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Celebrati ng Pageantry & Fashi on Wi th You Crowns Magazine June 2019 Inside MISS NORTH CAROLINA ALEXANDRA BADGETT pg 4 CLEAN LIVING TIPS pg 9 BEYOND THE BEAUTY AUDREY BURRI pg 10 MISS GRAND UNITED STATES pg 12 CROWN MAGAZINE'S FASHION EXPO pg 18-24

Beyond t he Beaut y

ALEXANDRA BADGETT M ISS NORTH CAROLINA

Alexan dr a Badget t of Den ver ear n ed t h e t it le of M iss Nor t h Car olin a 2019 on Ju n e 22n d, r epr esen t in g t h e cit y of Jack son ville. Sh e w as aw ar ded over $20,000 in sch olar sh ips f or h er par t icipat ion w it h t h e M iss Nor t h Car olin a Or gan izat ion in Ju n e. A gr adu at e of t h e Un iver sit y of Sou t h Car olin a w it h a Bach elor of Scien ce degr ee in Bu sin ess Adm in ist r at ion , Alex?s social in it iat ive, N.I.N.E -No Is Not En ou gh - aim s t o deepen t h e m essage of t h e an t i-r ape an t h em ?n o m ean s n o?. As M iss Nor t h Car olin a, sh e plan s t o im plem en t an ?EPIC? m ar k et in g plan , st r essin g t h e im por t an ce of edu cat in g in dividu als on pr even t ive m easu r es an d pu blic policies; pr ovidin g su r vivor ou t let s; in f or m in g st u den t s of r esou r ces; an d con f ir m in g Tit le IX Regu lat ion s ar e bein g f ollow ed. Alexan dr a w ill r epr esen t t h e Tar Heel St at e at t h e u pcom in g M iss Am er ica Com pet it ion .

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Audr ey Bur r i THE GOLD STANDARD FOR LEADERSHIP It?s not just about the cookies: Girl Scouts prepares girls for a lifetime of leadership! By: Audrey Burri, Miss North Carolina Teen America 2019 People often say that what?s truly important in life is the journey, not the destination. Success is not just an outcome. It is about personal growth and skills acquired in the process. I learned the truth of the message by earning the Girl Scout Gold Award. The Girl Scout Gold Award is the highest accomplishment and ?the most prestigious award in the world for girls? and the most difficult to earn? and it?s only available to Girl Scouts,? explained Girl Scouts CEO Anna Maria Chavez. Equivalent to the Eagle Scout rank, the Gold Award ?shows colleges, employers, and your community that you?re skilled and ready to get out there and change the world!? The Gold Award requires a minimum of 80 individual hours, two large-scale prerequisite projects (the Bronze and Silver award), and a series of leadership training programs known as journeys. It is implemented directly under the leadership of the Girl Scout and may take one to two years to complete. Because it is so challenging, not many scouts attempt or complete the project. Nationally, about 5.4% of Girl Scouts earn the Gold Award, compared to 5% of boys who earn the Eagle. My Gold Award project addressed poverty and homelessness. Among the many hardships associated with being homeless or living in poverty, one recurrent problem is the lack of access to the most basic of clothing items. To address this, I created Pair Necessities, an organization committed to providing new socks and underwear to people in crisis, or who are part of vulnerable populations including: the homeless, veterans, victims of crime, people impacted by disasters, school children, and the working poor. We have donated to groups throughout the United States and in Kenya and Honduras. My project is now a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) charity that has collected more than 11,000 pairs of socks and underwear. It was one of three projects nominated by the Girl Scout Hornet?s Nest Council (which includes North and South Carolina) for the National Girl Scout Gold Award, which is awarded to only 10 Girl Scouts in the U.S. I am proud that Pair Necessities empowers people in crisis? one pair at a time! Photo by Kathy Whitaker Photography

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PAOLA COSSYLEON M ISS GRAND UNITED STATES

Sh e w as bor n in Ch icago, Illin ois in Sept em ber 1994 t o par en t s of M exican descen t . At t h e age of f if t een , sh e w on h er f ir st pagean t called M iss Cover -gir l 2011 an d lat er becam e M iss Teen Illin ois Lat in a in 2013, cat apu lt in g h er m odelin g car eer in TV an d Radio.Sh e is cu r r en t ly st u dyin g Com m u n icat ion s an d In t er n at ion al Relat ion s w it h t h e h opes of becom in g a law yer .Her passion f or ch ar it y h as given h er t h e oppor t u n it y t o be an am bassador an d volu n t eer at var iou s n on -pr of it or gan izat ion s. Wit h t h e or gan izat ion Gif t of Hope, Paola w as able t o r aise aw ar en ess on or gan don at ion an d f u n ds t o bu ild an d su ppor t t h e Ch ildr en?s Reh abilit at ion In st it u t e of Telet on , USA, w h ich pr ovides assist an ce t o ch ildr en w it h n eu r ological an d m u scu losk elet al disor der s.Cu r r en t ly, sh e is a boar d m em ber at FEDEJAL- a n on -pr of it or gan izat ion w it h a du al vision of h elpin g Hispan ics w h o r eside in t h eir m u n icipalit ies of or igin an d aid in t h e in t egr at ion f or t h ose w h o ar r ive in t h e Un it ed St at es. Wh en sh e is n ot bu sy r u n n in g h er ow n r est au r an t , Paola en joys givin g back t o h er com m u n it y as a r u n w ay coach t o t h e you n g gir ls in local pagean t s

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