Originally posted on April 11th, 2017 As a titleholder, volunteer, and director in pageantry, I have a voice to stand up for pageants and the amazingly positive impact they can make on women’s lives. It would be a waste of my time as Mrs. Indiana to NOT share more about pageants, so that those who feel so negatively about them can learn about it from a source outside of a movie or fake reality television show. Because, how can anyone be against building confidence, awarding scholarship money, and promoting talent? Pageantry is too often misunderstood by those who simply do not know what it takes to compete. As someone who has reaped…