The road to Miss California has not always been a smooth one: in an effort
to quickly straighten my pearly whites for the competition, I went and had the
old-fashioned metal braces put on my teeth! Being 23 and having braces
has proven to be quite tough: it has affected my ability to form some
consonants when I sing and speak, and they HURT SO BAD because they are
extra tight (to see faster results...)!! Along with all this pain,
however, has come growth: having braces has truly tested my strength and
inner confidence. The first week I had them I avoided social events and any
form of smiling where they might stick out... I was embarrassed to
smile... but then I realized: what, really, is so embarrassing about my
braces? I have many friends who after several years still have braces,
and I don't look at them differently for it... so why should I view
myself differently for having them? My beauty doesn't come from whether
or not I have metal on my teeth- it comes from my inner awareness and
love of who I am; braces will never change that!
That is why I am
so thankful for the opportunity to be Miss VC: I have already learned so many valuable life lessons
when I least expected to- and I have become much more aware of who I am
as a person and how truly beautiful (braces or not!) I am. <3
P.S. I've gone RED!! It's taking some getting used to- but I LOVE it!! More photos to come!! =)
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