What do National American Miss, the Maples family, and Justin Timberlake have in common??

It's no secret that National American Miss is a FAMILY ORIENTED organization and we put emphasis on family values! Over the years, my mom, dad, myself, and all of our NAM staff have been soo blessed to have been a part of  YOUR families lives and we thank you for that. And for those of you who are new to NAM....welcome to the family!!! I thought I would turn the attention to "family" this week. Having to have gotten to know your families so well over the years, I thought I would let you in on some of "the top 10 unknown facts" about the MAPLES FAMILY. Caution, If you have ever seen the movie, My BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING - that pretty much best depicts the Maples Clan....except we're not Greek....we're from the mid-west. HA!

• Every night at 5:30 EVERYONE in the Maples family sits down together at the dinner table. The table seats 16 - and sometimes we still have to add chairs!!
  
• Breanne has two older brothers, James and Justin, 4 neices and nephews...and the all together have 4 dogs(Bear, Max, Molly, and Bailey May)
  
• Aside from Pageants, Kenn and Lani have been in the real- estate business for 25 years, owning over 300 rental properties at one time. They also currently c0-own Maples Farms, with their son James and daughter-in-law Kelly.
  
• Kenn and Lani got involved with pageants because they saw the tremendous positive impact it made on their daughter, Breanne
• Breanne has danced with every member of N'Sync...yes, this means she has danced with Justin Timberlake...and has pictures to prove it!!!!
  
• Lani is a hula-hoop champion!
• When Kenn was a teenager, he dressed up as a clown and performed at birthday parties.
• Growing up, on every holiday, Lani would ask for a Barbie doll...but NEVER got one. One night, when Kenn and Lani were dating - he gave her a special gift. She opened it up and inside was a Barbie doll. Kenn said, "Now you have your Barbie, " and as he took out the engagement ring, he continued with..."and you have your Kenn." Since then, Kenn gives Lani a Barbie for every special occasion - a tradition which was passed down to Breanne.
  
• Growing up, on every holiday, Breanne would ask for the drivable pink Barbie convertible...but she NEVER got one. Now she is holding out for a REAL pink cadillac convertible. 
  
• Breanne is STILL bitter about the pink Barbie convertible.