Alpine resident participates in the opening ceremonies for the Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles with the title of Miss Amazing Junior Teen California.
Alpine resident participates in the opening ceremonies for the Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles with the title of Miss Amazing Junior Teen California.
Jocelyn Tatum won the State title earlier this year and will compete for the National title on July 28th. A sophomore at Granite Hills High School Tatum entered her first pageant in 2013, The Alpine Princess Pageant she then went on to win her first title CYE Junior Miss Mountain Empire 2014. Diagnosed at age 2 with autism Tatum’s parent’s Karina and Josh found out that their daughter gained self confidencex and public speaking abilities by participating in these pageants. This year Tatum is a co-Capitan for a team for Relay for Life in San Diego.
For the last eight years, the Miss Amazing Pageants have been celebrating the multi-faceted identities and valuable abilities and strengths of girls and women with disabilities. The mission of Miss Amazing Inc. is to provide opportunities for girls and women with disabilities to build confidence and self-esteem in a supportive environment.
Miss Amazing is so much more than a pageant. It is a platform for girls and women with disabilities to share their abilities and ambitions. By encouraging its participants to dream big and reach their full potential, the Miss Amazing Pageants prove that the world is a much better place when the talents and ambitions of all people are celebrated and valued.
In 2007, Jordan Somer held the first Miss Amazing Pageant in her hometown of Omaha, Nebraska. The program evolved into a non-profit organization in 2010 and spread to ten more states that year. Today, the Miss Amazing Pageant is held in thirty states across the country and has touched the lives of more than 650 girls and women with disabilities.
