Being the best me I can be.

I’ve never worked for something so hard in my life the way I did to obtain my goal to be Miss Nevada Teen USA.  I saw those amazing girls on TV and I would think to myself “I can be one of them.”  My body type was always thin but my mother said that if I was serious about competing I would have to be a title holder that the state of Nevada could believe in.  I couldn’t just go into the Big Interview and say that I eat right and workout if I wasn’t doing those things.  I wanted to be genuine because that’s who I am.  I cut out all fast food and soda over the last year and you know what?  I don’t miss it.  I haven’t had any fast food unless I was just stuck in a situation where I couldn’t avoid it since I started on this journey and I don’t really crave it.  Being a teen I haven’t always been comfortable walking around in a swimsuit .  I used to wear shirts over my top.  The afternoon I walked out on stage in my two piece swimsuit I was proud.  I didn’t just look my best but I felt my best because I hadn’t crashed dieted to compete in this pageant.  I had been exercising and eating right all along.  The night before the pageant there was this amazing party for the current title holders that were leaving.  They had these amazing gourmet cupcakes that many of the contestants eyed but avoided.  I walked straight up and picked out one of the best ones.  No guilt at all.  I take good care of myself and can have the occasional treat even the night before the most amazing pageant.