MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii -- A resident of MCB Hawaii Kaneohe Bay, will be appearing on the Fox television show "Hawaii Stars" in hopes of winning a recording contract, Nov. 9.
Marlies Trimble, wife of Cpl. Jacob Trimble, supply clerk for Combat Service Support Group 3, has been singing since she was 2 years old. In this time, she has performed in numerous pageants, capturing the Miss Southeast Texas 2002 crown and a top 10 title in Miss Texas.
Marlies has done so well in her career that she's performed for the President of the United States.
When Marlies' husband was stationed at K-Bay, she didn't want to give up her dream.
"This is all I want to do with life. It's like starting over; no one knows you. You have to make a name for yourself."
Marlies first heard about the show at the Island Grille restaurant. After singing a 30-second portion of the song "Broken Wing" by Martina Mcbride - up against hundreds of contestants throughout all the Hawaiian Islands - she was selected among the top 45.
After her third audition and second televised show, Marlies was voted off after not receiving enough calls for her performance. But she was called back and returned to the show as the "producer's choice."
The competition is now down to 12 contestants, and Marlies Trimble is one of them.
If she is chosen as the winner, she will receive a cash prize, a ukulele and a recording contract with Mountain Apple Records.
During Sunday's telecast, Trimble will sing "Saving All My Love for You" by Whitney Houston.
"I need to show strong vocal ability and range, she said, "so I wanted a sensual love song."
Marlies said her husband is her best judge, and he's helped her throughout the contest by being very supportive.
"We both appreciate music on the same level, so he's good at critiquing me."
Jacob Trimble has complete confidence in his wife and her abilities to be successful with her future endeavors.
"I think it's great that she's going for her dream, he said. "She works so hard at it and it's really fun to be around."
Marlies is determined, but says she has to work extremely hard to achieve her goal, as she knows her chances of winning are reduced because most of her family and friends reside in Texas.
She will give her performance everything she has and hopes that callers see her talent as well.
Marlies and her husband said they heartily encourage all in the MCB Hawaii community to support one of their own when the semifinal show airs Nov. 9 at 6:30 p.m. (in Hawaii, which is five hours behind eastern daylight savings time), on FOX, channel 2 on Oceanic Time Warner Cable.