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| Subject: It makes me so proud to see the Miss CA Class of 2013 taking a stand against the bullying.. CLICK IN | |
Author: Sarah Rutan, Miss Napa County ED (Napa 08, Northern CA Regional 09 and Marin 11) | [ Next Thread |
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] Date Posted: 15:57:18 01/30/14 Thu In reply to: Miss CA Class of 2013 's message, "Please consider!" on 10:39:51 01/28/14 Tue It makes me so proud to see the Miss CA Class of 2013 taking a stand against the bullying that goes on in this organization. I, too, absolutely LOVE the Miss CA Organization so much that I became an Executive Director the moment I aged out but there was indeed a horrible time where I too was bullied by only the lord knows who on this board. In 2009, I was given the opportunity to go back to Miss CA as an open titleholder and little did I know that meant becoming a target for extreme scrutiny by people who knew NOTHING about me. I was strung out over the coals for my height, weight, looks, wardrobe, and especially my talent. I know, BETTER than anyone, that singing was not my strong suit but thats not why I entered this program. I entered to earn over $21,000 in scholarship over 8 years, to meet my best friends and to form relationships with volunteers who have shaped my life. From all that bullying, I, happy little me, went through a deep depression and thought, "being a part of this can't be worth what I am going through" and almost left this organization forever. It took my friends and family pulling me up from my boot straps and living by the words, "whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger" to move forward. Thank goodness I didn't let it get the best of me because being Miss Marin County 2011 two years later will forever be one of the best years of my entire life. Who knows who HAS left because of bullying and what they could have done for our program? Im proud of this class. Its time someone said #standup [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |
| [> Subject: As a Miss America and a long-time contestant in the Miss America Organization, KUDOS to you ladies for standing up! A member of our MA 2013 Class posted this thread in our Facebook group and I am so happy to see all of you sticking together. Sadly, it's usually not the young women that compete for MAO that are the "catty" ones, it's the outsiders who give us a bad name. As someone who watched her entire year be picked apart (or praised!) on the national voy board, I can say that NO MATTER WHAT YOU SAY, EVERY GIRL READS THE BOARDS. If you wouldn't want someone to "say" something that you are typing about your own daughter, do think four times before posting it online. These girls are right...this message board is often used as a means of bullying; people saying things they would NEVER say to our faces. Congrats, MCA c/o 2013 for being AWESOME! | |
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Author: Mallory Hagan, Miss America 2013 [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 16:26:19 01/30/14 Thu [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |
| [> [> Subject: Thanks Mallory! You and Leah were a great example to us all year! Your words mean a lot to so many! | |
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Author: Love, CA sisters [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 20:40:03 01/30/14 Thu [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |