Stage to Campus: How Pageants Can Help Girls Succeed in College

Walking onto a pageant stage and walking onto a college campus can feel surprisingly similar. Both require you to introduce yourself, meet new people, try new things, and be comfortable being uncomfortable. I have been in pageants for five years, competed numerous times, and currently hold a pageant title. Now I’m a freshman at The University of Alabama, and I’ve realized pageants have given me skills that extend…