Life's New Normal Podcast With Host Long Jump Silver Medalist John Register

Some people call her a beauty queen. We call her a scholar. This is the slogan of the Miss America pageant for the state of Colorado.  Shannon Patilla (2016 Miss Colorado) and Patricia Regan Leines-Pike (1997 Miss Oregon) discuss their experiences and why these pageants are important. If you are like me and think that all pageants are the same, well, you are going to be schooled just as I. I was a judge at this year’s pageant and did I have a lot to learn. First of all I thought all pageants were the same. To be honest I thought a bit superficial. But when I heard these young women in their interviews give some amazing answers coupled with actions steps of what they would like to do as well as shared what they are currently doing on a variety of topics, my mindset changed.  The state of Colorado and the nation for that matter are in great hands with these brilliant young women. From science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) to post traumatic stress disorder and from suicide awareness to emergency