For those of you who don’t know, this past weekend I competed in my first pageant, Miss Illinois USA 2016. I didn’t end up walking away...

Lingering alongside a middle-aged man on North Michigan Avenue is a sign. Printed on a clean-looking piece of cardboard are crisp, bold...

On August 16th, I turned 21 years old. On August 19th, I arrived at the Flamingo hotel in Las Vegas. I was about to spend nearly a week...