Miss Santaquin 2020 MISS SANTAQUIN & ATTENDANTS QUEEN: ADDIE HUFF FIRST ATTENDANT: EMME MCDOWELL SECOND ATTENDANT: JADE HAYMORE From the time Addie Huff was a little girl, she was involved in the pageant scene as her mom did the choreography for local pageants. She immediately fell in love with the pageant world and dreamed of one day becoming Miss America. When she was crowned Miss Santaquin this past year, she was thrilled and felt that her childhood dreams were becoming a reality. Huff immediately got to work promoting her platform, “Stand Up and Celebrate Diversity in the Community,” which she is very passionate about. It isn’t just a platform she chose to fulfill her pageant requirements; it is something she feels with her whole heart and soul. As an African American in a predominantly white community, she has had experiences that have opened her eyes to the importance of recognizing and celebrating differences and hopes to leave a lasting impression on the beauty of diversity, equality and love. As Miss Santaquin, she stands with everyone. Huff has been holding monthly interviews with people from our community who are diverse in various ways. She posts these interviews on social media to raise awareness of her platform. She plans to have these same people participate on a question-and-answer panel in early summer where the public can ask questions and receive answers related to diversity. She hopes this event will increase understanding and acceptance of the diverse citizens among us. Huff also looks forward to her reign during Orchard Days in August and invites everyone to come participate in the activities. She is currently a senior attending Payson High School and plans to attend college in the Salt Lake area and major in criminology. In her free time, she
loves shopping, reading and doing all things girly. Huff’s attendants Emme McDowell (first attendant) and Jade Haymore (second attendant) have done a great job helping her serve the community. They have been able to serve the city of Santaquin in many ways, and it has been an awesome experience. At the beginning of the school year, they were able to do a cleaning supply drive for all the Santaquin schools to help assist with the increased cleaning regulations required because of COVID-19. Additionally, they held a thanksgiving art contest, and most recently they had a clothing drive, which was immensely successful.
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