A century ago, if she had any spare time at all, she would probably spend it on horseback. But times have changed, and she prefers to swim. She's an advanced water skier, a scuba diver, a bathing beauty. She has modeled swimsuits by the sea, been a Hawaiian Tropic competitor and finished as first runner-up at Mrs. Wyoming America. Undaunted, she's preparing for another try at the state crown.
History has many streams, but sometimes they flow together in pleasing ways.
A century ago, just as beauty pageants were being born in freewheeling beach towns, the sober pioneers of Wyoming became the first people to recognize a woman's right to vote. Now, it's a small world, or at least a small nation. Just as women on the coast cherish their right to vote, women in the hinterland love to compete in beachwear. The issue is choice, and choice is ultimately for everyone. Inc. All rights reserved.