Elizabeth Vicory is a symbol of strength for young women, and she wants to help others with the help of the community.
The 20-year-old is many things: A pageant winner, a young woman with autism, and a community servant who organizes sock drives, summer reading programs, and everything in between.
Elizabeth is also someone full of grit and perseverance, fighting the challenges life has thrown at her. "A drunk driver hit the back of my Nana's truck, which made my body hit the window pretty hard," she said.Then later, doctors discovered a tumor in her nasal passageway. Still, a fighter's spirit burned within.The young woman youre about to meet is a big name in Prescott. Shes a symbol of strength for young women, and she wants to help others with the help of the community. FOX 10s Lauren Clark reports.
"I told my mama that I wanted to live, and I was going to do the pageant, and I told her that I was going to win and go to national pageant," she said."I've improved my public speaking," she said.And taken her to heights she never knew she could climb. Now, she's competing this summer in Chicago for nationals, but expenses are top of mind."I’m trying to raise funds for the expense of getting there, and the hotel," she said.
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