July 2024 | Vol. 34 Iss. 7
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ylie Hallett has distinct memories of watching the Riverton Days parade as a child, seeing the Miss Riverton royalty on the float and realizing the girls didn’t look like her. As a plus-sized girl, she didn’t see pageant queens that represented a full-figured beauty ideal. That all changed when Hallett, 20, was named Miss Riverton 2024 on June 1. The Riverton High grad ran on the platform “More Than Your Dress Size: Inspiring Inclusivity Through Body Positivity.” “I wanted to compete because no one should have to feel like that. I’m so excited that I get to be someone for little girls to look up to,” Hallett said. “You don’t have to look a certain way to compete in a pageant, you don’t have to look a certain way to be Miss Riverton.” Six young women competed for the title at the newly opened Sandra N. Lloyd Community Center (12830 S. Redwood Road). Along with Hallett, Rose Cannon, Chrystia Lance, Belle Snow, Anna Jeffery and Jane Rutherford competed to represent Riverton City. Contestants were judged on a private interview, talent, health and fitness, evening gown and onstage conversaKylie Hallett did some “ugly crying” when she was crowned Miss Riverton 2024 by the outgoing Miss Riverton tion. Haylee Lamb. (City Journals)
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As a classically-trained singer, Hallett performed “Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again” from “Phantom of the Opera.” She has a background in theater, which she said helped her overcome nervous tension during the pageant. “A lifetime of being in theater, being on stage, prepped me for the experience. Even if you don’t have the confidence, you have to fake it, and then it appears as though you do.” Continued page 4
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