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>>> SHE'S
>>> SHE'S A BEAUTY BUT SO MUCH MORE THAN THAT BUT LAST NIGHT
WASHINGTON FOUND A NEW MISS
WASHINGTON U.S.A.
WASHINGTON U.S.A. AND MISS TEEN U.S.A..
>> THE JOINING US LIVE IN STUDIO
. CONGRATULATIONS.
. CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH OF YOU.
WHAT WAS THE MOMENT LIKE WHEN
THEY ANNOUNCED YOUR NAME?
>> I WAS IN COMPLETE SHOCK.
IF YOU WATCH THE VIDEO AND SEE
MY FACE.
MY FACE.
MY FACE. I JUST MADE A BIG OLD WITH MY
MOUTH AND I WAS NOT EXPECTING
IT.
IT.
IT. >>
IT. >> WHAT ABOUT FOR YOU?
>> WAS 13 FIRST?
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. WHAT ABOUT FOR YOU.
>> I WAS BAWLING MY EYES OUT.
YOU CAN SEE. HERE WE GO.
I'M GETTING CHILLS RIGHT NOW.
I'VE DONE THIS FOR SO LONG.
THE MOMENT WAS INCREDIBLE.
>> WHAT TIME WAS THIS LAST
NIGHT WHEN YOU WERE CROWNED?
PECK PROBABLY ALMOST AROUND
6:00.
6:00.
6:00. >>
6:00. >> BARELY GOING OVER 12 HOURS
THOUGH.
THOUGH.
THOUGH. WE ALREADY SIGNED PAPERWORK AT
DINNER AND NOW WE ARE HERE.
.
.
. >>
. >> WITH
. >> WITH YOU ATTRIBUTE YOUR
WINDS TO?
WINDS TO?
WINDS TO? PECK DEFINITELY MY FAVORITE
PART OF THE DECK. I LOVE THE
FORMALWEAR BECAUSE I LOVE THE
DRESS WHAT PUT ME OVER THE TOP
WAS BEING GENUINE TO MYSELF. I
KNEW IT WAS ALWAYS SOMETHING I
WANTED TO DO. HOPEFULLY IF I
WAS MYSELF IT WOULD PLAY
THROUGH TO THE JUDGES.
>> IT DID.
.
.
. >>
. >> YOUNG WOMEN.
WHAT PLATFORMS ARE IMPORTANT TO
YOU?
YOU?
YOU? PECK
YOU? PECK MY PLATFORM IS A RESIDENT
REPRESENTATION AND INCLUSION. I
WORK WITH THEM'S AMAZING
PAGEANT WHICH IS FOR GIRLS AND
WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES AND MY
GOAL IS HAVE UNTIL THE FIRST
WASHINGTON STATE PAGEANT AND GET
THE SAME EXPERIENCE THAT WE DO
WHEN WE COMPETE RESPECT THAT
WOULD BE WONDERFUL.
>> WHAT ABOUT YOU?
>> OF BEEN PASSIONATE ABOUT
NEUROSCIENCE AND I STARTED A
NEUROSCIENCE CLUB BECAUSE MY
AUNT IN THE PHILIPPINES IS
LIVING WITH CERVICAL DYSTONIA
AND I WANTED TO WIN THE TITLE
TO SPREAD AWARENESS AND THESE
WHERE NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS,
ESPECIALLY FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES TO.
>> A BIT OF A MEDIA TOUR AND
THEN WHAT HAPPENS OVER THE NEXT
MONTHS AND YEARS?
PECK WE HAVE AMAZING SPONSORS.
>> WE WILL BE WORKING A LOT
TOWARD THAT GOAL AND ALSO A LOT
OF APPEARANCES.
OF APPEARANCES. >>
>>
>> >>
>> >> HELPING PEOPLE FOLLOW YOU
THROUGH YOUR JOURNEY?
PECK YOU CAN FOLLOW ME ON MISS
WA TEEN U.S.A..
>> WE WILL KEEPING OUR UPDATES
ON ANYTHING WE ARE WORKING ON.
>> AND YOU CAN FIND ME AT THE
SLOT AT U.S.A.
AND INSTAGRAM AND FACEBOOK.
>> WHAT WOULD YOU SAY THE GIRLS
ARE PARENTS WATCHING.
>> WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY TO
INSPIRE THEM TO BE LIKE YOU?
I WOULD SAY IF YOU ARE
INTERESTED IN DOING A PAGEANT.
>> I'VE LEARNED SO MUCH WITH
PUBLIC SPEAKING AND
INTERVIEWING SKILLS AND POISE
AND CONFIDENCE.
AND CONFIDENCE. >> I THINK EVERY YOUNG GIRL
SHOULD JUMP INTO A PAGEANT.
>> I STARTED WHEN I WAS FIVE
YEARS OLD THIS NEXT YEAR IS MY
20TH ANNIVERSARY OF PAGEANT.
>> IT'S BEEN AN INCREDIBLE
JOURNEY.
JOURNEY.
JOURNEY. >> GET INTO IT.
>>
>>
>> >>
>> >> AND
>> >> AND STAY TRUE TO YOURSELF.
TO YOUNG GIRLS GROWING UP
BELIEVE IN YOURSELF AND BE SELF-
CONFIDENT AND I BELIEVE
PAGEANT'S HELP ME SEE