YOU,
YOU, IT
YOU, IT HAS BEEN ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER.
AFTER ANOTHER. IT IS A BUSY MONDAY.
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>>> THIS WEEKEND THE MISS WASHINGTON USA PAGEANT CROWNED
TWO NEW LOVELY LADIES, MISS
WASHINGTON AND MS. WASHINGTON
TEAM.
TEAM.
TEAM. >>
TEAM. >> SO IT WAS JUST LAST NIGHT SO
THESE ARE FRESHLY CROWNED AND
THEIR FIRST STOP WAS HERE TO
THE KING 5 STUDIOS.
WE HAVE EVELYN CLARK AND MISS
WASHINGTON TEAM USA LILY LLOYD.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING
US TODAY AND CONGRATULATIONS.
YOU GUYS ARE IN SHOCK RIGHT
BOTH OF YOU?
YOU CANNOT BELIEVE IT.
YOU WERE SAYING YOU WERE JUST
CRYING THE SITE.
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN TO HAVE
BEEN CROWNED?>> IT MEANS
EVERYTHING.
EVERYTHING. IT IS LITERALLY A DREAM COME
TRUE.
TRUE.
TRUE. THIS HAS BEEN A 10 YEAR JOURNEY
FOR ME.
FOR ME.
FOR ME. SO TO FINALLY GET IT, IT JUST
FEELS LIKE I HAVE NO WARES.
NONSTOP TEARS.
NONSTOP TEARS. EVERY TIME I THINK ABOUT IT I
WANT TO START CRYING AGAIN.>>
EVEN TRYING TO THIS -- TO DO
THIS FOR 10 YEARS?
>> 10 YEARS IN TOTAL OF
COMPETING. SO I'VE BEEN DOING
IT FOR MOST OF MY ADULT LIFE.
IT IS A REALLY BIG DEAL TO ME.
ALL I CAN SAY IS I'M GRATEFUL.
I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M HERE.
I AM SO GRATEFUL.
>> YOU ARE SO GRACIOUS I WOULD
HAVE TO SAY.
IT IS WONDERFUL.
WHAT GOES INTO PREPARING FOR A
PAGEANT, CAN YOU WALK US
THROUGH, DO YOU HAVE TO HAVE
TALENT?
TALENT?
TALENT? I
TALENT? I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT GOES
INTO.
INTO.
INTO. >>
INTO. >> THERE IS NO TALENT PORTION
FOR THE MISS USA PAGEANT BUT
THERE'S INTERVIEW PREP,
PHYSICAL PREPARATION FOR
SWIMSUIT, EVENING GOWN.
FOR ME, 10 YEARS OF PREPARATION
YOU KIND OF FEEL LIKE YOU ARE
TRAINING ALL YEAR ROUND, YOU
NEVER WANT TO GET OUT OF
PAGEANT SHAPE SEE YOU ARE
CONSTANTLY JUST DOING AND
TALKING WITH EVENTS AND
INTERVIEW PREP AND THINGS LIKE
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. >>
THAT. >> FOR ME IT WAS HAVING A
HEALTHY LIFESTYLE AND GAINING
CONFIDENCE IN MYSELF.
AND THAT'S WHAT'S REALLY HELPED
ME THROUGHOUT THIS WAS THIS
LITTLE GIRL.
LITTLE GIRL. I USED TO HAVE NO CONFIDENCE
AND NOW I HAVE CONFIDENCE AND I
FEEL GREAT ABOUT MYSELF AND I'M
ABLE TO EMBRACE AND EMPOWER
OTHER WOMEN.
OTHER WOMEN. >> ELITE YOU ARE 17.
SEE YOU ARE A HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENT IN YOU ARE STILL A
TEENAGER.
TEENAGER.
TEENAGER. WHAT DO YOU DO WITH THIS TITLE
NOW THAT YOU'VE BEEN CROWNED?>>
WELL, I WANT TO CONTINUE TO
LEAD MY GENERATION.
AND CONTINUE TO INSPIRE YOUNG
GIRLS TO GO AFTER THEIR DREAMS.
BECAUSE I MET SO MANY INSPIRING
YOUNG WOMEN AT THE PAGEANT THIS
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND. AS CLASSIC AS IT SOUNDS,
SISTERHOOD IS REAL.
IT IS REAL AND IT'S ALIVE.
AND ALL THE GIRLS ARE SO KIND
AND GENUINE.
AND GENUINE. THEY HAVE SUCH GOOD HEARTS.
BUT THEY ALSO ARE INTELLIGENT
AND SMART AND DRIVEN AND
MOTIVATED.
MOTIVATED. AND THEY ARE ACTIVE IN THEIR
COMMUNITIES.
COMMUNITIES. THAT'S SOMETHING I REALLY
RESPECT AND I'M REALLY HAPPY TO
REPRESENT ALL THE TEENAGERS IN
MY STATE.
MY STATE.
MY STATE. >> THERE'S NO TALENT
COMPETITION IN THIS PAGEANT BUT
WE LEARNED A FUN FACT ABOUT YOU
AND THAT'S THAT YOU RAP AND IN
SINAI WHICH.
SINAI WHICH. >> I TOOK THIS CLASS FOR THREE
YEARS NOW.
YEARS NOW. IS CREATIVE OUTLET FOR ME.
I DID A SONG BY CROOKED SMILE
AND, I WAS SIGNING AMERICAN
SIGN LANGUAGE WITH IT.
IT'S JUST THE PASSION OF MINE.
I LOVE IT SO MUCH.
I COULDN'T STOP.>> IT'S GREAT.
ANOTHER FUN FACT, MISS
WASHINGTON USA, IS AN ALASKAN
FISHERMAN.
FISHERMAN. FISHER PERSON.
FISHER PERSON. >> FISHER WOMAN.
>> YOU FISH IN ALASKA.
>> YES I OWN AND OPERATE MY OWN
SITE FOR COMMERCIAL FISHING.
>> I KNOW RIGHT?
>> SHE'S NOT JUST BEAUTY.
THAT'S INCREDIBLE.
THAT'S INCREDIBLE. >> I'VE BEEN DOING THAT SINCE I
WAS A LITTLE GIRL.
I GREW UP DOING IT WITH MY
FAMILY.
FAMILY.
FAMILY. AS I GOT OLDER I TOOK ON OWNING
AND OPERATING MY OWN SITE.
IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT SIDE
OF ME THAT NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE
GET TO SEE SO I'M EXCITED TO
SHOW THAT SIDE TO EVERYONE.>> I
LOVE THAT BECAUSE IF YOU ARE
SHOWING THIS LIKE WE CAN BE
BEAUTIFUL AND WE CAN STILL GET
OUR HANDS DIRTY IN THERE.
AND WORK HARD, YOU CAN DO IT
ALL.
ALL.
ALL. >>
ALL. >> CONGRATULATIONS LADIES.
WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE YOU HERE
FOR YOUR FIRST STOP.
THEY SAID WE COULD TRY THE
CROWNS ON ALSO.>> WOULD YOU
LIKE TO?
LIKE TO?
LIKE TO? >> WE WOULD LOVE TO.
>> CAN WE DO IT NOW?
>> YES TOTALLY.
>> HERE WE GO.
NOW WE HAVE TO WAIT.
HOW ARE WE DOING GIRLS?
>> VERY GOOD.
>> IT DOES MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD
AND IT MAKES USE AND STRAIGHTER.
>> YOU LOOK GREAT.
KIND OF LIKE THE SONG, YOU
SHOULD SEE ME AND