kristin wood platform: childhood obesity
interview by mandy allen
SKORCH: If you could have a super power think Beauty Pageants are demeaning to what would it be? woman, and focus too much on beauty and not enough on brains? I would want my super power to be the ability to read minds. I don’t like being lied I would say they are wrong. Yes it comes to and being able to read people’s minds across that the focus is on beauty, I mean would prevent that. It would help in so the title is “beauty pageant,” however, the many life decisions and even bigger decipeople who say it focuses too much on sions. beauty have never competed in a pageant or know what happens behind the scenes. SKORCH: Do you think gaming systems When you are preparing and competing like the Nintendo Wii and Play Station in a pageant, yes there is a lot of hair and Kinect are a good tool for helping children makeup, tanning and waxing, but pagget active? eants are not only about showing the outer beauty but also the inner beauty. Pageants I absolutely think gaming systems for the are looking at beauty as a whole. I think Nintendo Wii and Kinect are good tools for that when people hear the word beauty helping get children active. I would not say they simply think of outer beauty and not they are the best tool but they are helpful. inner beauty. Everyone is beautiful both In this day in age, video games are one of inside and out and the key is to have the the first activities that kids and even adults confidence to show the world both types of choose. With these systems, it allows the beauty as a whole. kids to still play the video games and yet it helps them be active at the same time. SKORCH: Competing in your first pageant I have a younger sister who is 13 and she was a pretty big challenge, what’s the next likes to watch tv and play video games and challenge you’d like to set for yourself? even though she is not incredibly excited when it comes to being active, she has a The next big challenge I would like to set kinect and can play it for hours! Getting the for myself is competing in the national family to be active is helpful when getting competition. That is a big challenge and kids active because you are showing and will be bigger than the pageant I already example of being healthy and connecting competed in. It is going to tougher and as a family at the same time. The support more preparations, but I am ready for the from a family in being and staying active challenge! are helpful in the success of keeping the children active. Connect with Kristin on facebook at http:// www.facebook.com/pages/Miss-WashingSKORCH: What do you say to people who ton-Plus-America/387983834549296.
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