As former Miss Arkansas winners, Ebony Mitchell and Cori Keller are well acquainted with what young women can achieve if given the right opportunities and support. As co-chairs of the 27th annual Women’s Foundation of Arkansas Power of the Purse fundraising luncheon in October, the two hope to give other women that same chance at success.
“We’ve had such great influential mentors in our lives through the Miss Arkansas organization and just women in our communities we’ve looked up to,” Mitchell says. “I don’t think either of us would be sitting here today if it wasn’t for those women empowering us to do more and to try new things.”
“Everything we’ve ever advocated for and worked toward is giving women opportunities to be independent and successful,” Keller adds…