Second Try’s The Charm For Miss Dallas Teen USA
Congressman Ralph Hall said he was impressed by all the “beauty” around him Saturday at the grand opening of Ray Huffines‘ new Kia dealership in McKinney. He wasn’t talking about the cars, but about the dozens of cheerleaders from three McKinney high schools who’d turned out for the opening to wash cars for various causes. One of the cheerleaders was Sara Herbel (shown at left in a photo by Andy Hanson), who’s the current Miss Dallas Teen USA. Jump to learn why Sara considers herself a “true role model” for today’s youth.
A junior at McKinney North High School, Sara, 17, said she’d competed in half a dozen beauty pageants before winning Miss Dallas Teen two weeks ago. Last year she was first runner-up in the Miss Teen pageant, and she credits her win this time around to improving in the “on-stage question” category. (The girls compete in four areas: swimsuit, interview, evening wear and on-stage question.)
Last year, Sara said, she was “terrified” during the question portion. Asked then by the emcee why she wanted to win the pageant, she answered, “Because community service is what I’m all about.” This year she was asked, “Do you think a lack of discipline in the schools will affect future generations?” Her reply: “I do believe that, yes. … If we’re taught to do the right thing, we’ll be able to teach the leaders of the future.”
That answer “came from the heart,” Sara said–and, indeed, it seemed to fit her All-American image. Besides cheerleading she plays basketball at McKinney North, where her brother was the football quarterback before heading off to Texas Christian University. Following graduation Sara wants to attend Oklahoma State University–the Herbels are originally from Edmond–and to study advertising.
In November, she’ll compete in Houston against about 70 other girls for the title of Miss Texas Teen USA. “I was put on this world for a reason,” Sara said, before heading off to wash some cars. “I am a true role model. I don’t do the party thing. It’s not OK to do that stuff.”
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Why do they judge teens in “swimsuit?” I’ve got a daughter who’s on the cusp of teendom and I would hate the thought of her being rated on her appearance in a swimsuit. And she’s a competitive swimmer, for crying out loud.
Why do I have a feeling that Tim will find a way to hire her as an intern at D Magazine?
Whats that saying about knowing what I know now vs 10 years ago?
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Sounds like a great girl, but true role models do not go around proclaiming themselves as such.
Memorize this = success!
“I personally believe that U.S. Americans are unable to do so because, uh, some, people out there in our nation don’t have maps and, uh, I believe that our, uh, education like such as, uh, South Africa and, uh, the Iraq, everywhere like such as, and, I believe that they should, our education over here in the U.S. should help the U.S., uh, or, uh, should help South Africa and should help the Iraq and the Asian countries, so we will be able to build up our future, for our children.”
So when does the McKinney cheerleader scandal movie premiere?
With a last name of Herbel you’d think she’d be into partying.
Well I think what she does is great and at least she’s actually helping people and serving her community for her job instead of setting the example as the typical teenage party drunk. It’s about time that school had some decent people to look up to and change the cheerleading stereotype they got labeled.
Sara Herbel is an amazing role model and I think that we could all use a few more of her in our society today. I don’t know what you others are complaining about, but I know Sara personally and I don’t think that you guys have any room to talk about her like that since you don’t know her. So maybe you all should just stop being creepers and get off the computer and do something productive with your time.
Sara will not make finals this November. But she is a nice girl. TX has too much competition and Sara does not have the USA look. Again, she is nice.