What an incredible week…The Miss American organization (MAO)., a driving force in the development Our Poverty. Our Reality., made this opportunity possible. Not only has the MAO provided over $11,000 in scholarship funding for my education, but it has also given me the chance to speak to thousands throughout our state about the issues of domestic and international poverty, from public schools and community groups to television and radio interviews. The lives this organization has allowed me to touch and the funds it has allowed me to raise are things I could not have gained from any other place.
The caliber of young women that the MAO produces is indescribable. They are intelligent, talented, confident, and most importantly, they are kind. They are future leaders of this nation, women anyone would be mistaken not to want on their side.
Two years ago, when I decided to run for my local title for no other reason than to have the opportunity to tell kids in my hometown about the things I had seen in Africa, I had no idea of the role the MAO would come to play in my life. The friendships, generous scholarship money, and skills I have acquired as a direct result of the Miss America Organization are blessings that, as an ardent feminist, I never imagined would be attained through a pageant. This serves as just another simple reminder that things are never quite as they seem.
Katie Lynn ;0)
It’s funny, the winding path life takes us on to lead us right where we need to be.
My darling little cousin Nevaeh and me
