As an eating disorder AND miscarriage survivor, I understand how it feels to struggle with mental health, self-esteem, and depression, therefore Still She Rose is a nonprofit close to my heart!

Recently, I have been struggling with pregnancy loss and infertility and I’ve found that pregnancy loss, miscarriage, and infertility are all super common topics, but rarely talked about.

Therefore, my ‘why’ for competing and platform for this pageant will be pregnancy loss and infertility. I want to encourage other women who have had miscarriages or difficulty conceiving to share their stories to find hope, courage, and support in this community. Competing in International Mrs. USA is a chance for me to grow personally, process difficult emotions, build my community, and support other women who have experienced pregnancy loss, infertility, low self-esteem and depression.

Thank you to everyone for supporting me in this journey and helping raise funds for Still She Rose. 

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Still She Rose is a wellness program for leaders, women and teens in the pageant industry. Funded by the B4ACUSA Foundation, wellness program initiatives are open to all pageant community members.

The ROSE is symbolic of the spirit that grows within each of us when proper care and attention is applied.

Together, we can encourage wellness through self care, positive body image, renewed self esteem and affirmation of one's identity beyond pageantry. We aim to engage in a conversation of support, honesty, reflection and awareness, in order to promote wellness as the foundation of the pageant industry.

Because each of us can say, She Struggled; and Still She Rose.