My Blogs

http://murraycommunitycalendar.blogspot.com/
http://murrayservicepost.blogspot.com/
http://www.murrayneighborhoodwatch.blogspot.com/

As Miss Murray, I not only want to help with my platform, (Crime prevention and awareness) but I want to help Murray in every aspect! These blogs will help me help you help Murray!... how confusing!

have a happy safe day!

Stacey Marie

Miss Murray 2010

To the Residents of Murray City,

On Saturday September 12, 2009 my dream came true. I was crowned Miss Murray! I became so excited and so happy and so busy for the next year in a matter of seconds when they announced my name. Everyone was so happy for me, and I've been receiving hundreds of congratulations for the past few days but let me tell you why this all means so much to me.

It all goes back to the 7 year old Stacey Marie sitting in the McMillan Elementary auditorium watching Miss Murray... OK mostly I was just staring at her crown- sparkly things distract me ok? I saw that crown on her head and I thought that it symbolized perfection. I wanted to be perfect. She told us we could be anything we wanted to be. I believed her. I went home and told my mom that I wanted to be Miss Murray and she frequently reminds me something changed in me that day.

Now that I've grown older and gotten to work with some of the Miss Murrays I've realized the crown is not a symbol of perfection-I’ve never met a perfect Miss Anything; however, even though I’m relieved because I’m not expected to be perfect, I’m expected to work hard. The crown is an indicator of hard work. I worked hard to earn the crown and I’ll work hard for the full year that I can wear it on my head.

Winning a pageant is a completely different thing than being a title holder. To win a pageant, you must impress the judges in interview, talent, swimsuit, evening, and onstage question. Basically, you have to be pretty on the inside and the out. To be a title holder, you must be an example, a cheerleader, and a force in your community. These are my focuses. I have always striven to live my life in a way that little girls can look up to me. I will always support my community. I will be the change I want to see- I will be the force.

So no, I didn’t compete for Miss Murray for the crown, the prestige, or even the money. I am here to serve. Let me serve you.

Have a happy, safe day!

Stacey Marie