WOW, check out Miss Kansas this year in the Miss America Pageant! Normally, I don't go for things like beauty pageants, and arguably they are inherently sexist. Period. (Are there male beauty pageants? No, not really in the same way, although there are of course male body building competitions. Mr. Universe, anyone?) But this year's Miss Kansas might just turn beauty on its head and stir up a few controversies along the way. This bombshell is a sergeant in the Army, an expert in archery, a boxer, a motorcycle racer, a skydiver, heavily and openly tattooed, in recovery (note the large serenity prayer tattoo on her right rib cage), a Chemistry and Chinese double major, an advocate for young girls, AND an aspiring dentist (note: NOT hygienist).
In this Huff Post article, Theresa Vail discusses how she was inspired by her experiences with being bullied as a child. She says, "It got so bad that I nearly took my own life. . . . My dad took me hunting with him and it saved my life. Ever since then, I've been an outdoors girl. My passion is empowering girls through male-dominated outdoor sports."
Still, she IS stereotypically bleach blonde and super skinny/petite, and she still has that Army-Barbie-with-all-archery-accessories-included air about her. Perhaps I will actually tune in this year and see if there is some substance behind this message. It would be awesome if she could inspire young girls to be badasses, like Katniss Everdine, but a real life shero!
Theresa Vail, Miss America Contestant, Is a Badass You Should Know About - Huffington Post
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