I have entered countless beauty pageants since that time, winning some, but losing most. My mission is no longer to have a panel of judges extrinsically define me as beautiful, but rather, to change and re-define societies perception of beauty for all women.
Competitions like “She’s Got the Look” (a reality modeling challenge for women over age 35) and MORE’S cover model contest appeal to so many of us because we hold on to the dream that one of us just might succeed in re-defining “beauty” to include the average gal. We hope that our years of experience and the confidence and self-acceptance that come with age and wisdom just might give us a shot at it too.
So I am on a new quest to be “above average”, not just in my own mind, but in societies too, so that my daughter will grow up knowing and believing that she is beautiful- regardless if she is short or tall, thick or thin, fit or fat.
