My older sister was a Mrs Arizona and Mrs America. It was a lot of hard work and discipline but almost killed her. Thankfully, she rose above the pressures and became a lovely Christian. Met and worked with many young pageant women and most truly are beautiful inside and out.
Today, success has almost become something to be ashamed of.
We have become a society where not only do you get awards for participation, the winners are somehow portrayed as bad, dumb, bigoted, etc.
Shamed in the arts and media.
Look at how cheerleaders, Priests, often soldiers, successful business people, western culture (the evil white Europeans) are portrayed in every movie.
This “self esteem” movement has gone to far.
BTW,
Wow, that’s an accomplishment. Mrs Arizona.
Would you be willing to share who it is?