Contributing Writer
Albion resident Dymond Stokes represented Calhoun County in the Miss Michigan USA pageant recently in Port Huron. The winner was Norton Shores native Michele Lewandoski.
Stokes finished in the top 12 contestants. She was disappointed at first, but not for long. As a current business owner and after competing in a few pageants as a child, she knows the ups and downs of competing. “The best way to accept a loss is to know that you gave it your all and surround yourself with encouraging people. It is big that I made it to the top 12. Try to be encouraging to yourself and listen to others also,” said Stokes. She realized she accomplished her purpose for participating in the pageant by encouraging others to compete through her example and formulating a pageant platform she can build on throughout the rest of her life…