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I believe God opened the door to me becoming a beauty queen in my fifties
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JeanAnne Roberts2024-07-31T08:00:00
JeanAnne Roberts’ beauty pageant dream was crushed almost 40 years ago, but she was amazed to find God resurrected it; when she was 55.
I was a stay-at-home mum in the suburbs outside of Washington DC before I realised my long forgotten dream of becoming a beauty queen. I had a degree in speech communication and pursued a career as a flight attendant, until I had finally met my prince charming. We got married when I was 40, and I had our two children when I was 41 and 43.
After years of devotion to my beloved children, at the age of 55, I told my husband I wanted to pursue my dream of modeling again before it was too late.
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