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Seeing your friend win is honestly amazing. Even if you wanted to win.

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My advice to you is this, forget the naysayers and the doubters. Don’t fear the “what if they…” “what will they…” because it doesn’t matter. Every day that you open your eyes is a gift of another chance, a gift that not everyone is fortunate to receive.

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It teaches women that many times rejection is not a reflection of them, but rather a reflection of a particular circumstance.

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If you look up the word “feminism” in the dictionary you will find the following definition: the belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities. Now I’m not sure about you, but I feel that should they wish, men should certainly be able to compete in a pageant.

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A good role model was simple: this chaste, heteronormative, God-fearing girl. That was it.

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When did the word “feminist” turn into a divisive ploy to turn females against one another?

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They can be very expensive. There are entrance fees, wardrobe costs, professional head shots, physical training, interview coaching, hair and makeup services, travel and hotel accommodations, etc.

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As disastrous as most Americans probably view the Thompsons (show me a family without its own issues and I’ll show you a delusion), it is impossible to miss how absolutely happy they are.

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But, in a world that craves and covets pretty babies like Miley, is it indeed so very wrong for little girls in the limelight to exploit their big-girl sex-appeal for pay? Is it fair for their kiddie-careers to be so picked-on and politicized?