Miss Tree University Accomplishment

Many people have great accomplishments in their life but as a young adult I have only lived a mere eighteen years. I have accomplished many awards through sports and academics that would probably be something to brag about. Accomplishments through academics is what most people would write a college application essay on but being different I am going to write of an accomplishment that not many people can say they have. The accomplishment I am going to write about is becoming Miss Tree City 2014. Miss Tree City is a local pageant for my community’s fall festival. I decided to write about this because I am not the typical pageant girl. I live on a horse farm and care for and show horses. I am probably more of the stereotypical tomboy. I have
I never walked in heels a lot, let alone on stage. I was really nervous because the whole time I was thinking what if I trip, fall, and then eat the stage with my face. Once the pageant started I felt comfortable for some reason I still haven't fully figured out. I walked out in my outfit of choice first. It was more of my tomboy side with the jeans and shirt but I was not about ready to attempt a pageant with the first outfit not being something I was going to be uncomfortable in. After I successfully had walked on stage in the bright lights and had left the stage, it was time to change into business wear. Just to get back on stage and do it all again, walk to the marker, pause for five seconds and continue to the second, and so on. Once the business wear was complete I knew it was the dreaded formal wear with my new long sparkly dress with four inch heels. Along with walking on stage in heels and a long dress that was uncomfortable I had to answer an impromptu question. I have no problem speaking to people but once I get on stage and I am handed a microphone I am not sure what could happen. I answered my question with grace and not a stutter in my
I was sitting backstage waiting to be called back up for crowning to get it over with and get out of the very uncomfortable dress. Finally they called the contestants back on stage. I stood at the very end of the contestant line. The first award the announced was Miss Congeniality, the announcer spoke into the microphone and stated Morgan Nobbe as the winner of the award. They placed a sash on my shoulder and continued on with the award ceremony. Next was second runner up and first runner up and like in sports I applauded for the winners. Finally it was down to the big award, the one that everyone had wanted. I stood there thinking I got Miss Congeniality and one of the older girls would win but was happy I was not going home empty handed and I had something to show that I stepped out of my comfort zone. The announcer began to announce the winner of the pageant and I was ready to clap but then the unthinkable happened, the announcer said my name. I am pretty sure that I went into shock when Miss Tree City 2013 was placing the crown on my head. Who would have thought that a short farm girl would win a