The Mrs. United States system is unique in the fact that it truly celebrates the fact married women and their extraordinary strength!  Married women are a remarkable inspiration to people everywhere and have the power to make an impact with even the simple, day to day role of mom, wife, sister!  I admire the system that applauds the sanctity of marriage, recognizes the beauty of wives everywhere and seeks to acknowledge them for things that are often lost in the guise of everyday duty and that is why I am proud to say that I, Dawn Woods, am the state director for the great state of Oklahoma!

            
                                            
                                    

Please let me introduce......                                    

Ann Wilkins
Mrs. Oklahoma United States 2009

Mrs. Oklahoma United States is Ann Wilkins.  She is married to Dr. Leonard Wilkins, O.D. and is the mother of Lacy and Tim and grandmother of Stella Ann and Jonah.
 
Ann holds a BSBA, MAS and MBA from Southeastern Oklahoma State University.  She is an Oklahoma Supreme Court certified mediator and is Director of the Early Settlement Mediation Program covering eleven counties in Northeastern Oklahoma.  Numerous judges and attorneys throughout Oklahoma call upon Ann to help resolve cases that are pending in the court system.
 
Very active in the community,  Ann is the President of the Tahlequah Kiwanis Club, President of the Cherokee County Historical Society, Vice-president of Tourism for the Tahlequah Area Chamber of Commerce and is a Trustee for the Texas-Oklahoma Foundation of Kiwanis International.  She is also a certified volunteer for the Salvation Army and has been called upon to assist in local, national and international emergencies.
 
Ann''s platform is to warn adults and youth about the deadly effects of tobacco use.  She has spoken to numerous elementary, high school and college students this past year explaining to them how she lost her brother to tobacco related cancer.