Shannon Martin - Mrs. Wisconsin-America 2006

On June 10, 2006, Shannon Martin of Verona, Wisconsin was selected as Mrs. Wisconsin-America, alongside the newly-crowned Mrs. Minnesota-America and Mrs. Iowa-America. This was Shannon's third attempt at the title. Needless to say, she was thrilled when her name was finally called as the winner!

Shannon studied fashion merchandising and design in college. However, she found her professional niche in property management where she was responsible for 588 apartments with eleven staff members and more than 1,400 residents. In 1996, she was the recipient of the Manager of the Year award for producing the most net operating income. Over the years, Shannon has earned several professional awards, but has found her greatest success in being a stay-at-home mom.

In her spare time, she is her Neighborhood Homeowners Association's treasurer, a member of "M.O.M.S." (Mothers of Multiples) which is an outreach program for families with multiple births, and March of Dimes volunteer, (since the premature birth of her twins). Shannon is a skin cancer survivor and is involved in speaking to the public about the dangerous effects of the sun. she hopes to increase awareness and urges others to get annual screenings, as early detection is the best prevention. Shannon also maintains her alumni active status in her college sorority, Kapa Alpha Theta, which is philanthropic to the CASA organization benefiting children.

Shannon has always loved dancing and performing. She has danced with stage productions and presently models and is a commercial actress. Her most thrilling performance memory was being selected as a part of an NFL cheerleading squad from over 800 entrants and being given the opportunity to perform in front of 60,000 people every Sunday.

Shannon and her husband, Greg have been married for 10 years and have three children including eight year-old Grant and four year-old twins, Jonathan and Ava. Shannon and her family enjoy car day trips and movie night cuddled on the couch. In addition, Shannon enjoys inventing new products, interior design, clothing re-design and ballroom dancing.

She balances her life with the attitude that family comes first she keeps an open mind and heart and always give thanks to God. Her personal motto is: "Never drive faster than you guardian angel can fly!"

The 2008 Mrs. Wisconsin-America Pageant

The 2008 Mrs. Wisconsin-America Pageant will be held June 7, 2007 at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota in conjunction with the Mrs. Minnesota and Mrs. Iowa Pageants.

The new Mrs. Wisconsin will be crowned by by the reigning Mrs. Wisconsin.

Prizes will include air and hotel accommodations to the Mrs. America Pageant, a full scholarship to Premiere Modeling School in Minneapolis, and personal fitness consultations.

For more information, or to obtain an application and to purchase tickets to the competition, contact Faith and Carl Schway, Directors at (651) 454-2513 or premieremodeling@hotmail.com.

City and county titles may be reserved on a first entrance basis.