New York City!!

      Wow!! New York City was such a blast!  This was my very first time in New York City and it was such a fun adventure!

       The first thing in my agenda was the Sherri Hill New York Fashion Week Show!  At the Miss Teen USA Pageant I was one of the winners for the Sherri Hill Fashion Show along with Miss Arkansas Teen USA, Miss Kentucky Teen USA, Miss Missouri Teen USA, Miss Pennsylvania USA, and Miss Vermont Teen USA.  We had the opportunity to sit front row at Sherri Hill's show!!  The show was absolutely flawless and the designs were incredible, just as expected!  I enjoyed every second.

       After the show, a lot of us Teens went out to dinner at Junior's for some amazing burgers, milkshakes, and desserts.  Everything was so tasty!  Melanie (CA Teen), Caroline (KY Teen) and I got to know each other so much more and really bonded this night at dinner.  I seriously couldn't love these girls more!!

       The next day Christina (MO Teen) and I had such a fun day together!  We went to a diner for breakfast and then made our way to The American Museum of Natural History.  (That's when I got to experience the subway.)  All I have to say about that is, "WOW!"  The museum was SO amazing!  I am such a history nerd so museums are like a playground to me.  We both learned so much about the world and America's history.

       After spending several hours at the museum, Christina and I walked around the upper west side and found a pizzeria (YUM!)  I can definitely say that New York City "pies" are the best I have ever had.  To work off the pizza we ate, we went shopping!  We found some amazing deals.

       Later that night I met up with Olivia Jordan, Miss USA!  (I never get tired of saying that.  Lol!)  We went to Serendipity and caught up on each other's lives over some Frozen Hot Chocolate (again, YUM!)  I had a blast hanging out with Olivia and getting some great life advice :)

       The next morning I had the opportunity to shoot with the AMAZING, Chad Cosper!  It was so fun working with Chad, the photos turned out great!  I am so grateful he took the time to shoot.

       That was the last thing on my agenda, so then it was time to head to the airport to go back to Oklahoma!  My New York City experience was so fun and super eye opening!  I can't wait to go back!!

Thanks everyone for reading!

Sincerely,
Cherokee Dawn Pearce
Miss Oklahoma Teen USA 2015