My name is Joy Contreras! As International Ms West Coast, I am fundraising on behalf of the Still She Rose initiative. The International Ms pageant is held September 1 in Orlando, Florida. This initiative is important to me because as a young girl I struggled with body dysmorphia and depression. I believe in encouraging our younger generation of women to not be afraid to voice their struggles and to find what helps them cope because if we linger on the negative then the beauty of life will pass us by. It’s heart warming to know that Still She Rose shares this same initiative and mindset and I’m grateful to be a part of it.
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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.
