The Girl with the Self-Esteem Issues by Rosie Mercado

Author:Rosie Mercado
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperOne
Published: 2020-08-14T00:00:00+00:00

An Investment of Time, Money, and Energy

A friend suggested that I might start out by competing for the title of Miss Nevada Plus. “Plus” meant that I didn’t have to be thin! That was encouraging. I don’t know where I got the courage, but this was very much a “Why not?” moment in my life. Once I decided that this was a possible goal, I was committed, so I did everything required, filling out all the forms and getting endorsements. And I won! Let me be totally honest here. I think I may have won because I was the only applicant who filled out all the forms and fulfilled all the requirements. But it didn’t matter. I was determined to succeed, and I was heading to Nationals!

After years of listening to people talk about the size of my hips, I decided that, if nothing else, I not only wanted to be Miss Plus America, I deserved it. Who could be more “Plus” than me? At this point, my incredibly competitive spirit kicked in. If I was going to do this, I was going to do it right. I did a lot of research, which showed me that I would have to do more than just show up with a full figure. I would need outfits for the various categories, such as “evening gown.” There was, thank God, no bathing suit competition, but there was a competition for “elegant pant wear.” And there was a talent competition. I wasn’t able to sing or play the flute, but there were possible substitute categories. One was titled Fashion Runway Modeling—I decided that would be my talent.

I could do this—but I was going to need help in the form of a runway coach.

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