Theresa Vail is on a mission. Her platform is empowering women by overcoming stereotypes and breaking barriers. The 22-year-old Kansas State student is a member of the Kansas Army National Guard’s Medical Detachment. She loves archery, speaks fluent Chinese and has a pilot’s license. And that’s why people around the country keep saying she is a new kind of pageant girl.

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