A true Buckeye Beauty: Toria Lee

This buckeye beauty is a newbie to the pageant world but that's not stopping her from getting all the way to nationals.Not only does she compete in pageants, but she is a plus model. Check out the exclusive interview with Toria Lee and don't forget to show your support by hitting that GO FUND ME link and donating to help get her to nationals for that grand title.
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1. What is your current title? MS OHIO ROYAL IMAGE USA QUEEN 2014

2. How did you feel when you were crowned? I WAS EXCITED AND HAPPY THAT I WAS CHOSEN TO BE A DELEGATE AND TO GO ON AN COMPETE IN NATIONAL IN JULY.

3. What does being Ms. Ohio Ryal Image USA 2014 mean to you? THIS MEANS THAT I AM A MATURE YOUNG WOMAN THAT HAS GOALS IN LIFE TO OBTAIN, PURSUE AND ACCOMPLISH. I HAVE TO SET THE STANDARD OF BEING A POSITIVE INFLUENCE AND ROLE MODEL IN PEOPLES LIVES.

4. Do you have a platform or charity? MY PLATFORM IS BEING A VOLUNTEER FOR THE COMMUNITY WITH STEM BEING THE CAUSE, WHICH IS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING AND MATH. IVE BEEN VOLUNTEERING THROUGH MY JOB AT TIME WARNER CABLE AS A PART OF THE CAMM INITIATIVE CONNECT A MILLION MINDS.

5. How has being a title holder helped your charity/platform? THIS IS MY FIRST CAMPAIGN, THERE ARE MANY THINGS IN PROCESS NOW. I'M EXCITED TO GET THE WORD OUT AND PEOPLE INVOLVED.

6. What do you hope to gain by your participation in pageants? I HOPE TO GAIN NEW EXPERIENCES BEING A PART OF THE PAGEANT SYSTEM, MAKE NEW FRIENDS, NETWORK AND MOST OF ALL, INSPIRE SOMEONE AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR OTHER PEOPLE. THIS WILL GIVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW WHO I AM AND WHAT MY DREAMS AND GOALS ARE.

7. Is your family/partner supportive through your journey? YES THEY ARE VERY SUPPORTIVE EVEN IF ITS JUST WORDS OF WISDOM AND ADVICE.

8. How do you feel about title holders who pose nude, semi-nude? I PERSONALLY WOULD NEVER DO THAT MYSELF. ITS A WAY OF EXPRESSION FOR SOME PEOPLE THAT CAN SHOW THAT THEY TRULY EMBRACE WHO THEY ARE LITTLE OR BIG.

9. What titles have you held? THIS IS MY FIRST TITLE 2014 MS. OHIO STATE ROYAL IMAGE USA QUEEN

10. Has competing in pageants helped you grow as a person? as a woman? mother? how so? COMPETING IN THIS PAGEANT WILL DEFINITELY HELP ME GROW MORE AS A WOMAN AND EMBRACING MORE OF BEING CONFIDENT IN MYSELF.

11. Do you watch "Toddlers and Tiaras"? How do you feel about children in pageants? I HAVE WATCHED A FEW EPISODES OF THE SHOW AND I SEE HOW SOME MOTHERS TRULY LIVE THERE LIVES THROUGH THEIR KIDS AND SOMETIMES PUSH THEM TOO MUCH. THERE WERE A FEW SCENES I SAW WHERE THE LITTLE GIRL LITERALLY JUST WANTED TO REST, ACT LIKE A NORMAL KID AND GET ALL THE GLITZ AND GLAMOUR DONE TO HER HAIR, FACE AND CLOTHES.

12. How do you feel about "pageant hopping", going from state to state within the same pageant system to compete? ITS A GOOD LEARNING EXPERIENCE AND TO GET YOUR NAME AND FACE OUT THERE. I WOULDN'T WANT TO DO TOO MUCH, BECAUSE THEN PEOPLE WHO GET TIRED OF SEEING THE SAME THING.

13. What made you compete in your first pageant? SINCE THIS IS MY FIRST PAGEANT I AM VERY EXCITED, NERVOUS, AND HAPPY ALL TOGETHER. I WANTED TO STEP UP AND GET MY FACE AND NAME OUT THERE TO SHOW WHO I AM AND WHAT MY DREAM IS. IVE ALWAYS THOUGHT ABOUT PAGEANTS, BUT WAS ALWAYS SHY.