真人版维纳斯：美国独臂女孩摘“美国小姐”区冠军
<p><span word="Nicole">Nicole</span> <span word="Kelly">Kelly</span>, 23, <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="forearm">forearm</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="crowned">crowned</span> <span word="Miss">Miss</span> <span word="Iowa">Iowa</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="June">June</span> 8 <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Davenport">Davenport</span>.</p><p>23岁的妮可-凯莉自出生时就没有左前臂，但这并不妨碍她参与在达文波特举行的选美比赛。6月8日，经过三天的激烈角逐后，凯莉摘得“爱荷华州小姐”的桂冠。</p><p><span word="Kelly">Kelly</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="advance">advance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Miss">Miss</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 15 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Atlantic">Atlantic</span> <span word="City">City</span>, <span word="N">N</span>. <span word="J">J</span>., <span word="where">where</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="overcoming">overcoming</span> <span word="disabilities">disabilities</span>.</p><p>9月15日，凯莉将前往新泽西州亚特兰大市，参加“美国小姐”选美评比，在那里凯莉还将就克服自身残障的重要意义进行演讲。</p><p>“<span word="A">A</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="see">see</span> ‘<span word="pageant">pageant</span> <span word="titleholder">titleholder</span>’ <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="future">future</span>,” <span word="Kelly">Kelly</span> <span word="writes">writes</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="her">her</span> “<span word="Meet">Meet</span> <span word="Miss">Miss</span> <span word="Iowa">Iowa</span>” <span word="biography">biography</span> <span word="page">page</span>. “<span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="envision">envision</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="path">path</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="Miss">Miss</span> <span word="Iowa">Iowa</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="blessed">blessed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="surrounded">surrounded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="encouraged">encouraged</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="Giving">Giving</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="voice">voice</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="platform">platform</span>, <span word="Overcoming">Overcoming</span> <span word="Disabilities">Disabilities</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tremendous">tremendous</span> <span word="honor">honor</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="thrilled">thrilled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="adventure">adventure</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="touching">touching</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Miss">Miss</span> <span word="Iowa">Iowa</span> 2013.”</p><p>凯莉在“遇见爱荷华小姐”的传记主页上写道：“一年前，我根本不会想到自己的未来和‘选美冠军’有什么联系，可能因为我最初就没想过这条路。但现在我知道，成为爱荷华小姐对于我来说是完美的组合，每走一步，周围都有许多人关照鼓励我，让我感到十分感恩。在舞台上发出自己的声音，克服身体残疾，对我来说都是莫大的荣耀。我非常高兴自己可以以2013年爱荷华小姐的身份继续前行，讲出心声，感动生命。”</p>
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