The two girls are Lufkin High School freshmen Morgan Berger and Taylor Lowery and they will compete in the Miss Teen Texas America pageant in Fort Worth in July. Berger won Miss Teen Longview back in December and Lowery won Miss Teen Plano in October.
Growing up Berger and Lowery competed in some of the same pageants. "I remember winning trophies that were taller than me," Berger said. "I stopped when I was around 4 and I was glad because the dresses were always too itchy." Lowery remembers Berger beating her in some contests. "She would always beat me. I was bald until I was about 5 years old and she always had pretty hair," Lowery said.
Lowery gave herself even less time to get prepared for the pageant, deciding just a few weeks ahead of time to compete in the Miss Teen Plano contest.
"I had tried in 2006 and didn't do too well," Lowery said. "I'd been in dance for 12 years and I'd stopped in June, so when I decided to compete I made up and choreographed my own routine." Lowery danced to the song "Chaotic." "Me and one of my friends had been competing with it, but I thought I could do it solo and liked it since it's kinda fast and furious," Lowery said.
Lowery's training for the fitness portion didn't see any changes from her regular routine. "I just like to eat a lot and being in track and also a cheerleader I figured that was enough training," Lowery said. It worked. Lowery won the talent and fitness portions of the pageant.
Lowery's platform is "It takes someone special to help the special." "I'm really involved in Special Olympics and I also help with the mentally challenged the Oak Creek Center here in Lufkin where my aunt works," Lowery said. "I try to encourage everyone to help with the mentally challenged. I think a lot of people are rude and just don't understand, but I want to change that."
Lowery says she gets nervous before the talent portion, but that's not a bad thing in that it gives her energy. She says sometimes during the interview portion she gets asked questions she just doesn't know. "I got asked a political question one time and I just wanted to say 'I don't know, can't you ask me something about math? I'm really good at that,'" Lowery said.
At the pageant, when she realized she'd won Lowery says her first thoughts were, "It's so exciting," and then, "Oh, what do I need to work on and I hope I don't have to go on a diet plan."
Both young ladies now have plenty of time to prepare for Miss Teen Texas.
With Lowery in cheerleading and Berger on the JV drill team, the two girls don't get to spend as much time together, but both will be in Fort Worth this summer competing for the same crown.
"I'm really excited about it," Lowery said. "We'll be there for a week but we won't get to room together or anything."
"It was all worth it," Berger said.
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Growing up Berger and Lowery competed in some of the same pageants. "I remember winning trophies that were taller than me," Berger said. "I stopped when I was around 4 and I was glad because the dresses were always too itchy." Lowery remembers Berger beating her in some contests. "She would always beat me. I was bald until I was about 5 years old and she always had pretty hair," Lowery said.
Lowery gave herself even less time to get prepared for the pageant, deciding just a few weeks ahead of time to compete in the Miss Teen Plano contest.
"I had tried in 2006 and didn't do too well," Lowery said. "I'd been in dance for 12 years and I'd stopped in June, so when I decided to compete I made up and choreographed my own routine." Lowery danced to the song "Chaotic." "Me and one of my friends had been competing with it, but I thought I could do it solo and liked it since it's kinda fast and furious," Lowery said.
Lowery's training for the fitness portion didn't see any changes from her regular routine. "I just like to eat a lot and being in track and also a cheerleader I figured that was enough training," Lowery said. It worked. Lowery won the talent and fitness portions of the pageant.
Lowery's platform is "It takes someone special to help the special." "I'm really involved in Special Olympics and I also help with the mentally challenged the Oak Creek Center here in Lufkin where my aunt works," Lowery said. "I try to encourage everyone to help with the mentally challenged. I think a lot of people are rude and just don't understand, but I want to change that."
Lowery says she gets nervous before the talent portion, but that's not a bad thing in that it gives her energy. She says sometimes during the interview portion she gets asked questions she just doesn't know. "I got asked a political question one time and I just wanted to say 'I don't know, can't you ask me something about math? I'm really good at that,'" Lowery said.
At the pageant, when she realized she'd won Lowery says her first thoughts were, "It's so exciting," and then, "Oh, what do I need to work on and I hope I don't have to go on a diet plan."
Both young ladies now have plenty of time to prepare for Miss Teen Texas.
With Lowery in cheerleading and Berger on the JV drill team, the two girls don't get to spend as much time together, but both will be in Fort Worth this summer competing for the same crown.
"I'm really excited about it," Lowery said. "We'll be there for a week but we won't get to room together or anything."
"It was all worth it," Berger said.
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