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Bent wins Mrs. Photogenic
Courtesy Patrick Massengale photo: Rio Rancho's Nicole Bent with the Mrs. Photogenic trophy she won as a contestant in the Mrs. New Mexico pageant .
Published on Saturday, June 27, 2009 1:55 PM MDT
Gary Herron
Satisfied with the title of Mrs. Photogenic, Rio Rancho’s Nicole Bent said she enjoyed last weekend’s Mrs. New Mexico pageant.Bent, a social worker at Cielo Azul Elementary, said the pageant “was great.” She competed against 17 other contestants at the pageant, held at the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Southwest Albuquerque.
The competition included three phases: interview, swimsuit and evening gown.
“I was a little nervous, especially going into the interview,” she said. There were five judges — and you see them face-to-face. You talk to one judge at a time. … They asked things like why would you make a good Mrs. New Mexico, views on marriage, how important is it to represent married women in the Mrs. America contest.“I thought I did really well,” she said. “I gave a lot of good answers. I told them what I’m doing and my belief in promoting healthy relationships.”
Dena Curran, Mrs. Alamogordo, won the title of Mrs. New Mexico.
Bent will remain Mrs. Rio Rancho through 2009, representing the city in many venues; she was at the Relay for Life this weekend and plans to appear in the July 4 parade.For now, she’s content as Mrs. Photogenic, after a professional photographer judged contestants’ arrays.“That’s like the next best thing,” Bent, 28, said.Her husband of one year, Justin Bent — no, he’s not Mr. Rio Rancho — “was excited for me,” she said. “He said, ‘Yeah, you definitely had it in the bag for Mrs. Photogenic.’ I loved doing it,” she said. “The girls were really sweet.”
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