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Miss Springville/Mapleton 2019-2020
Miss Springville/Mapleton Lip Smackin’Kaylie Jill Ross | 2019-2020 GOOD!
Due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Miss Springville Pageant was canceled. As a result, Kaylie Ross continued serving in her role as Miss Springville/Mapleton through 2020.
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Kaylie Jill Ross is the daughter of Brad and Candice Ross. She is the second oldest of four girls. They love going to Lake Powell, going to the movies, exploring new hikes, eating at La Casita Mexican Restaurant and, of course, shopping! She has lived in Springville for the past 17 years. Her favorite spot in Springville is Hobble Creek Canyon. She loves spending time in the mountains surrounded by the fresh air.
Ross graduated from high school in 2017 with high honors and also received an Academic All-State award. She was a member of two honor choirs and was cheer captain her senior year. Currently, she is a junior attending Utah Valley University pursuing a bachelor’s degree in school health education. Upon completion, she plans on attending graduate school.
During the past two years, she has had an amazing time serving her community, making new friends and getting to know more about her two beautiful cities. Some of the highlights of her reign include riding in a hot-air balloon, singing the national anthem at multiple events, being in 12 parades and talking to classes in Springville and Mapleton.
Ross is an advocate for her Social Impact Initiative “Healthy Media, Healthy Mind.” With that initiative, she has started a movement, #outsmartyoursmartphone, through which she presents the negative impact social media can have on an individual’s mental health and easy ways to overcome it.
Ross believes social media can control your life if you don’t take much needed safeguards. The average American will spend a total of five years on social media apps. If we are not intentional in the way we use these platforms, we surrender the power of our lives to them. Smartphones can act as a personal drug because of their potentially addictive power. Proactively filtering out those accounts and people that spread negativity can be one step toward making social media a safe and uplifting influence in our lives.
Ross has created four simple steps for healthy media usage: down time, talk time, movement time and creative time.
She has grown a deep love for spreading her Social Impact Initiative. She loves hearing students’ experiences with social media and the ways they have been affected. Ross believes social media can be a positive tool in everyday life if you set needed boundaries.
She wants others to know social media should be used to impact people, not impress people. The past year has definitely brought new limitations on how Ross was able to serve her community. Ross started doing social media highlights where she asks a series of questions to social media users on how they #outsmartyoursmartphone. Ross is grateful for social media especially during this current pandemic. Social media has allowed her to stay present in her community and continue to serve while staying socially distant.
You can follow her on Instagram @healthymediahealthymind and @ missspringvillemapleton.ut where she spreads social media positivity and helpful reminders to #outsmartyoursmartphone. Cookies │ Cupcakes │ Brownies Cakes │ Breads
