There’s a new Miss Murray in town and she’s on a mission to stop crime through awareness and kindness. Murray High School graduate Stacey Marie Hansen won the title for 2010 and feels passionately about her platform, crime prevention.
Hansen’s grandfather, Norman Nielsen, was on the city council in his day, and Hansen said she shares his zeal to help make the city a better place.
“Murray is such a community based city,” she said.
Hansen hopes to set up Neighborhood Watches in every district in the city. She plans to go door to door to rally neighbors to create a safer city through community involvement.
Since winning the title, Hansen had been busy attending school functions during Red Ribbon Week, and a Refugee Exhibition at the high school.
She is the youngest of four siblings, grew up in Murray and attended Murray High and McMillian Elementary, where she recently spoke to all the classrooms telling them how important it is to choose good friends.
“I loved it because so many of them couldn’t actually read my sash, but they knew who I was as soon as I walked in--that’s what growing up in Murray does to you,” Hansen said. “You know everyone.”
Pageant director Leesa Lloyd said no one deserved to win more than Hansen. “We’re all so happy for her.”
Hansen won $2,400 for the Miss Murray title, which will help with her tuition at the University of Utah where she is majoring in business/entrepreneurship.
She believes crime and hatred can be fought with the “pay it forward” idealism. She plans to start a paper chain of random acts of kindness. Then her idea is to join all of these chains from the schools and city hall together for the Arts Festival in early May. She also plays to pass out kindness cards, where when you do a kind act for someone you give them the card.
“Kindness has a ripple effect,” Hansen said. “I know it seems like an impossible task to get rid of it all [crime], but if we can change one person’s life for the better then this has all been worth it.”
Stacey Marie! Your photo on a motorcycle with Mayor Snarr was in the Murray Journal - you should post it!
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