About

BeYOUtifully You began with a sweet girl asking me about a photo on my phone that said "Be You to the Full."  Lily asked me what this meant and I shared with her how we need to be ourselves to the fullest. We need to be our best selves.  This began my Social Impact Initiative (SII)  in the Miss Arkansas Outstanding Teen Organization.   Over the years, the Miss America Organization has evolved, which is now called the Miss America Opportunity. Along with this name change, other aspects of the MAO have also changed, including the fact that the SII is now called a Community Service Initiative (CSI).  Along with the MAO changing and evolving, my community Service Initiative has also evolved through different life's circumstances that have affected my life and the lives of so many around me. What began as an initiative to encourage youth to be their best selves has now grown into a mental health and suicide prevention initiative.