Last week Teryn Thatcher from Kemmerer won the Miss Wyoming Teen competition and she shares her journey of hard work in earning the crown.
She says the event actually should have happened last September, but it was delayed due to the pandemic.
“So, I had lots of time to contemplate, to plan, to decide if I still thought I was able to do it,” Thatcher said.
When she received word that the pageant was going to be held in June, she only had six months to prepare herself. She says she already had her dress and athletic wear that teens wear.
Miss Wyoming USA and Miss Wyoming Teen USA Crowned
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Mackenzie Kern of Casper was chosen as Miss Wyoming USA 2021, and Teryn Thatcher of Kemmerer was chosen as Miss Wyoming Teen USA 2021.
Both winners will advance and compete at the upcoming Miss USA and Miss Teen USA national pageants.
The annual competition in Wyoming consisted of three segments: evening gown, swimwear/activewear, and interview.
Eligible women had to be between the ages of 14 and 27 and be unmarried residents of Wyoming to compete in the pageant.
According to the Miss USA website, winners of the Wyoming pageant received, among a long list, thousands of dollars in scholarships to several Wyoming universities, a variety of complimentary skincare and facial treatments, and money to buy clothes and jewelry.