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‘ Madison DeCoteau, far left, gets officially crowned as North Dakota’s
first ever Miss Amazing at
‘the end of the pageant in Grand Forks.
playing on the trampoline and is a big
fan of Spy Ninjas.
There is one thing, however, that
Madison doesn’t like and that’s being
underestimated. “It makes me feel
kind of mad,” she said, regarding
those who believe she cannot carry
out certain tasks. .
“She doesn’t like to ask for help,”
Maggie said.
“That’s because I want to prove I
can do stuff on my own,” Madison
explained.
The Ojibwa student proved that
and then some in May, winning
North Dakota’s Miss Amazing con—
test and earning a spot in the national
competition beginning July 30 in the
County music capital of the world.
She accomplished that in part by
nailing a musical number in the tal-
ent category, belting out Frank Sina—
tra’s classic, “Fly Me to the Moon
‘ “That was a last—minute thing,”
Maggie said. “She’s never sang be-
fore and we practiced for two or three
weeks.” v
- Madison got an assist from her
uncle and aunt, who own a karaoke
machine, and let her use it to prepare.
“That made me so happy,” she said.
When contest day came around,
Madison got a‘view of the crowd.
“Oh my gosh, there were so many
people,” she recalled.
The first job was a basic introduc~
tion and every contestant had the
chance to read from a script. That
didn’t help Madison, who said all she
c0uld see from the stage was a blur
of faces. " .
To top it off, Madison was up first
Miss Amazing
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‘ “It’s OK'to just be yourseli and if someone
bullies you, stand upto them: Everybody is
amazing.”
and the microphone didn’t work. “I
was really nervous because I knew
everyone was watching,” she said.
Maggie said the glitch was fixed
and Madison “didn’t miss a step” and
won over the crowd. ’
“I was happy and nervoirs and in
between Madison said, “and a little
bit confident.”
The event culminated with an
evening wear competition. Madison
decided to wear her ribbmt skirt that
her aunt made especially for the
event. v .
Maggie said initially, entering the
contest was going to be aimed at her
daughter having fun with other girls,
getting their hair done and making
new friends. ,
“I had no-idea what it was going
to take to do this,” Maggie said about
the privileges and duties that ceme
with the title.
Madison and her family will
travel to Nashville, Tennessee, in two
weeks to compete in the national
V Miss Amazing Pageant. It involves
four full days of activities with each
one covering specific categories such
as an interview, a talent show and an
evening wear event.
In between are fun events such as
a carnival and pajama party. Madison
Madison DeCoteau,- ’N‘ohthéégDakota’s,
‘ first-everMisstAmazing
said she also wants to make sure her
brother, Trentin, gets a chance to see
the Johnny Cash museum.
Madison lives at home with her
dad C.J. DeCoteau, mom, brother,
two dogs and four fish. She is the
grand-daughter of Gerald and Char—
lotte Martin and the late- Corny De-
Coteau Sr. and Lana Hagler. and
great-grand daughter of Verna Hagler.
Maggie said Madison and the en-
tire family has recieved a lot of sup-
port from the Turtle Mountain Tribe,
the ND. School for the Blind, area
businesses, community members and
family members to help make the
journey to the national event possi-
ble.
Madison said winning the title ‘
means a lot, even if it did interfere a
bit with a lot of her plans for the sum-
mer. ' ' ' '
More importantly, however, there
is one thing Madison wants to pro—
mote during the national event as
well as. all during her reign as Miss
Amazing is the message of inclusion.
Part of that is a strong stance against
bullying. .
“It’s OK to just be yourself and if
someone bullies you, stand up to
them,” Madison said. “Everybody is
amazing.”
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