{"id":4037,"date":"2013-09-24T22:12:57","date_gmt":"2013-09-25T05:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=4037"},"modified":"2013-09-24T22:12:57","modified_gmt":"2013-09-25T05:12:57","slug":"pageant-controversy-lil-miss-stapleton-originally-from-highlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=4037","title":{"rendered":"Pageant Controversy: Lil\u2019 Miss Stapleton Originally from Highlands"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>On Saturday September 21st, Stapleton crowned its fifth Lil\u2019 Miss Stapleton, Isabel Kimball. The contest, which is for 7 and 8 year olds, featured over 200 contestants who vied for the crown. \u201cThis year, we had so many great contestants,\u201d said Lil\u2019 Miss Stapleton event organizer Britney Corkery. \u201cThe girls just did a fabulous job, and we were extremely pleased with how the event was run. And of course, we think Isabel is going to be a great Miss Stapleton for the next year and will positively represent our community.\u201d\nMany of the pageant-goers were pleased with the event and impressed with how well it was run. \u201cEven though my daughter didn\u2019t win, we were happy with how everything was run,\u201d said Kara Johnson, mother of one of the contestants. \u201cWe just need to use a little more spray tan to get us in the hunt next year.\u201d Although the event itself went off without a hitch, there has been some negative reaction about the winner after new information about her came to light.\n\nOne day after the pageant, it came out that Isabel was not born while her parents were living in Stapleton, and in fact lived in the Highlands for the first six months of her life. \u201cThere is nothing in our rules that say that a contestant has to be from Stapleton originally,\u201d said Corkery. \u201cPeople are making a big deal about this for no reason, and Isabel absolutely will keep her crown.\u201d Some fans of the pageant disagree with this non-policy. \u201cIt is Lil\u2019 Miss Stapleton, not Lil\u2019 Miss Stapleton transplant,\u201d said local resident Mark Glynn. \u201cLil\u2019 Miss Stapleton is who our kids look up to and who as a community we have pride in. How can we have pride in or even respect some outsider? It\u2019s just not right.\u201d\nImmediately after it was revealed that Isabel was originally from the Highlands, the Stapleton Mom\u2019s Yahoo Group<\/a> lit up like a Christmas tree with posts both supporting Isabel, and those telling her to \u201cgo back where she came from (the Highlands).\u201d \u201cWe need to figure out a way to ensure that winners are truly Stapleton,\u201d said one post and \u201cI\u2019m sure she would be a great Lil\u2019 Miss Highlands, but if you want to represent us, you have to be from here,\u201d read another.\nOverall, support for Isabel outweighed the negative comments against her. \u201cIt\u2019s too bad some people feel the way they do,\u201d said Corkery. \u201cBut, we are not going to change the rules, and we are very happy with Isabel and how she has kept her poise and congeniality through this ordeal.\u201d\n]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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