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Bekah Pence had never entered a beauty pageant before, but the 29 year old, who returned late last year from serving as a Mormon missionary in Las Vegas, said that she recently felt God calling her to do just that.

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And now Pence, who ended up winning the Ms. Virginia United States title on April 12, is using her newfound platform to share her faith and to let young girls know that it’s entirely possible to be glamorous and beautiful, while still remaining modest, according to Deseret News.

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“I’m a firm believer in not just being modest, but you can also be absolutely drop-dead gorgeous, not just beautiful. I feel like girls don’t feel that way. They think that it’s a step down if you’re modest,” she told Deseret News. “They don’t think you can be absolutely gorgeous, but I felt that way. I felt like, ‘You know what? This dress is amazing, and I feel gorgeous in it — and I’m modest.” (Read Story)

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Taylor Knuth-Bishop:

Last week I – this is Taylor BTW– got a call from my family’s bishop asking for my attendance at a disciplinary council hearing in regards to my potential disfellowshipment and excommunication from the Church. The disciplinary council hearing is tomorrow at 1PM. I sent this letter to my bishop in my absence. My hope is that it touches at least one young adult or teen that feels alone or rejected.

WARNING: STOP READING NOW IF YOU ARE OVERLY SENSITIVE. I do not wish to demean or devalue any of my friends or their personal belief’s. Please feel free to contact me personally if you have any questions comments or concerns regarding me, my husband or our life choices.

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