I stand corrected!!!

Kirstie Alley killed it last night on "Dancing with the Stars!" She was amazing, looked great and had me in stitches during her video. I was so pleasantly surprised and am now a fan! Other favs of the night? Sugar Ray is just so cute when he dances. He picked me to win Miss USA so he will always have my vote! Kendra is another soft spot. I want to see her do well in anything she's working on so I think she will keep growing with the show. 

Romeo fared far better than his dad, Master P, did a few seasons go. It was nice to see him try but once he lets go of worrying about what everyone is going to think of him, he could emerge as one of the top contenders.  Petra Nemcova is so gorgeous it's ridiculous, Chelsea Kane is beautiful and a good dancer too. All in all, everyone did a great job for live TV with millions of viewers. Having danced competitively growing up, I so know the nerves that run through your body when you're on the floor waiting for the music to start. I am now more excited for this season than ever!

Here's a look at Kirstie from last night's season premiere! 

"Dancing with the Stars" Cast has been revealed!

I have been a fan of "Dancing with the Stars" for years now, secretly wanting to cha-cha my way onto the show with Tony Davolani! So I was really excited to find out the new cast but am only diggin' about half of the cast. 

The new line-up includes:

Kirstie Alley - ehh...

Mike Catherwood - no idea who he is

Chelsea Kane - beautiful girl but same as above

Ralph Macchio - not sure either

Chris Jericho - wasn't he bigger when he wrestled?

Sugar Ray Leonard - love my hometown guy!! He's pretty smart too, as my Miss USA judge!

Petra Nemcova - so gorgeous, she gets my vote just cause

Romeo - I am expecting him to surprise me with good rhythm.

Hines Ward - can he be the Emmit Smith of this season?

Kendra Wilkinson - love her, will always vote for her and can't wait to see what she says next.

Wendy Williams - there's no way she will be as good as Niecy Nash.

It's no secret that they all have some big shoes to fill. I was surprised there were no Olympians on the roster this year. But, in keeping an open mind, bring on the rhinestones, spray tans and Brooke Burke's amazing wardrobe!!!

The Live 2 hour premier event all starts on March 21! What do you think about the new cast?

NYC in Review!

Boncecrusher, Me, Coach and Mr. Reavis, President of VU.

Last week, A.T., his wife Cindy and I had a blast in NYC! The trip started off on Wednesday night in Lynchburg, VA, where we joined James "Bonecrusher" Smith, a former heavyweight champion of the world. Not only is Bonecrusher the first heavyweight champion to have a college degree, but he started his professional career at age 28. That is unheard of! He was the only fighter to go 12 rounds with Mike Tyson at the time. 

Bonecrusher spoke at Virginia University, the first African American University in America. A.T. has been dubbed the new strength coach for their budding athletic program. After working with the best, Bonecrusher, insisted on the importance of getting M.A.D. = Making A Decision. He was always prepared and his records prove just that. 

AT, Whitney, Lauren, Jillian, Amber-Joi, Me and our friend, Richard Rubenstein.

The next day kicked off an awesome photo shoot at Fadil's with Team Sanders. Randy Sanders is the Executive Director for PA, CT, WV, IN and VT in the Miss Universe Organization. Fadil is the absolute best photographer so it just made sense to set up this photo shoot for the girls. And trust me, the girls were fabulous!!

Jerry Lee, Carl, Elvis & Johnny.

Friday started off very rainy so thank goodness, A.T. and I were shooting all morning with Fadil for our new pictures! So stay tuned for those in the coming week. That night, we headed to the highly acclaimed Broadway musical, Million Dollar Quartet. Sam Perkins, owner of Sun Records, landed an impromptu jam session with his clients, Johnny Cash, Elvis, Carl Perkins and newly signed, Jerry Lee Lewis. Not only did the actors sing wonderfully, but they played all the instruments themselves. This Tony Award Winning show far exceeded my already excited expectations! 

On Saturday, we headed over to the Hilton in Newark for the Queen's Corner Seminar. Amaris Acosta, the Executive Producer, always does such a great job of bringing pageant contestants, titleholders and supporters of all ages and systems together under one roof. Each year, she continues to up the ante. We love being a part of it! 

The trip was WELL worth it and with so many exciting opportunities, we find ourselves with more meetings in NYC this week. I can tell you that the Miss USA pageant will be as glamorous as ever, as American as you can get and with branding-genius, Donald Trump at the helm, the show will be it's best yet! Oh and did I mention this is the best collective group of state titleholders in the history of the pageant?