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Miss, You Can Do It!

Posted on June 20, 2013 by teddowusu

The Miss You Can Do It Pageant will be featured in a new HBO documentary airing June 24 at 9 p.m. EDT. The documentary follows eight contestants with varying disabilities as they prepare and compete in the pageant. Miss You … Continue reading →

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Osteoperosis and Women

Posted on May 24, 2013 by teddowusu

Osteoporosis affects millions of Americans, most of them women. In fact, one in two women will suffer a fracture related to osteoporosis in her lifetime. Bone is a living tissue mostly made of collagen and throughout our lives, our bones … Continue reading →

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2013: Obama’s Inauguration and People Living with Disabilities

Posted on January 25, 2013 by teddowusu

On Monday, January 21, the nation inaugurated Barrack H. Obama for his second term in office as the 44th President of the United States. During his inauguration address, the President reiterated his administration’s agenda for the American people and made … Continue reading →

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Miss All American Standout

Posted on December 13, 2012 by teddowusu

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder but beauty in its truest sense just cannot be denied. 18-year-old Alexis Wineman, the reigning Miss Montana, always knew there was something about her that wasn’t the norm. At age 11 she … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: america

Miss, You Can Do It!

2013: Obama’s Inauguration and People Living with Disabilities

Miss All American Standout

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