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    Pageant winner says nothing is impossible

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Crown this Delray Beach USA 2013 and is now hoping for a spot to compete at miss Florida USA but this tested.

Has a bigger challenge than most she's -- Joining us now to share her story is Delray Beach USA.

20:13.

-- boss good morning Connor.

-- -- Great to have you with us this morning so -- a little bit about your story when you're eight years old.

You are diagnosed with -- progressive with a disease that causes progressive vision loss you are now legally blind but we -- -- -- -- some peripheral.

Vision what did you think when you got this diagnosis -- eight years old.

What thank you for having me.

But -- when I was eight years old I didn't really know what to think at that point it was 20s60s.

So I could still -- my costume and see the board.

But it has progressively gotten worse than I haven't really noticed it because I've just lived with that itself this is something I'm uncomfortable -- now it's some.

-- -- -- with that it's something that you have not.

Allow it to stop you you have overcome this disability we understand it's.

You got a four point two GP -- day.

In school your head into Florida State University come September you've also won.

Eleven -- of these pageants so how how few.

Overcome -- I'm.

I've competed in eleven -- only 15 but.

I really just take things as they come and really easy going as a challenge arises I just sit back and find a way to over comments.

And luckily I've just.

Kept I was -- and doing what -- Hoping to do -- -- hoping to accomplish.

We're looking at pictures of you you -- -- strike king.

Appearance.

-- there you are on the stage is it hard for you to compete in these pageants and you obviously have to walk the runway you have to do the things that other.

Candidates who.

Ten seats are doing is it a challenge.

But -- you and visited challenge.

It's.

I just I don't see myself as a -- and one of the other girls I mean doing challenging really -- is just getting down those stairs that is my biggest hair.

And then but once I'm past that it is just smooth sailing we imagine that would be a fear well.

We should also say you have competed to become.

This Florida -- you find out the results tonight -- We hope the end we'll share with us whatever you learn about that.

-- -- boss -- great inspiration.

And thanks so much best of luck with your career and keep in touch with us.

Thank you very nights.

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