“My favorite aspect of Girls State was hearing Nancy Redd speak,” said Hines. “She was extremely inspirational and she encouraged us all to follow our dreams, respect ourselves and never give up. She is from Southern Virginia and attended Harvard. She also competed in the Miss America pageant. Her story made me realize that girls from small towns can go on to do big things.”

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I puffy heart you too, Alix!!!

It’s been a hectic and fun few weeks- will be blogging more in the next week, I pinky swear!!

xoxoxo

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