Maybe what I wanted was stupid. Maybe it wasn't even something I could have. But, still it was mine. I didn't think I could sacrifice my dreams, no matter how much my family meant to me.

A lot of things are yours, America

My shoes I got to pick. I chose worn-out red flats. I figured I should make it clear from the start that I wasn’t princess material.

It was a special feeling, irreplaceable, that was priceless. No queen on the throne could feel more important than me.

Every girl will come with pros and cons. Some people will choose to focus on the worst in some of your options and the best in others, and it will make no sense to you why they seem so narrow minded. But I’m here for you, whatever your choice.

I would be the best of us, the highest of the lows.

It's amazing how photography can capture just a split second of something exquisite.