She was never Miss Korea, but she did get a chance to live in her mother s homeland for a year. When she was old enough, she followed in her father s footsteps and joined the military. She spent four years in the U.S. Air Force, stationed in such far-flung places as Egypt and Nebraska. And she fell in love with Nebraska, which she made her home after leaving the service. Maybe Americans were a little safer when Ms. Drakeford was in uniform defending them, but she looks terrific in civvies.
Life is full of tradeoffs.
She was 18. Though Ms. Watkins felt like a tortoise in a rabbit race, she was actually pretty swift, and she eventually won the Miss Pennsylvania USA title in her early 20s. Even as a preschooler, she was in something of a hurry. He had to tell her she wasn t ready. Today she s a marketing director, a model and a very successful beauty queen, but Ms. Watkins apparently has never had a dream that she completely gave up.