“I take pride in going out of my way to try to please others including my parents and teachers.  I measure my successes not only by my accomplishments, but also by how happy I make others and what I can do for others.”  It would be easy to mistake those words for someone far older than 15-year-old Chelsea Nicole Morgensen, but it is she, in fact, who so eloquently stated her philosophy for success.  Chelsea’s age belies her accomplishments, but her inherent good nature to do for others is only a small part of what helped her win the hearts of judges and audience alike on her victorious march to the Miss Texas Teen USA ’10 title.  

As an A-Honor Roll freshman at J. B. Alexander Health and Science High School in Laredo, Chelsea is as diverse as she is beautiful.  An accomplished pianist as well as a top violinist in the advanced orchestra, she also has the triple honor of being Team Captain of the Volleyball team that went undefeated two years in a row, the Basketball team that was City Champion two years in a row, and the Tennis team in which she made the finals in both singles and doubles.  She is also a star in Track and Field with winning finishes in Girl’s High Jump and even set a new school record with an eight-foot jump in Pole Vault!  Add to her roster of accolades one State- and three National Cheerleading Championships that helped win her a spot on the coveted National Cheer Association’s All-Star Team and at the United States Specialty Sports Association’s 3-on-3 Basketball World Championships, she along with her team picked up another title--not as a cheerleader--but as the only girl on the team!  Her efforts resulted in being named a Top 10 finalist for the Jr. Women’s National Basketball Association, from a field of 75,000 contestants.  There seems to be no field in which Chelsea does not excel, an enviable attribute to all but her opponents.  Despite her achievements, Chelsea is a sweet, likeable and well-grounded young lady who shares and lives by the best advice her mom ever gave her: “It is nice to be important, but more important to be nice.”

Winning the Miss Laredo Teen Pageant on her very first attempt in pageants, Chelsea reveals, “I entered because I have always admired the confidence and spirit of the women who participate in pageants.  I have seen what they do for their communities and for others and I want to emulate them.”  Sharing her own experiences as to what pageants offer, she affirms, “I have learned that I can stand up in front of a huge crowd in a swimsuit and feel very confident.  I can speak confidently and intelligently in front of people I don’t know.  I have also learned to stand up for what I believe in and that I can accomplish just about anything I set my mind to do.”

The goals that the brunette beauty sees in her not-too-distant future include a very attainable desire to be a high fashion model.  With her 5’9” height and classic features she possesses the attributes that Supermodels share.  Longer-range goals include an interest in becoming a successful pharmacist and having a pharmacy of her own.  A more immediate goal that Chelsea has her eye on is representing Texas at the Miss TEEN USA pageant.  With a perfect record in pageants, she credits her Grandmother as having had a positive influence on her life.  “She is a big part of the reason I am who I am today.  She has instilled in me the importance of being generous, kind and thoughtful.  She has also made me understand why it is so important to be well-mannered and well-spoken and most of all, to be confident in myself and maintain my morals and values.”  With all she brings to the Texas title, Chelsea Morgensen is just the type of girl who wins three-in-a-row and becomes Miss TEEN USA.

                                                                                              ~J. J. Smith