Sunday, September 8, 2013

Day 2, part 2. Group photo and dinner

The evening of night two was reserved for a group photo followed by dinner and the "you don't know my life" speech by none other than the ridiculously positive and motivating Eddie Peterson (previously the Teen, Miss, and Mrs California Int'l director, and after a one-year break he has come back as the director of the Mrs California pageant. Teen and Miss are now in the very capable hands of Crowning Glory Productions, which are ran by the amazing Gushwa family)!
Eddie's speech was about a woman he encountered at Kentucky Fried Chicken many years ago and a powerful statement that she made to the cashier when he questioned her large order: "you don't know my life!" It's true, he didn't know her life, and in Eddie's speech he reminded us that prior to judging someone we should remember that the very person you are judging  is likely masking something that you can't see from the exterior. After his speech there wasn't a dry eye in the room. The international pageant is lucky to have such an inspirational person in their court;  Eddie's message made a significant and profound  impact on many of our lives.

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