How has this opportunity helped you become a role model for others? Tere are a lot of little girls that follow my Instagram and
they say all these things about how they look up to me, and that’s crazy. Whether I want to believe it or not, I kind of am in a miniature spotlight, and that comes with responsibility. I think that I can be a role model by continuing to work in my community and serving in any way that I can. [Showing] that you can make a difference despite your age, I think that’s very important to prove that to people, especially since I’m only 16 years old.
Where do you want to go to college? I want to go to Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn. It’s a
private school, so it’s a little bit more expensive. Tat’s kind of what drew me to the pageant at first—the idea that if you do well in this organization, and even if you win a local title, you have many different scholarship opportunities. It’s my dream, and being a private school I knew it was going to be expensive, so to be able to go to bed at night and know that it’s a possibility [to go there] is so exciting to me.
What are you looking forward to as Miss America’s Outstanding Teen in the coming year? I’m looking forward to just about everything. I’m looking
forward a lot to traveling. I had never traveled until August, that was my first time getting on a plane, going to Miss America. Also, meeting all these amazing people. I’ve been told so many great stories [about] the people I am going to get to meet this year, I’m so excited to see how many ways I can help. Maybe even change some lives—I think that would be really cool.
Quick Questions Favorite First Coast spot: River Road
Favorite phone app: iMessage
Role model: My grandpa
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