Style: Uniquely Mine

The third point of the crown that I am going to talk about is Style. Style, you'd think that since it is almost my last name (Stiles;)) and as a Queen, I'd have it all figured out, right? Well I don't, haha. But my style is a little bit of everything, yet pretty simple. I like comfy clothes, I like stiff professional clothes. I like blue jeans, I like dress shorts. I like flowy tank tops, I like tight v-necks. I pretty much like everything, but my main obsession is shoes! I love shoes and often will make an outfit just based on the shoes I want to wear. My go to everyday shoes are cowboy boots and Sperrys in the spring and summer, cowboy boots and riding boots in the fall, and those two plus Uggs in the winter. Then I love heels so much and enjoy wearing them when I can. However, I am not a fan of sandals. I think I honestly like shoes so much because they cover up feet, so a shoe that still shows my feet isn't really my style.

My favorite thing to wear is a smile. This may sound cheesy, but it is the part of me that truly shines and shows everyday too, also my parents paid for the wonderful braces to fix these pearly whites, which I am so grateful for. It is a look into who I am and how I am doing. In my senior pictures, my photographer tried to take those sexy no smile pictures, but I completely failed on all of them because it was so natural to smile. I guess I am just a goofy person, not a sexy mysterious one. Haha

Service: My 20th Appearance

In the Miss America Organization, the crown has four points; style, scholarship, success, and my favorite point, service. Today as Miss Brookings, I made my 20th appearance. I spent three hours at the Brookings' HyVee, where I handed out samples of chocolate milk and educated the customers, going through almost four gallons of chocolate milk. It was so great to be able to interact with the kids and adults, as they went to make their beverage selections. I was thrilled as adults would say "I haven't had this in years," or "Wow I forgot about chocolate milk" and then proceeded to buy a gallon or half gallon. Seeing an immediate result is so reassuring. I also was thrilled when a young lady said, "You came to my school and now I drink chocolate milk after every track meet." Hearing that I actually got through to at least one student was so rewarding.

As I look back on my first twenty visits, I am so proud that I was selected as Miss Brookings. I originally was going for the title of Miss SDSU and was given Miss Brookings, as this title was also given out at the same pageant. But I am so happy they gave me Miss Brookings. This has allowed me to visit places I never even thought of in the amazing community that I have lived in for three years. I have met so many amazing citizens of this community and am so proud to be their representative. Also I can now say that I represent the 2013 5th best small town in America. How cool is that?