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Twillingate youth vying for =
Miss Teen=20
title
TWILLINGATE
HOWARD =
BUTT=20
The Pilot
"I'm really nervous. I'm =
excited,=20
but I'm nervous, too."
That's how =
16-year-old=20
Myah Hopkins sums up her feelings leading up to =
the 2008=20
Miss Teen Newfoundland & Labrador=20
Pageant.
"I've never done anything like =
this=20
before. But I'm not the type of person either =
who says,=20
I'm going to win, I'm going to win - but =
hopefully I=20
will," said Myah. "I'm nervous but I'm certainly =
looking=20
forward to that weekend."
A Grade 11 =
student at=20
J.M. Olds Collegiate, Myah applied to be one of =
the 18=20
contestants to compete for the 2008 title. She =
said,=20
when she heard that she had been selected, she =
was=20
really excited.
"I hadn't checked my =
e-mail=20
before going to bed and the next morning Mom =
sang out to=20
me, 'Myah, come here, I've got something to show =
you',"=20
recalled Myah. "She had already printed it off =
from the=20
computer and she said, 'Look' and I read the =
message,=20
'You have been accepted as a contestant for the =
Miss=20
Teen NL 2008 competition.' I was really=20
excited."
Her decision to apply for one =
of the 18=20
positions wasn't one she made lightly. She said =
she has=20
been aware of the competition for a number of =
years but=20
waited until she felt the time was =
right.
"I've=20
been aware of the annual competition for the =
past three=20
or more years, but I decided that it wasn't time =
yet to=20
apply," she said. "This year I made up my mind =
to do=20
it.
"I guess it was because I've been a =
part of=20
student council and the Leo Club and I just like =
being a=20
leader and trying to help others."
Myah =
said when=20
she found out about this year's Miss Teen =
competition=20
she got excited because it was something she =
would be=20
able to pursue - and felt that if selected she =
could do=20
a good job.
Since receiving notification =
that she=20
had been selected, Myah has been busy getting =
ready for=20
her pageant debut on Feb. 17.
"I've been=20
practicing for the talent competition. I sing =
and play=20
the piano quite a lot - I started taking piano =
lessons=20
at age six," she said. "I've got to write a =
speech on=20
some issue that's of importance to me and make a =
one-minute presentation, so I've been trying to =
get some=20
ideas together on that as well."
If =
selected to=20
wear the crown and represent the province, Myah =
feels=20
she has a great deal to offer the =
position.
"I=20
think that I shouldn't be concerned over the =
fact that I=20
come from a small town where there are not many=20
opportunities. You don't need to be from a city =
to make=20
a big impact on people," said Myah. "And =
probably I can=20
help younger children achieve their dreams, too. =
Just=20
because you have some disability or you're from =
a small=20
town doesn't mean you can't follow your=20
dreams."
Myah said the title of Miss Teen =
Newfoundland & Labrador is not based on =
where you're=20
from or who you are, but what you feel you can =
do and=20
how you believe in yourself.
You can view Myah's =
profile=20
(along with the other 17 contestants) on the =
pageant=20
website at www.nfpageants.net. While there you =
can also=20
cast your vote for the People's Choice =
award.=20
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