Pageant Platform Spotlights….
What is title: Mrs. Alaska
Business Woman 2018;
Describe your platform:
For this Pageant, Be Your
Best You, The Importance
of Health, and Wellness;
transitioning to Medical
Alert Awareness (Work in
progress)
What makes you so
Kathrine Hardy
passionate about it? Not
only is it who I am, and what I do, but knowledge is
power, and we may be able to prevent a tragic
outcome with the proper response.
Dawn Mooney Digrius
What is (or was) your
winning title? My title is
Ms. California America
2019. I am competing in
the Ms. America Pageant
2019.
Describe your platform:
My platform is "Blue
Hope Nation" which
serves as an advocacy and
support
group
for
individuals and their families battling colorectal
cancer and promotes awareness efforts and early
detection..
What makes you so passionate about it? My father
was diagnosed with Stage 0 colorectal cancer almost
10 years ago and because of early detection and
treatment (chemo therapy) he is now cancer free.
However, the treatment did take its toll on him; his
teeth were affected and he lost so much weight at his
lightest he weighed 118lbs. He is now up to 142lbs
and while not the same, is still alive and with us today
to share in our lives. We are grateful for early
detection and awareness of colorectal cancer.
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Pageant Platform Magazine Nov/Dec 2018
Christie Borelli-Gromaski
What is (or was) your winning title? I have just
recently been crowned as the National Ambassador
American Woman Of Service 2018. This is a national
pageant called the American Woman Of Service,
which is associated with the USA National Miss
pageant system.
Describe your platform: I have a dual platform. The
first is with the American Federation for Suicide
Prevention & the second is with the National Alliance
for Mental Illness. Each of these agencies advocate for
those who are suffering in silence, afraid to ask for the
help & support they desperately need. In recent years,
I have participated in various events & walks, which
have brought repeated community awareness & aid.
What makes you so passionate about it? My dual
platform is a personal one. I am a 2-time survivor of
suicide; I also, was undiagnosed until the age of 35
with a form of bi-polar, acute anxiety & chronic
depression. Through my spiral down to my complete
mental breakdown, which had been triggered when I
lost my beloved father to pancreatic cancer, to the
moment I was blessed with not only this year’s
National Ambassadorship but also the winner of my
personal platform presentation, my life has truly
captured the real struggle of so many like me.