A few weeks ago I received an email. It was simple and to the point and to be honest, I thought it was spam! It said I had been "nominated and have been chosen as one of the 30 finalists for the annual 'Most Beautiful Women in Fort Worth' feature, which will appear in the January 2016 issue of Fort Worth, Texas magazine. " It also said that they wanted me to come in for a short photo and video shoot so they could upload pictures and video on their website for voting (people will vote for the top 10 out of the thirty of us). Then it had a list of times for a photo shoot and told me to choose a time and date and email her back. I was hesitant to write back, again thinking this was a joke, but it wasn't! How exciting and what an incredible experience! I still cannot believe I was chosen.
The photo shoot was yesterday and let me tell you-I was super nervous! I tried my best to not worry too much all week, and I felt confident in my choice of attire...until the night before! That's when I had a mini melt down and just wasn't sure what to wear! I didn't want to walk in pretending to be someone I wasn't. I didn't want to come across as fake or phony and I wanted to feel comfortable and confident in what I chose to wear. I woke up Friday morning and had an epiphany. It wasn't about WHAT I was wearing, it was about WHO I am! As long as I was true to myself, and showed the real me, then things would be fine. Fashion is fun and makes you feel sexy, confident and stand out, but you have to OWN who you are on the inside or else you are just hiding behind your clothes.
My principal (I teach third grade) was amazing and let me leave early so I could get ready for the shoot that afternoon. I went home, redid my makeup, touched up my hair and stuck with an outfit that I would wear on a normal date night...dark skinnies, stilettos and a cobalt blue top (on of my favorite colors ever!) and I felt like I could take on the world! And fortunately my partner in crime and my fashion bestie, Sarah, was able to go with me (she helped put my nerves at ease!)
We arrived on time and they didn't waste second! I was put behind the big white flash umbrellas with a solid white floor and back drop and the photographer just told me to do whatever I felt like! That was awkward and fun at the same time! There were people in cubicles right next to where the shoot was so it was a little weird having to pose and try to be camera appealing with them all sitting there! And of course I had to be a bit silly...that's just who I am!
After the shoot, Steve the camera man took me back to make a short video for the website. Sarah and I had gone over lots of random questions they could possibly ask me, and I do videos on Facebook often so I was feeling pretty confident. However, once I sat down and he started asking me questions, my mouth went dry and I could hear my voice quivering! I think I answered honestly and did a pretty good job! Just hope Steve makes sure I don't sound all shaky! Ha!All in all, it was an incredible time! I tried to find out who nominated me but come to find out,I was one of the few girls who was anonymously nominated. Apparently Amy, the one who was in charge of the whole thing, said she had to hunt me down because they didn't give her much info but did include my name and picture! But thank you to whoever it was! I am honored that someone found me worthy of this! "Pretty is as Pretty does" and I think I showed off my inner beauty for sure!
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