Mrs. Cheyenne County In Final Countdown Toward Pageant

In just a little more than a week, Ylani Cole will join nine other women from across Nebraska, vying for the title Mrs. Nebraska America and a chance at Mrs. America.

As of Monday, she was still looking for that "just right" outfit for the interview portion of the pageant, still practicing for those interviews, and remembered with a start, "I've got to start packing."

While it might seem Cole is flustered at the last minute, she says she is really just "a little nervous," with the day she's worked so hard for rapidly approaching.

Cole's journey as Mrs. Cheyenne County began about, born of a wi...