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Mi$$ Walton County Need$ Your A$$i$tance
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SHELLY
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What? You didn't read the bio?
Apparently not...I'm still trying to find the US on a map.
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InletBchDweller
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but they are just better at the fair, just like funnel cakes, corn dogs, roasted corn on a stick....:roll: :roll:duh, I grew up on a peanut farm.
Sassy, Best of luck to you!!!!Hi,
My name is Teresa Chambless-Bogart and I'm proud to be Sassy's mom. I decided to join SoWal to help her answer questions and to get to know everyone here on the board. She was so excited that in less than 24 hours, several of you had read and responded to her request. She checked the SoWal board between her Abnormal Psych and Intro to Criminal Law class at OWC today.
Believe me, if someone had told me 5 years ago that my daughter Sassy would be Miss Walton County and needing a $5000 wardrobe, I would have laughed. My older daughter Liberty was Miss DeFuniak Springs in 2003 and placed 4th in the Miss National Peanut Festival Pageant that year. She was the only Florida contestant to make top 5 that year. Sassy had a great time watching Liberty in the pageant, but swore that she had no desire to ever go to " Peanut". Sassy was all about reading, studying hard, and pursuing her education and future. Besides that, the verbal communication portion of this pageant is a killer. Each contestant must draw a word or phrase out of a bowl and give a 30-59 second impromptu speech about it. The judges select all of the contents in the bowl and the contestants are not given even a hint of what the judges have put in the bowl. This counts 20% of the preliminary portion of the pageant.
Then....
This past November, Sassy won her school pageant-- Miss War Whoop. She was in such shock, her knees buckled and she feel to her knees on the stage when her name was announced. She had competed in 9th and 10th grade and never won anything, so she never expected to even place. She really didn't want to do the pageant, but I wanted her to so she would have a " pretty" picture in the yearbook. Her school pictures were terrible, and she had missed most of her club pictures because of medical appointments and college obligations. She finally agreed to be in the Miss War Whoop pageant because I bribed her with a pair of black heels that she had fallen in love with. Yes, Sassy loves shoes-- sandals, high heels ,tennis shoes-- she loves them all. Then she won!! It finally dawned on her that maybe she was attractive and maybe she had something to give back to the community. She immediately got busy raising money to send t-shirts and hoodies to the wounded soldiers at Landstuhl Army Hospital in Germany.
She competed in the Miss DeFuniak Springs pageant in February and had a horrible day... week! It was truly a Murphy's Law kind of day-- week. She only placed as second runner-up. It took courage and a strong belief in herself and God's plan for her life before she ever agreed to compete in the Miss Walton County Pageant at the end of March.The funny thing about that pageant was that the 2006 Miss Walton County -- the wonderful, talented Rachael Jones wore Sassy's prom dress in the opening number and one of her friends- the 2006 Teen winner wore the same dress that Sassy was wearing in the opening number. It didn't really matter to Sassy at that time, but when we found out that other stores in Dothan were selling the exact ivory suit Sassy had selected to wear for her interview at the Miss NPF pageant, we decided to custom design her 2 required suits. That would keep Sassy from worrying about another girl sharing her taste in clothing and history repeating itself.HaHa!
We have been very busy with fund raisers this summer and my husband and I have helped what we could. I substitute teach, so I have no salary all summer and he just got out of the US Army National Guard. He officially draws a retirement check in October/November, but for a few months our famliy missses out on his army pay altogether. We believe that Sassy being Miss Walton County is a part of God's plan for her life and that everything she needs will be provided, even if we cannot just pay cash for it. She is a remarkable young lady with a great work ethic, morals above reproach, and a deep love for her country and the people who live here. We believe that she has what it takes to succeed, so we give her the wings to try.
For someone who isn't familiar with the calibre of contestants and their wardrobes in the Miss National Peanut Pageant, I can only say-- surf around the Miss USA website. Miss NPF is that competitive! Sassy will also compete in a Miss or Teen Miss Florida preliminary next year in her wardrobe.
Sassy and I just want to thank all of you for your interest in her and her dreams. More than anything, please pray that she will represent our county and our way of life well in 39 days. Wow!! It's just around the corner.
Sorry I went on and on.... but I absolutely love my Sassy!!
Teresa
My name is Teresa Chambless-Bogart and I'm proud to be Sassy's mom. I decided to join SoWal to help her answer questions and to get to know everyone here on the board. She was so excited that in less than 24 hours, several of you had read and responded to her request. She checked the SoWal board between her Abnormal Psych and Intro to Criminal Law class at OWC today.
Believe me, if someone had told me 5 years ago that my daughter Sassy would be Miss Walton County and needing a $5000 wardrobe, I would have laughed. My older daughter Liberty was Miss DeFuniak Springs in 2003 and placed 4th in the Miss National Peanut Festival Pageant that year. She was the only Florida contestant to make top 5 that year. Sassy had a great time watching Liberty in the pageant, but swore that she had no desire to ever go to " Peanut". Sassy was all about reading, studying hard, and pursuing her education and future. Besides that, the verbal communication portion of this pageant is a killer. Each contestant must draw a word or phrase out of a bowl and give a 30-59 second impromptu speech about it. The judges select all of the contents in the bowl and the contestants are not given even a hint of what the judges have put in the bowl. This counts 20% of the preliminary portion of the pageant.
Then....
This past November, Sassy won her school pageant-- Miss War Whoop. She was in such shock, her knees buckled and she feel to her knees on the stage when her name was announced. She had competed in 9th and 10th grade and never won anything, so she never expected to even place. She really didn't want to do the pageant, but I wanted her to so she would have a " pretty" picture in the yearbook. Her school pictures were terrible, and she had missed most of her club pictures because of medical appointments and college obligations. She finally agreed to be in the Miss War Whoop pageant because I bribed her with a pair of black heels that she had fallen in love with. Yes, Sassy loves shoes-- sandals, high heels ,tennis shoes-- she loves them all. Then she won!! It finally dawned on her that maybe she was attractive and maybe she had something to give back to the community. She immediately got busy raising money to send t-shirts and hoodies to the wounded soldiers at Landstuhl Army Hospital in Germany.
She competed in the Miss DeFuniak Springs pageant in February and had a horrible day... week! It was truly a Murphy's Law kind of day-- week. She only placed as second runner-up. It took courage and a strong belief in herself and God's plan for her life before she ever agreed to compete in the Miss Walton County Pageant at the end of March.The funny thing about that pageant was that the 2006 Miss Walton County -- the wonderful, talented Rachael Jones wore Sassy's prom dress in the opening number and one of her friends- the 2006 Teen winner wore the same dress that Sassy was wearing in the opening number. It didn't really matter to Sassy at that time, but when we found out that other stores in Dothan were selling the exact ivory suit Sassy had selected to wear for her interview at the Miss NPF pageant, we decided to custom design her 2 required suits. That would keep Sassy from worrying about another girl sharing her taste in clothing and history repeating itself.HaHa!
We have been very busy with fund raisers this summer and my husband and I have helped what we could. I substitute teach, so I have no salary all summer and he just got out of the US Army National Guard. He officially draws a retirement check in October/November, but for a few months our famliy missses out on his army pay altogether. We believe that Sassy being Miss Walton County is a part of God's plan for her life and that everything she needs will be provided, even if we cannot just pay cash for it. She is a remarkable young lady with a great work ethic, morals above reproach, and a deep love for her country and the people who live here. We believe that she has what it takes to succeed, so we give her the wings to try.
For someone who isn't familiar with the calibre of contestants and their wardrobes in the Miss National Peanut Pageant, I can only say-- surf around the Miss USA website. Miss NPF is that competitive! Sassy will also compete in a Miss or Teen Miss Florida preliminary next year in her wardrobe.
Sassy and I just want to thank all of you for your interest in her and her dreams. More than anything, please pray that she will represent our county and our way of life well in 39 days. Wow!! It's just around the corner.
Sorry I went on and on.... but I absolutely love my Sassy!!
Teresa
Smiley J has a big check book and deep pockets (among many other giving Sowallers). I'm sure you'll have no problems raising money.
Smiling JOe
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Kimmifunn
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NoHall
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Sounds like you have every reason to be proud! I'm broke, too, but I'm cheering for her. Love your daughters' names, by the way.
