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Heather Rouba crowned
Mrs. Oklahoma 2009
The
Mrs. Oklahoma America pageant,
official state preliminary competition
for Mrs. America celebrating the
achievements, poise, and personality
of Oklahoma’s accomplished married
women, was held on Saturday, April 18,
2009 at the Guthrie Scottish Rite
Temple at 5:30pm. The competition
seeks married women who are involved
in their communities, who want to make
a difference, and who are excited
about celebrating marriage. Nine
delegates competed for the coveted
title and were judged on communication
skills, achievements, poise and
appearance. Fifty percent of the
overall score went to the interview
competition, and twenty-five percent
went to fitness and evening wear
competitions, respectively.
Heather is married to Yury Rouba, of
Belarus, and they have a daughter,
Iliana Rouba, who is 18 months. The
Roubas are residents of Edmond, OK.
Heather, who originally hails from
Mustang, OK, received her bachelor’s
degree in fine arts from the
University of Central Oklahoma, where
she was awarded the Presidential
Leadership Scholarship, in Interior
Design with a minor in Art History.
After working for an architectural
firm in Oklahoma City and at the UCO
Architectural and Engineering Services
Department, she made the choice to
stay home full-time with her daughter.
She and her husband have since
invented a baby product called PaciPal,
which sells locally at Cinnamon Bears
in Edmond. Heather works part time as
a model and designer, is fluent in
Spanish, is a jazz vocalist, and does
special event hair/makeup. She enjoys
doing volunteer work in the community
as an interior designer for Habitat
for Humanity, and is involved with
many local organizations like Edmond
Toastmasters, the Oklahoma Visual Arts
Coalition, Kiwanis Club, Harrah
Chamber of Commerce, Edmond Jazz Lab
and Children’s Miracle Network.
Heather’s platform is Strengthening
Marriage and Family and works with the
Oklahoma Marriage Initiative and Calm
Waters as a volunteer to help
strengthen the family unit. She hopes
to educate families, singles and young
adults on the value of marriage,
skills that help make a marriage
successful and how to make good
choices, in the hopes that the divorce
rate in Oklahoma, which is currently
the second highest in the nation, will
lower. Heather quotes, “Malcolm X once
said, "If you don't stand for
something, you will fall for
anything." In a time when the
foundation of our nation is being
threatened, I choose to stand for
Faith and Family. I believe these two
pillars will secure the future success
of America.”
The 2009 Mrs. Oklahoma America winner
receives more than $10,000 in prizes
including an all-expense paid trip to
the National Mrs. America Pageant, a
14k gold and gemstone crown ring from
www.Ballerina-Jewelers.com, a gown
from Alberto Makali Evening Gown and
two weeks of wardrobe for use at Mrs.
America, complete dentistry from Smile
Solutions, gym membership at Aspen
Athletic, and $1000 worth of luggage
from The Elephant Trunk in Tulsa.
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The Mrs. Oklahoma America Pageant
encourages every married woman in the
state to come together to discuss
marriage, family issues, and community
service. The Mrs. Oklahoma America
Program, in partnership with the Mrs.
America Pageant and the Mrs. World
Pageant, is the largest system of its
kind in the world. With a record
number of applicants seeking to
participate in the Mrs. America
Pageant, it is now projected that this
is the fastest-growing pageant program
in the United States. Heather will
represent Oklahoma in the Mrs. America
Pageant, the only nationally televised
and recognized pageant for married
women. Established in 1977, this
National Competition is devoted to
proving that America's 60 million
married women are extraordinarily
poised, articulate, hard-working and
versatile.
Sponsors for the 2009 Mrs. Oklahoma
America Pageant include Ballerina
Jewelers of St. Thomas and St. Marten,
Alberto Makali Couture Designer, Smile
Solutions of Norman, Aspen Athletic
Clubs. www.PaintYourLife.com, Elephant
Trunk of Tulsa, and
www.AllThingsCrowned.com
CONTACT: Tracy Crist, Executive
Producer of Mrs. Oklahoma America
Pageant, 785-539-5727 or visit our
website at www.MrsOklahomaAmerica.com |
