photo source: www.mrstexas.com The Premiere Competition for Today's Married Woman Mrs. Wendy Grandell (Frisco, Texas)Mrs. Texas United States® 2008 Wife, Mother, Educator, Volunteer
Ok, so you may have just opened this email and are wondering... "...why in the world is the Mrs. Texas United States® Pageant sending me something about a competition for married women?" Let me ask you this...do you know amazing women who are married and do that oh-so-delicate balancing act every day? They juggle making their homes a loving environment...manage their children's schedules...charity and church commitments...planning meals...are domestic goddesses...even act as a personal assistant to their kiddos and husbands, whether it's making sure their men have their crisp laundry done or running to the drug store for poster board for a last-minute school project? I'll bet a lot of these incredible women are your wives...friends...perhaps your mom, sister, or daughter...even grandma (really--we had a Mrs. Texas winner make the Top 10 at Mrs. United States® a few years ago who was a grandmother!) Maybe YOU are the one reading this and have always wondered why a married women would want to compete in a (gasp!) BEAUTY pageant. Well, that's the thing...unfortunately, pageants as a whole have gotten a bad rap over the years, mostly from embellished stories of young girls with no life experience clawing their way to the top, trying to use pageants as a stepping stone for their careers, only focusing on the "outer" beauty and not fully understanding that true beauty is not about being a certain size or height or color. It's about something they could never fully understand until they make that commitment of saying "I Do" to their perfect life partner. It's not a knock on today's girls and young women who are not yet married; but generally speaking, wouldn't you agree? It's just the way life works. More experience in life means we grow into ourselves. So forget what you think you know about pageants for married women. Here are 10 Things You May Not Know... (click for expanded view of Top 10):1) Pageants for married women provide a personal growth experience.
2) It gives the contestant and her husband a chance to have time together.
3) It's not all about the swimsuit.
4) Pageants do not have to break the bank.
5) You don't have to hire a trainer or coach.
6) You don't have to be a certain height or age, have children, have a booming career outside the home, be overly involved in your community, or look like a runway model.
7) Women have won our pageant on their first attempt.
8) Being a local or state titleholder does not have to be time-consuming.
9) Contestants do not have to have a talent or platform.
10) More than one person from your city/area can compete in the pageant. So, I hope you have a better understanding of what competition for married women is all about: celebrating the achievements, commitments to family and amazing things that today's married women display on a daily basis.
Ok, so you may have just opened this email and are wondering... "...why in the world is the Mrs. Texas United States® Pageant sending me something about a competition for married women?" Let me ask you this...do you know amazing women who are married and do that oh-so-delicate balancing act every day? They juggle making their homes a loving environment...manage their children's schedules...charity and church commitments...planning meals...are domestic goddesses...even act as a personal assistant to their kiddos and husbands, whether it's making sure their men have their crisp laundry done or running to the drug store for poster board for a last-minute school project? I'll bet a lot of these incredible women are your wives...friends...perhaps your mom, sister, or daughter...even grandma (really--we had a Mrs. Texas winner make the Top 10 at Mrs. United States® a few years ago who was a grandmother!) Maybe YOU are the one reading this and have always wondered why a married women would want to compete in a (gasp!) BEAUTY pageant. Well, that's the thing...unfortunately, pageants as a whole have gotten a bad rap over the years, mostly from embellished stories of young girls with no life experience clawing their way to the top, trying to use pageants as a stepping stone for their careers, only focusing on the "outer" beauty and not fully understanding that true beauty is not about being a certain size or height or color. It's about something they could never fully understand until they make that commitment of saying "I Do" to their perfect life partner. It's not a knock on today's girls and young women who are not yet married; but generally speaking, wouldn't you agree? It's just the way life works. More experience in life means we grow into ourselves. So forget what you think you know about pageants for married women. Here are 10 Things You May Not Know... (click for expanded view of Top 10):1) Pageants for married women provide a personal growth experience.
2) It gives the contestant and her husband a chance to have time together.
3) It's not all about the swimsuit.
4) Pageants do not have to break the bank.
5) You don't have to hire a trainer or coach.
6) You don't have to be a certain height or age, have children, have a booming career outside the home, be overly involved in your community, or look like a runway model.
7) Women have won our pageant on their first attempt.
8) Being a local or state titleholder does not have to be time-consuming.
9) Contestants do not have to have a talent or platform.
10) More than one person from your city/area can compete in the pageant. So, I hope you have a better understanding of what competition for married women is all about: celebrating the achievements, commitments to family and amazing things that today's married women display on a daily basis.
Yes, the above is really an email that is getting sent around the state of Texas. Tell your mom to do it, I guess...
