Thursday, March 22, 2007
As you know, I am on a quest to gather all the Michelle Edelmans and have a little conclave. And they just keep turning up.
Get a load of this one.
Apparently she's a COP and she was a finalist in the Mrs. New Jersey pageant! Oh my god. We are practically TWINS!!!
Here is a story about her that was posted in the Morris County New Jersey paper:
An arresting beauty hoping to be next Mrs. New Jersey
Randolph cop jumps back into competition
Michele Edelman has been a Randolph police officer for close to seven years. In that time she's been the Randolph Middle School resource officer and a patrolwoman. She married fellow police Officer Kurt Edelman, and the couple have two young children.
Edelman, 34, a Stillwater resident, now is hoping to tie her career and married life together to become Mrs. New Jersey. The competition, opened to all married women in the state, will be held on May 6 in Lakewood, and the winner has a chance to compete in the Mrs. United States competition later this year.
"I used to compete in pageants in my early 20s, and that's what paid for part of my schooling,"Edelman said last week. -- SEE! DEFINITELY TWINS!
Edelman said she placed as first runner-up in Miss Sussex County and Miss Morris County pageants more than a decade ago. More recently, she and her husband were watching television one night and saw the advertisement for the Mrs. New Jersey competition. Edelman, who never lost the desire to compete, decided to throw her name in the ring and will represent Stillwater in the pageant, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. "Really, what it focuses on is being a (married) woman today," she said. She added that she has met a few of her fellow contestants, some of whom are physical therapists and others who are stay-at-home moms.
The pageant has swimsuit and evening gown competitions, as well as an interview. There isn't a skill that needs to be demonstrated. Edelman's happy because her husband will be escorting her onstage during the evening gown event. -- WHAT IS THERE TO ADD. THIS IS HIGHLY ENTERTAINING.
According to the pageant Web site, the first-place winner gets $1,000, along with an assortment of clothing, jewelry, and modeling-related prizes from various sponsors, as well as a trip to Las Vegas for the Mrs. United States pageant.
Runners-up also win cash prizes that range from $100 to $500. Mrs. New Jersey also will have the ability to promote a platform. Edelman's cause is Concerns of Police Survivors, or COPS, an organization that lends support for family members who have lost a loved one in the line of duty and provides scholarships for children of slain officers.
Edelman said her fellow officers sometimes joke with her about being in a beauty pageant, but it's all in good fun, and the department is supportive. -- YES. I'M SURE MALE POLICE OFFICERS JOKING WITH A FEMALE ABOUT BEING A BEAUTY QUEEN IS NOTHING BUT SUPPORTIVE.
Edelman even said that motorists she's stopped have commented that she should take to the stage, and this is after she has issued them a ticket. -- REALLY, LADY! HONEST! IT ISN'T JUST A PICKUP LINE!
"Being a police officer, I've gotten it a lot," she said. "You should be a model, you should be in pageants." Edelman said she thinks she is emblematic of the ideal married woman. "I really believe I represent today's married woman," she said. "I feel I have a very prestigious job" in addition to a well-rounded family. -- ME TOO! I AM THE IDEAL MARRIED WOMAN! SHE WIELDS A BILLY CLUB, I HAVE A LAPTOP! BRING ON MORE MICHELLE'S!
3 comments:
You'd think they'd get more cash for being the prettiest chick in the state! Ah, New Jersey.
It's the prestige of being Mrs. Stillwater Township that I think is the biggest reward. (And she can wear the sash along with the cop uniform...)
Ha, I am friends with this Michelle! I was searching her name trying to find her new address and came across this. So funny! She is really sweet and down to earth. No longer working as a cop.
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