By: Ambreishia Lewis
Savannah Sowell, San Augustine junior, is a queen: literally. She is the current Miss Texas 2009 and a very involved pageant coach. This broadcast news major has been competing in pageants for over 13 years and will be traveling to Detroit, Michigan to compete in the Miss Galaxy pageant in July. Sowell does not just see pageants as a thing to do on the weekends, she said, “It’s a way of life”.
But this small town girl is no Tara Conner or Carrie Prejean. Sowell knows the responsibility that comes along with being a crown holder. “When you decide to compete, you have to make a conscience effort to sustain from all of that” she said. This former Diamond Doll and Jack Camp counselor also hopes to encourage other young girls to be involved in pageants. “I want them to grow up in pageants and enjoy them,” she said.
Even as a queen, Sowell sometimes feels intimidated by competitors from larger cities like Houston or Dallas. But knowing herself and skills she responds with “more of an effort to prepare and be ready to compete”. This aspiring news anchor hopes to take these elements from her pageant days and use them to become a top news anchor after graduating from SFA.
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