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My name is Laura Hunter. I am honored to be Mrs. Washington Internationl 2011.

Here's a little information about me. I am a wife and mother of two fabulous girls ages seven and 1 year. I am also a professional photographer and owner of Beyond Photography in Bellingham, Washington.

Over the past few years I have dedicated much of my time to volunteer efforts. I am a trained Disaster First Responder with the Red Cross and volunteer for many charities in my area. I co-founded the Pacific Panthers Organization. We are a non profit volunteer adult cheerleading organization that promotes healthy lifestyles at local schools and youth clubs. I was recently honored with the President's Volunteer Service award for donating over 350 hours of my time to charity in the past 12 months.

I also enjoy modeling and acting. You can see me in print and television advertisements for Nintendo Wii, Microsoft, Bissell, Emerites Airlines, Toyota, the Seattle Mariners and many others.

I am excited to report that I am currently a cast member on a reality TV show being aired on Fox Sports. We are filming all over the USA and very excited for our show to air in April of this year!


I am a strong believer in healthy living and family togetherness. That's why I decided to champion the platform of "Family Fitness - Healthy choices for strong families!" We are very active in my household and we chose to spend time together in a number of healthy and active activities. My daughter dances, I coach cheerleading, my husband and I work out together and we all have a great time at each other's endeavors. We're not only staying healthy, but we're always getting closer as a family as we support one another. We believe that less screen time and more real life fun is one of the best things a family can do for each other.

I am so fortunate to have such a supportive family! We all travel together as well as attending football games, dance competitions, cheerleading events, and we also enjoy a lot of fun outdoor time. I am also very fortunate to have the support of the Pacific Panthers Organization. They have been so great cheering me on and always being supportive of my appearances and volunteer schedule!

Friday, June 10, 2011

As Promised!

Here are some more photos of the fun things I've been doing! Tamara and I hosted a great photo shoot for the ladies in Oregon. We had a great time and got to attend the Miss Washington County Pageant. Attending other pageants has been a lot of fun. I've gone to about 10 in the past few months. I've also been helping some of the pageants with their modeling and interview skills. Most recently I attended the AAG state pageant in Everett, WA and Aquafest in Lake Stevens, WA. You can come see me at UMMI tomorrow in Lynnwood, WA!
I cheered for the MS Walk and have been having a great time making appearances with my team. We teamed up with the Big Brothers and Big sisters yesterday to do a party for Shuksan Middle school Bigs and Littles! It was great! I also helped withtheir recent Bowling for Kid's Sake fundraiser which was a huge success.
Summer is a great time for events and we love to work with Let's Move, attend Scottish Highland festivals and do as many walks and runs as we can! If any one would like to join me just send me an email!
Laura

More appearances!

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Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Fun in the spring!

Hello everyone,
I've had a great month and wanted to share some photos! I had too many great adventures to put them all in one slideshow so I'll do a 2nd one next week. First, Jeremy and I had an amazing time together, along with his co-workers, taking part in Rebuilding together. We rebuilt almost the entire home of a deserving family. It was such a nice event and we just loved the family.
I have also been busy volunteering to teach interview and modeling skills for the Miss Aquafest pageant and helping out with the production. The pageant was a really nice production and the kids just loved it!
My Cheerleading team is also doing really well! They've been volunteering all over and cheering for the Bellingham Blitz Football team. I couldn't be more proud of how they're helping our community and spreading the word about fitness.
We also had a great workshop for pageant ladies in Seattle and I got a chance to chat with some really amazing Ladies!
Yesterday was the Susan G. Komen Fund Race for the Cure and I'm so proud to say that our team, Queens for a Cure, won the award for most funds raised by a non-profit with almost $15,000!! Now that's the power of the crown!!
So long for now,
Laura
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Monday, April 18, 2011

COTA Ball

Hello everyone,
I've had a really great last two weeks! I was honored to attend the Children's Organ Transfer Assoc. Masquerade Ball. It was an amazing event! The organizer, Danika Kilander, is a kidney donor and such an inspiring woman!
I also attended the Miss WA County Pageant, had a great royalty dinner with our Director Lesley Nardini and Mrs. Oregon Int. Kimberlee Buckingham. I also attended the WA All American Girl Pageant, MS Walk and did a photo shoot in Portland for the Mrs. WA/OR Int. ladies. Last but not least, yesterday I filmed a commercial for Tanda Skin Care.
I hope you enjoy the COTA Photos! If anyone would like me to speak or appear at your event plase feel free to email me at laura@beyondphotography.net

COTA Ball

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Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Photos are here!

I was so excited to get my stage and party photos today. Kelly did a wonderful job! I've posted a slideshow of some of my favorites below!

Mrs. Washington International Stage Photos!

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Sunday, March 13, 2011

My Last 2 Weeks!

Hi Everyone,
I'm so excited to let you all know that I won the Title of Mrs. Washington International. I was awarded an amazing prize package worth over $10,000 and get to compete for the Mrs. International title in Chicago, this July! The first runner up was my beautiful friend Carol Milliron. The pageant was held in Portland, OR along with the Mrs. Oregon International Pageant. It was a great pageant weekend and I made a lot of new friends and got to spend some time with old friends too. Kimberlee Buckingham is the New Mrs. Oregon International and Her First Runner-up is Macy Bishop.
I'm having a great time making appearances and I'm excited to post competition photos as soon as I get them from the pageant Photographer.
If anyone needs me for a charity event, to MC or make an appearance please contact me at laura@beyondphotography.net!
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Thursday, January 6, 2011

Cheerleading Scrapbook

I'm so proud of my cheerleading team! The Pacific Panthers do a great job volunteering in the community and spreading the word about health and fitness. Here is a scrapbook with some of our photos and appearances along with some filming photos from our recent trip to Las Vegas to film a reality TV show. We're so proud of the show. It's about a start up professional football league and their cheerleaders. They are great players and it's so nice to be part of a reality show that spreads a positive message about fitness and volunteerism! We're excited for the show to start airing nationally in March on Fox Sports!

Winter Cheerleading Events

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Ms. America coming soon!

Hello all,
I wanted to send out an update that I will be competing in the Ms. America Pageant on January 30th, in Anaheim, CA!! I'm so excited. It's going to be a great competiton!!
Update: The pageant ws great and can be seen at http://www.msamericapageant.com/3/miscellaneous23.htm
I made the top 10 and had a great time!