[Warning: Potentially Triggering Content] Beauty queen Alexis Smith is taking the internet by storm after her incredible act of bravery on the pageant stage.
Earlier this month, the Butler County native was officially crowned Miss Kansas. During the interview portion of the pageant, she had gotten candid about her “abuser” — someone she said was in the audience!
Obviously this kind of brutal honesty is unusual for a beauty pageant — and the display of courage took attendees by surprise.
In a video she shared to her social media last week, Alexis is asked what her goal would be if she won the title, and she responds with “eliminate unhealthy and abusive relationships”: Amazing!! Related: Miss Teen USA Runner-Up DECLINES Title After Former Winner Resigned! What an incredibly powerful statement to make — all while her alleged abuser was watching from the stands.
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