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That dream is becoming a reality for Fort Payne native Ali Blansit, as she will soon set off to the Bahamas to compete against 50 other girls for the title of Miss Teen USA.
Blansit won the Miss Alabama Teen USA crown in November.
In a November interview, Blansit said the huge win had not sunk in but said all of that is changing.
“With the pageant getting closer, I’m beginning to realize how big this is,” Blansit said. “I’m very excited.”
Blansit and her mother, Pam, will leave July 27 to head to Atlantis Paradise Island in Nassau, Bahamas.
“As soon as she gets off of the plane, she’ll be doing photos and interviews,” Pam Blansit said. “She’s going to be very busy.”
The preliminary competition for Ali Blansit will be July 30.
Ali Blansit will strut her stuff in an ivory evening gown by Sherri Hill and will also compete in the swimwear competition with a suit provided by Jamye Shaw.
At the opening of the final competition on July 31, the top 15 contestants will be announced based on scores from the previous day’s competitions.
“The top 15 will compete again in evening gown and swimwear,” Pam Blansit said. “From those 15, they will pick the top five.”
The top five will answer a question and the new Miss Teen USA will be chosen and crowned by last year’s winner, Stevi Perry, of Arkansas.
Pam Blansit said this time is different.
“We didn’t know what to expect going into the state competition,” Pam Blansit said. “This time, we are more familiar with the process, so it definitely makes it a little easier.”
Ali and Pam Blansit said the stress is high in getting ready for the pageant.
“Ali has been going back and forth to Birmingham meeting with the state director and a slew of other helpers from fitness trainers to dentists,” Pam Blansit said.
Pam Blansit won’t be able to help her daughter prepare when they get ready for the big evening.
“She’ll have to get herself ready,” Pam Blansit said. “But, the organization will provide her with an assistant that will stay with her from the time she gets off of the plane until the time she leaves.”
Ali Blansit said she and her mom have scoped out the competition through pictures.
“We’ve seen pictures of the other girls,” Pam Blansit said. “Knowing that this will be the best of the best makes it very scary.”
But, Ali Blansit said she is going to do her best and remain confident throughout.
“I can’t go in and let the other girls get me down,” Blansit said. “I accomplished the same thing the rest of the girls did, and now it’s just the best of best.”
Pam Blansit said should her daughter win the crown, she’ll leave for New York the following day for interviews and press conferences.
“I would just be the most excited mom in the world if she wins and they jet her off to stay with Donald Trump for a week,” Pam Blansit said. “She’ll be a small town girl in a huge world.”
Ali Blansit said for all the little girls who are out there dreaming to keep on dreaming.
“This is my dream, and I’m living it,” Ali Blansit said. “I told my mom when I was very young that I would compete for Miss Teen USA one day.”
“For all the little girls out there, work hard and be dedicated to your dream and it can be accomplished.”
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