In case you didn’t make it to the Miss Pacific Beach Contest last Wednesday held at PB Bar & Grill, here’s what went down. Huge crowd on hand, we knew the crowd was going to be big by the reaction and comments on the PB Reality Facebook page, but there were lots and lots of people that showed up.

The first thing you would have noticed while walking into PB Bar & Grill, was the fact that some of the girls in the crowd looked a lot like the contestants photos that had been posted on the PB Reality Facebook page. Yep, the contestants were out on the floor, they weren’t huddled in the back waiting to take the stage before the contest, as one would expect, they were dressed in evening dresses cruising around the crowd.

The man announcing the event for the evening was MC Marty Lubin and the crowd going off. Along the way I had the chance to talk to a few of the contestants and it was apparent that some were a little more comfortable then others, but they all looked incredibly beautiful.

The first round of judging got underway as 24 contestants took the stage wearing bikinis…wow! Talk about a hard time trying to judge so many beautiful women! Out of the first 24 contestants, 12 were eliminated, leaving the next round of 12 wearing cocktail dresses. From this round of 12, 6 were eliminated, leaving just 6 for the next round and then down to the final 3.

Oh, one note worth mentioning is that the judges were given all the votes from the PB Reality Facebook page prior to the contest, so these could be used in the judging process. Many people liked the fact that they were able to vote for their favorite contestants using the Facebook “Like” button and be able to check back later on the PB Reality fan page to see who was ahead in voting. The format proved to be so successful with fans that PB Reality plans to do the same thing next year and perhaps get the fans even more involved somehow.

Before the winner was announced, the PB Millionaire (aka Jim Lawlor) presented PhotoCharity.org with a check for $3,000.00. Photo Charity is a non profit organization that helps homeless teenagers in San Diego. Photo Charity also receives all proceeds from the sale of  the calendar “The Girls of the PB Reality Show”.

Drum roll…as Charity Hodges was crowned Miss Pacific Beach 2012 and presented with a check for $3,000.00. Tiffany Keller came in second place and Rachel Swanson came in third. Thanks to all the people who made this happen and a special thanks to all the PB Reality Facebook fans that showed up.

Charity Hodges - Miss Pacific Beach 2012