UNITED STATES NATIONAL GUARD SERGEANT, BOW HUNTER, EXPERT M-16 MARKSMAN, MECHANIC, FORMER MOTORCYCLE RACER, AND CONTESTANT IN MISS AMERICA PAGEANT, THERESA VAIL HOPES TO EMPOWER GIRLS THROUGH MALE DOMINATED OUTDOOR SPORTS. Miss Kansas, an Army National Guard sergeant, has refused to hide her tattoos during during Sunday’s Miss America Pageant. “Why am I choosing to [bare] my tattoos?” Sgt. Theresa Vail said in an interview with People magazine. “My whole platform is empowering women to overcome stereotypes and break barriers. What a hypocrite I would be if I covered my ink. How can I tell other women to be fearless and true to themselves if I can’t do the same? I am who I am, tattoos and all.” Sgt. Vail is a senior at Kansas State University, “majoring in Chinese and chemistry; an expert M16 marksman; a bow hunter; a skydiver; a boxer; a mechanic and former motorcycle racer,” MSN Entertainment reported. “My passion is empowering girls through male-dominated outdoor sports,” Sgt. Vail said. “I want to help them develop confidence, to let them know that they have what it takes to accomplish anything they want to accomplish. I know many young girls look at beauty candidates and think, ‘What a perfect life they have.’ But I want them to know that I haven’t led a perfect life, and that beauty comes from the inside.” washingtontimes/news/2013/sep/12/miss-america-pageant-see-first-tattooed-sergeant/#ixzz2ezFC4FO6
Posted on: Sun, 15 Sep 2013 18:44:44 +0000
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