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Emoly West, a former attendee of Eagle Forum’s Collegians Conference, was just crowned Miss Oklahoma 2010. Growing up politically involved, Emoly’s mother, Stephanie, lobbied pro-life legislation at the state capitol, bringing Emoly along in a stroller; her grandmother, Mollie, had actively assisted STOP ERA in Oklahoma and introduced Emoly to Eagle Forum at an early age. In addition, Emoly became involved in Teen Eagles, and attended Eagle Forum Collegians Leadership Summit a few years ago.

Now 24, and having won many beauty pageants, Emoly will represent Oklahoma (and Eagle
Forum) in the Miss America Pageant in January. She has tried for the title five times.

“I’ve been looking forward to this moment for five years,” Emoly said during her first press conference. “It’s one of the best pageants in the nation….There was disappointment, but it was also a process of humility.”

She remembers watching the Miss America Pageant with her grandmother on television when she was younger. “I saw women of poise and character,” she says of the contestants. Now, she is among those women she previously watched, as she won the Miss Oklahoma title against 42 other contestants.

However, she remains humble about the process, saying that the opportunity was an honor “not for me, but representing everyone else.”

West is a senior at the University of Central Oklahoma working toward majoring in dance performance with a minor in broadcast journalism. She hopes to become a sports correspondent at the Olympic Games.

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