Personal Narrative: Becoming Miss Issaquah Teen USA

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When each day begins I ponder upon what my future will hold. Each time my memories change, and twist, and morph to fit my idea of a perfect existence. However, the one memory that remains clear as day, is the day received a phone call that would change my outlook on life. It was a call from the director of the Miss USA Organization asking if I was interested in becoming Miss Issaquah Teen USA. Knowing that this was a pity call I graciously declined, but no matter what I did I could help but think about it; over the next few weeks I google and researched all that anyone would ever want to know about pageants. Once satisfied I jumped in head first, and signed up.
At first I was enamored by the idea of the glitz, glamor, fancy dresses, and sparkly

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