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| + | Reuters Miss Kansas (left), Miss New York and Miss Iowa at the preliminary rounds of the Miss America pageant. A med school hopeful who has battled with bulimia. An Army soldier with tattoos. A 20-year-old with Tourette syndrome. A vocalist born without her left forearm. These are just a few of the ladies who will take the Miss America stage in Atlantic City on Sunday night to vie for the crown.?<br>This year’s 53 contestants will bring more than well-coiffed hair and sunny smiles to the annual beauty pageant,[http://www.eadsys.net/wiki/index.php/Usu%C3%A1rio:Jwwvydnm9#Weekend_Away-_Beechworth Weekend Away- Beechworth], which kicked off in 1921. Several women are sharing their diverse, sometimes challenging, life experiences with the world, and using Miss America as a platform for bringing awareness to causes close to their hearts. Health, in particular, is on many contestant's minds: Their platforms range from , to , to .?As the contestants finish up the competition's preliminary rounds in Atlantic City, here are four candidates with particularly inspiring stories to tell.? Carlo Allegri / Reuters Miss Kansas,[http://lms.chan.rmutto.ac.th/wiki/index.php/%E0%B8%9C%E0%B8%B9%E0%B9%89%E0%B9%83%E0%B8%8A%E0%B9%89:Bzkecccr0#How_business_lobbyists_block_reform How business lobbyists block reform], Theresa Vail, is seen on stage during the bathing suit portion of the preliminary round. First to flaunt tattoos<br>Twenty-two-year-old Theresa Vail is breaking the Miss America mold as the first contestant to make her way down the catwalk with visible tattoos. She says that showing off her tats, which include an inscription of the Serenity Prayer and the military medical insignia, fits in with her platform of "empowering women, overcoming stereotypes and breaking barriers."?<br>"What a hypocrite I would be if I covered the ink. With my platform, how could I tell other women to be fearless and be true to themselves if I can’t do the same?" Vail? on Aug. 22. "Now,[http://wikis.webmystik.de/wiki-ubuntu/index.php/Benutzer:Bjnfvirqk0#Stephen_Milne.27s_accuser_to_be_questioned_about_sexual_past Stephen Milne's accuser to be questioned about sexual past], had my platform been something entirely different, maybe the tables would be turned. Maybe. But I am who I am,[http://www.luyei.cn/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=81321&fromuid=5454 Charles Bean and the first casualty of our Gallipoli records], tattoos and all."But tattoos aren't the only thing that make Vail an atypical contestant. She's also an archery expert and, as a National Guard sergeant, she's the second military servicemember to compete for the crown. In the future, she hopes to become a dentist for the Army.? Carlo Allegri / Reuters Miss Iowa, Nicole Kelly, was born missing half of her left arm. Born with a birth defect<br>There's been much buzz about Miss Iowa Nicole Kelly, a 23-year-old born without her left forearm. Kelly has never let her condition prevent her from living a normal, active life: Growing up she played baseball, swam and danced. And while she hopes to use the pageant to advocate for people born with disabilities,[http://www.canilnackicao.com.br/canil/index.php/Usu%C3%A1rio:Pogbhyjv6#Memches-_Przeprowadzka_z_kresowego_dworku Memches- Przeprowadzka z kresowego dworku], she says her birth defect is not the reason she's made it this far.?"The reason I'm here is not because I'm a public interest story," Kelly? on Monday. "I'm here not because I look different but because I have the intelligence, I have the ability and all the things that Miss America needs to have." Carlo Allegri / Reuters Miss Arizona, Jennifer Smestad, competes in a preliminary round. Her platform is Tourette syndrome awareness. Overcame Tourette's<br>Miss Arizona Jennifer Smestad, a 20-year-old college student at Grand Canyon University, was diagnosed at the age of 10 with Tourette syndrome, a neurological disorder that causes involuntary movement and speech. According to her , Smestad found a successful treatment for Tourette's five years after she was diagnosed, and now works to educate other children and families about the condition.?<br>"I am beyond blessed to be able to spread awareness and educate others about something that is so personal to me," she after visiting an elementary school class on Aug. 24.?Smestad's platform is "Tourette Syndrome Awareness and Advocacy." In the future, she hopes to obtain a master's of science in exercise and wellness and use that degree for a career in media.? Carlo Allegri / Reuters Nina Davuluri is the first Indian-American to earn the Miss New York crown. Battled with bulimia<br>The pageant is just two days away, but contestant Nina Davuluri is still making headlines. An article published on Friday in the New York Post’s Page Six column claimed that shortly after being crowned Miss New York, the 24-year-old was Davuluri and Miss America representatives denied Page Six’s claims.The first Indian-American to win the Miss New York title, Nina Davuluri recently opened up about her own battle with bulimia during her final semesters of college at the University of Michigan. "I had bad asthma, I gained a lot of weight, and I stepped back and thought: I'm not going to live long unless I change," she told .?<br>She soon transformed her lifestyle by starting an exercise program and following a healthy diet. Now she wants to attend medical school to become a physician, according to her .?Davuluri will also share her Indian heritage with viewers on Friday: Her talent is "classic Bollywood fusion" and platform is "celebrating diversity through cultural competence."Watch the 93rd annual Miss America pageant on Sunday, Sept. 15, at 9 p.m. (ET) on ABC.?In honor of the upcoming 93rd annual Miss America pageant, take a look at the lovely ladies who have seized the coveted crown since the competition’s start in 1921.<br><br></html> | ||
