What's a pageant patty? And is it bad to be a pageant patty? In my short pageant career, I've learned there are two types of Pageant Patty's. First, there is the girl/woman who can only answer questions for which she has been prepped and scripted. This is the Pageant Patty that gives pageantry a bad name. The other is the kind who competes on a regular basis because she enjoys competing. She may be called a crown chaser by some but in the end she doesn't do it to make herself seem better than others. She loves competing, has the means to do so, has a heart of gold, and has a lot of fun. I am not a Pageant Patty.
There is nothing traditional about me and my love of pageantry (except that I believe everything has the potential to be stoned!). I don't know the names of all the National Directors or National titleholders. I don't call other folks titleholders and ask them to sign up for my pageant before they give up their title (this is quite rude). I don't know Sherri Hill personally and I don't have a pageant trust fund. I don't believe that the depth of your bank account will determine your quality as a queen.
I'm not sure why I set myself up for the abuse I take as a pageant Director. Everyone loves me....until they don't win. Then I, along with many other pageant directors, are blasted as money grabbing monsters who fixed the pageant for someone they've never met before pageant workshop! Yet, I will say that it's the Sarahs, Tinas, Joys, and Ashleys of the pageant world who make me renew every year. When I see them grow, expand and exude that inner confidence, my heart fills with pride.
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