Forbes Riley

But for me personally, what happened was things got worse. My dad had a horrible accident when I was in high school. He slipped, cut off the whole front of his hand, spent three years in the hospital. And so my mom turned to me one day, she said, kiddo, we have no money for college. I'm really sorry. And it was very, very disturbing because that was my big goal.

But for me personally, what happened was things got worse. My dad had a horrible accident when I was in high school. He slipped, cut off the whole front of his hand, spent three years in the hospital. And so my mom turned to me one day, she said, kiddo, we have no money for college. I'm really sorry. And it was very, very disturbing because that was my big goal.

Then she said, well, there's the Miss Teenage America pageants coming to town and there's a scholarship. She looked at me, Mick, and she's like, that's not going to work for us. Nothing like your mom telling you that you're not pretty.

Then she said, well, there's the Miss Teenage America pageants coming to town and there's a scholarship. She looked at me, Mick, and she's like, that's not going to work for us. Nothing like your mom telling you that you're not pretty.

Then she said, well, there's the Miss Teenage America pageants coming to town and there's a scholarship. She looked at me, Mick, and she's like, that's not going to work for us. Nothing like your mom telling you that you're not pretty.

Irony of this, and this for everybody listening, this is the moment that a lot changed for me. I have a concept called dream it, believe it, and achieve it. My dad's doctor heard what we were saying and said, I'm going to fix your daughter's nose for free. You guys have suffered so much. As if that's going to do anything. Well, guess what? It did everything.

Irony of this, and this for everybody listening, this is the moment that a lot changed for me. I have a concept called dream it, believe it, and achieve it. My dad's doctor heard what we were saying and said, I'm going to fix your daughter's nose for free. You guys have suffered so much. As if that's going to do anything. Well, guess what? It did everything.

Irony of this, and this for everybody listening, this is the moment that a lot changed for me. I have a concept called dream it, believe it, and achieve it. My dad's doctor heard what we were saying and said, I'm going to fix your daughter's nose for free. You guys have suffered so much. As if that's going to do anything. Well, guess what? It did everything.

I woke up a couple of days later and my cute little nose, you could see my eyes. And all of a sudden I looked in the mirror and I had a conversation with that little girl. And I said, you know what? We're going to save our family. I got, we're going to enter this pageant because you're darn cute. We can do this. And I had no real reason to believe it, except I just made a decision.

I woke up a couple of days later and my cute little nose, you could see my eyes. And all of a sudden I looked in the mirror and I had a conversation with that little girl. And I said, you know what? We're going to save our family. I got, we're going to enter this pageant because you're darn cute. We can do this. And I had no real reason to believe it, except I just made a decision.

I woke up a couple of days later and my cute little nose, you could see my eyes. And all of a sudden I looked in the mirror and I had a conversation with that little girl. And I said, you know what? We're going to save our family. I got, we're going to enter this pageant because you're darn cute. We can do this. And I had no real reason to believe it, except I just made a decision.

I now call it flipping the switch. It doesn't matter why you say yes or what is it you say yes to in yourself, but no one's stopping you. And I went on this path. I didn't tell anybody because I was kind of embarrassed even if it didn't work, but I didn't think it wasn't going to work, if that makes sense. I get hand-me-down bridesmaids dress. I get up there. I win Miss Teenage New York.

I now call it flipping the switch. It doesn't matter why you say yes or what is it you say yes to in yourself, but no one's stopping you. And I went on this path. I didn't tell anybody because I was kind of embarrassed even if it didn't work, but I didn't think it wasn't going to work, if that makes sense. I get hand-me-down bridesmaids dress. I get up there. I win Miss Teenage New York.

I now call it flipping the switch. It doesn't matter why you say yes or what is it you say yes to in yourself, but no one's stopping you. And I went on this path. I didn't tell anybody because I was kind of embarrassed even if it didn't work, but I didn't think it wasn't going to work, if that makes sense. I get hand-me-down bridesmaids dress. I get up there. I win Miss Teenage New York.

I go to the nationals. I end up in the Miss Teenage America pageant and did get a scholarship to college and my dream started. And the thing about me, though, that I think is worth sharing is that every one of my big lofty dreams is fraught with pitfalls. All along the way, I fell down rabbit holes. And it's funny because I'm looking at you and something very interesting happened to me.

I go to the nationals. I end up in the Miss Teenage America pageant and did get a scholarship to college and my dream started. And the thing about me, though, that I think is worth sharing is that every one of my big lofty dreams is fraught with pitfalls. All along the way, I fell down rabbit holes. And it's funny because I'm looking at you and something very interesting happened to me.

I go to the nationals. I end up in the Miss Teenage America pageant and did get a scholarship to college and my dream started. And the thing about me, though, that I think is worth sharing is that every one of my big lofty dreams is fraught with pitfalls. All along the way, I fell down rabbit holes. And it's funny because I'm looking at you and something very interesting happened to me.

There's a difference between our color skin, isn't there? You can see that, right? A little bit, a little bit. Well, no, just a little bit, but the world sees that. So when I was 10 years old, but this is my blessing in life. And I wish everybody had to have gone through this because I got a gift that hardly anyone ever gets on your side or my side of the spectrum.

There's a difference between our color skin, isn't there? You can see that, right? A little bit, a little bit. Well, no, just a little bit, but the world sees that. So when I was 10 years old, but this is my blessing in life. And I wish everybody had to have gone through this because I got a gift that hardly anyone ever gets on your side or my side of the spectrum.

There's a difference between our color skin, isn't there? You can see that, right? A little bit, a little bit. Well, no, just a little bit, but the world sees that. So when I was 10 years old, but this is my blessing in life. And I wish everybody had to have gone through this because I got a gift that hardly anyone ever gets on your side or my side of the spectrum.