May 14th, 2013
Dear Miss Oregon PreTeen Contestants,
It’s hard to believe that just one year ago, I was crowned Oregon’s Preteen Queen. The time has gone by so fast. There have been many exciting opportunities for me because of NAM and I am so grateful for them all.
My year has been filled with parades, volunteering for community organizations and having fun with all the
Oregon Royalty. We spent hours decorating for parades, collecting donations for local charities like the Teddy Bear Parade, Toy and Joy, Oregon Food Bank, making a meal at the Ronald McDonald House and more. I could not imagine a greater group of girls to spend the day at the pumpkin patch, share a holiday sleepover, support Mr. Matt at open calls and representing the entire NAMily.
A funfilled week in California at Nationals where I got to meet some amazing girls from all across the country. The highlights of my week was winning the National Spokesmodel title, being 1st runner up in Talent and Actress and in the Top 10 overall.
Cheiska, Sydney and Alexandra are such amazing role models and I know they will be the best women of this Century. Stacey, Tia and Jeanneil, no one could have asked for more amazing Cover Girls! You are all so supportive and just fun to hang out with. Lily and Ilyarah, you are the most special little Sister Queens a girl could have. National Cover Girls Kyra and Isabella rounded out our crew and added a lot to the mix.
Mr. Leverton, Brittany Clute, Lacey Fitzgerald and the rest of the staff at NAM, I love you and thanks for putting up with me for the last year. I sure appreciate everything you have done for me.
No matter who goes home with titles and crowns this weekend, you are all smart, special and most of all, beautiful. The best advice I can give you is to just be yourself, make new friends and enjoy the every moment because the weekend goes fast, but your memories last forever.
To my successor, cherish these moments like they could disappear any second and love every person that becomes a part of your journey. You’ve got an exciting year ahead of you!
Your 2012 Oregon Preteen Queen,
Hailey Kilgore
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May 2nd, 2013
To the parents here tonight, continue supporting your daughters. To all the amazing girls who are contestants today, I want you to know you are unique, beautiful, and you can do anything you put your mind to, you can achieve anything so Dream big! Once again I am your 2012 National American Miss Junior Pre -Teen Lilyan Duckett
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March 6th, 2013
National American Miss North Carolina Jr.Pre-Teen Queen Carter Brown had fun playing basketball at North Carolina Central University. Carter and her teammates had a great time playing basketball at this very neat experience. This season she and her teammates were able to play basketball at halftime of the Duke, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and North Carolina Central University women’s basketball games. NAM girls do it all!
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February 2nd, 2013
National American Miss South Carolina Pre-Teen Queen Felicia McGill spends time volunteering at her local nursing home. Felicia enjoys making a difference on the weekends at her town’s local nursing home, Morningside. She spends her time there preparing snacks for the residents, calling out the numbers for bingo and pushing them to the dining room for lunch. She doesn’t see it as volunteering, instead she sees her time at the nursing home as visiting with friends. She enjoys interacting with them and learning about their life experiences.
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January 18th, 2013
Logan Hornback, Kentucky Pre-Teen Queen, volunteered her time at City Life Shawnee doing manual labor, spread gravel for a sidewalk, cut vines, pulled weeds and collected trash. Shawnee is a devastated neighborhood with many boarded up homes. The City Life Center is a symbol of hope, but required lots of work before opening. City Life Shawnee is an urban outreach program where kids of all ages can come to get help with their homework, meet with mentors that encourage them to contribute more constructively to society or even eat a hot meal. The goal is to better the community, and to make it a more pleasant place for children to grow up in. It took dedication from many people, but now they have an amazing center. Since volunteering here and getting to know the Shawnee kids Logan noticed how much they need someone to show them what the right thing is to do and how to do it. She feels so fortunate that she got to take part in leading them towards the right path. One Saturday sne spent the day cleaning up the center and getting it ready to be used. They had to spread gravel for a level sidewalk, cut vines, pull weeds along the fence and pick up trash; it was tough work! Logan learned that community service isn’t just about what you do, but also the attitude that you do it with. She was amazed by the progress at the center and how far the kids involved have come. She noticed how big of an impact her actions have, and sometimes even find them copying what she does. That’s what being a mentor at City Life is all about. For Logan being a part of something so life changing is exciting, and it’s even more rewarding to think that she has an important role in teaching the kids of Shawnee to change their community for Christ.
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January 16th, 2013
Hailey Kilgore, Oregon Pre-Teen Queen volunteers her time at the annual Fundraising Event for Camp Quest, a summer program for kids with Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome. Camp Quest is a summer program that provides a week-long overnight camp for kids ages 10-15 with high functioning Autism and Asperger’s syndrome. It relies on sponsorship’s and generous donations to pay for it’s costs. Without the support of donations raised during the annual 5K Fun Run, these children might miss out on this amazing experience. When Hailey saw the flyer at school, she knew she wanted to be involved and help. Hailey talked with her parents about what she could do. Her parents encouraged her to form a team for the Annual 5k Fun Run. Hailey named her team, “Hailey’s Hikers”. She made a list of friends and family that she knew liked to run. Then she started making calls and sending emails inviting them to join her team. If they couldn’t join the team, Hailey asked if they would be willing to support her team by offering a donation. Next, Hailey’s Dad helped her make a website so that family and friends who wanted to support Camp Quest, could make a direct donation. Then she asked her parents to share the link on their Facebook pages. Hailey spent some time asking neighbors if they would support her team as well. The donations started rolling in. In the end, Hailey raised close to $400! The day of the race came and Hailey helped her teammates get their race packets, pumped them up for the start and cheered them on as they ran together. They weren’t the fastest team, but they all finished the race in good time and had a great time. After the race, it was announced that Hailey was the youngest team captain and “Hailey’s Hikers” had raised the most money for Camp Quest. But, the best feeling, was knowing that she had helped kids get to enjoy camp.
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December 21st, 2012
Carter Brown, Miss North Carolina Jr. Pre-Teen Queen and her sister queen and mentor, Miss North Carolina Pre-Teen, Hannah Gold, spent their day serving needy families in Wake County, North Carolina. With Santa Claus in tow and the help of hundreds of other volunteers, these two ladies hostessed families and organized and wrapped gifts for New Horizons Fellowship Church’s Christmas Store!
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December 9th, 2012
Anna Grace Smith, Miss Tennessee Pre-Teen Queen 2012, organized and directed the second annual Queens for a Cure “Think Pink” Benefit Pageant which was held Oct. 22, 2012. The purpose of the pageant was to raise money for Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation as well as raise awareness about Queens for a Cure. This year over $3000 was raised for Komen for the Cure and 6 division queens were crowned as well as 1 overall queen. These girls will participate in various events serving their communities throughout the next year as representatives of Queens for a Cure. Anna Grace is the national President of Queens for a Cure which is an organization for pageant queens and contestants to come together and use their crowns to be positive role models in their communities. Anna Grace and her members organize and participate in many events every month.
Anna Grace also volunteers monthly at a local Second Harvest Food Bank Pantry and participates in annual mission trips with her church youth group. On December 1, 2012, Anna Grace volunteered at the Jingle Bell Walk in Franklin benefiting the Arthritis Foundation.
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December 4th, 2012
Carter Brown, National American Miss North Carolina Jr. Pre-Teen Queen at the Get Heeled 5K in Chapel Hill, NC. She was the Grand Marshall for the kids Mini-Miler race. She had a great time and was glad to be at a great cause.
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November 15th, 2012
National American Miss Tennessee Jr. Pre-Teen Queen Taylor Parsons donates school supplies to a local school. Taylor brought home school supplies that were donated at the Tennessee state pageant. She met with the principal, Gay Triplett and some teachers who were very appreciative. They are so excited to be able use these supplies throughout the year.
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