Miss Diamond Lakes: January 2014

Special Thanks to Jaison Sterling with Sterling Imageworks (first 2 photos) and Danny Barger of You've Got The Look Photography (last photo) for the pictures used in the header. They do an amazing job of capturing these moments! I am a graduate of the University of Central Arkansas. I own The Studio By Lauren, a dance studio located in Conway, and I also have my own business custom painting toms, which have been picked up by a few stores in Arkansas. I have 3 older brothers who are all married. I have 6 precious nephews. My parents have raised me to trust in God for everything. I admire my parents and the Christian foundation they have brought me up in.

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Ladies Night Out

I absolutely loved getting to emcee this wonderful event put on by the River Valley Edition! I was also thrilled to perform a tap dance for everyone in attendance. It was such a great turn out!

My platform is Giving Children Hope Through A Smile. My father is a prosthodontist, which is a specialized dentistry. I have grown up seeing the work he has done and lives he has changed by creating beautiful smiles. Each year more than 200,000 children are born with cleft lip and cleft pallet. These facial deformities often cause the children to not be able to eat or speak properly. In many countries the children are shunned and hidden away. It is my goal to spread awareness about the difference a beautiful smile can make in ones life. To do this I have partnered with Operation Smile raising funds for this cause. I go into schools to spread awareness about O.S. as well as to educate children on proper dental care. I have also traveled on medical dental mission trips to Honduras to assist my father in the dental work he does.