Anyone who's met Tori Hill knows how kind, thoughtful and dedicated this local resident is both to her family and her community. So, as she takes the stage at the historic Fitzgerald Theater this Saturday night for the Mrs. Minnesota-America Pageant, I know I'll be rooting for her, and I hope you will be, too.

Tori is married to Leon Hill, and has three children, Brandon, 16; Toria, 12; and Naya, 10. The Hill family has lived in Eden Prairie for 17 years. The Mrs. Minnesota-America pageant represents the contemporary married woman who strives to reach greater heights of achievement in all areas of our society and provides strength and inspiration to the family unit.

So tune in and watch as Wendi Russo, the current reigning Mrs. Minnesota-America, (who also just-so-happens to be an Eden Prairie resident and magazine board member) crowns her successor, who we'll all be hoping is none other than Tori Hill.