help support the festival. Although it was hot, we had a great time being part of the parade once again. We were starstruck as we waited to load onto our float when we saw Helio Castroneves, Tony Kanaan, Danica Patrick, Michael and Marco Andretti, Scott Dixon, Sam Hornish Jr., Dan Wheldon, and of course Dario Franchitti and his beautiful wife Ashley Judd. It was a wonderful, sunny day that was a great preview for the exciting 90th running of the Indy 500!!

Finally, an update from the files of Miss America. This photo was taken at the reception after Miss America in Las Vegas, NV. From left to right in this photo: April Bosecker, me, Susan Guilkey (Miss Indiana 2005), Bridget Bobel (Miss IN USA 2005), Stacy Scheibelhut, and Lindsey Helmer.