Walking the Runway for Husker Greats

About a month ago I received a phone call about being in a fashion show to help raise funds for the  Husker Greats Foundation. They raise money for former athletes in their time of medical need.
  Number one, I was excited to help my Husker family, number two was excited to do another runway show. If anyone knows me well, I am actually a HUGE Project Runway fan!

  The runway show featured accomplished former female student-athletes and we had some time to chat beforehand about life, family and the Husker Greats Program. The event was well attended and we even had two Heisman Trophy winners in attendance. That is one of the great things about Nebraska in general, it is a sporty state and people love all things Husker!

   As we got ready, our outfits were picked out for us and we donned our garments, prepped with hair and makeup and got ready with a lineup posted backstage. The picture below has a snapshot of the lineup in the top right corner and a few candid shots.

  The show was certainly fun, but the funniest part was the amount of nerves backstage. You would think with all of these female student-athletes who have competed for national championships, won national awards, played in the pros, etc....nerves would be a thing of the wayside....not so! I admittingly got wobbly in my knees to before hitting the runway as well.

Below is the picture before everyone came to their seats and we were lining up doing final preps (tell each other how fabulous we look, checking teeth for imaginary things we thought were stuck...you know, the normal things ladies do)

Some of the runway looks from Christian Noble

  At the end of the night, it was great to connect with our Husker Family and help raise much needed medical funds for former athletes.  I am always grateful to have made the decision to come from San Diego to be a Husker at Nebraska. GBR

 The picture below is of the featured former student-athletes who came from all over the country to participate and the owner of Christian Noble Furs who was the hub of putting the event together. Lovely group for a great cause!

Your Mrs. Great Plains International 2014,
Maggi